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Newcastle to Hull

Episode 6 of 8

Neil Oliver takes a journey around the coast of the British Isles. Neil explores the ancient home of the Venerable Bede, who wrote the first history of England.

Neil Oliver and the team take a journey around the coast of the British Isles. While Neil explores the ancient coastal home of the Venerable Bede, the genius monk who 1,300 years ago wrote the first history of England, engineer Dick Strawbridge investigates the construction of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, and its odd connection with the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Alice Roberts reveals the dark secrets of Whitby Jet, and how in 1967 the summer of free love was also the summer of free gas.

58 minutes

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Presenter Neil Oliver
Executive Producer Gill Tierney
Producer Steve Evanson

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