The team explores the treasures to be found on secret paths around British shores. Nick Crane visits the stunning Cape Wrath.
The team explores the treasures to be found on surprising, secret paths around British shores. Britain's last great wilderness, the stunning Cape Wrath, is the stomping ground for Nick Crane. He discovers where wolves once trod and where a notorious hermit made his home. Nick also learns how Cape Wrath was once home to Britain's smallest school and why this wild landscape had to be abandoned.
Ruth Goodman reveals the bizarre Victorian craze for collecting ferns. It drove genteel women to extraordinary lengths in search of the much-prized botanic treasures found on perilous paths along the sea cliffs of Devon.
Gemstone hunter Adam McIntosh follows a secret underwater path off the isle of Iona to discover rare and beautiful 'green marble'.
On the tiny island of Lundy in the Bristol Channel, Mark Horton unearths remarkable historical treasures stretching from the Stone Age to the Second World War to create a coastal walk that encompasses 10,000 years of the history of Britain in just ten miles.
The steel track of Blackpool's Big One rollercoaster intrigues physicist Helen Arney. She investigates the crafty tricks of science that were used to create a path engineered for both pleasure and terror.
On Anglesey, Andy Torbet attempts one of the most spectacular sea cliff climbs in Britain. The infamous Dream of White Horses route wasn't mastered until 1968. Andy explores how the cliff was conquered and recreates the story of a classic photograph of the original pioneers, which made climbers the world over treasure this rocky and sea-lashed route.
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Rollercoaster: The physics of fear
Duration: 01:35
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The Welsh Coast Path
Duration: 01:40
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Cape Wrath: extreme wilderness
Duration: 03:23
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Victorian fern fever
Duration: 02:45
Music Played
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Ed Sheeran
Give Me Love
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Brandon Flowers
Only The Young
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Richard Hawley
I Sleep Alone
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Nicholas Crane |
Presenter | Ruth Goodman |
Presenter | Andy Torbet |
Presenter | Mark Horton |
Presenter | Helen Arney |
Presenter | Neil Oliver |
Presenter | Miranda Krestovnikoff |
Presenter | Nick Hewitt |
Participant | Adam McIntosh |
Executive Producer | William Lyons |
Series Producer | Jessica Colman |
Series Editor | Steve Evanson |
Broadcasts
- Tue 22 Jul 2014 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Mon 25 Aug 2014 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Wed 27 Aug 2014 09:00
- Tue 5 Jan 2016 16:15
- Wed 21 Jun 2017 12:00
- Sun 26 Nov 2017 06:05
- Wed 20 Jun 2018 07:15
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