Overview of 'Britain by Bike' Season 1

Clare Balding embarks on a pedal-powered odyssey across Britain to rediscover the magical world of 1950s cycling

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Release Date: 2010-07-20
Seasons: 1

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Season 1 Episode List

Episode 1 - North Devon
Release Date: 2010-07-20
Clare Balding takes a pedal-powered trip across the UK. In Devon, she rides from Lynmouth, scene of Britain's worst flood disaster, to Ilfracombe via Little Switzerland.
Episode 2 - The Welsh Borders
Release Date: 2010-07-27
On Clare Balding's pedal-powered UK trip, her journey into Wales sees her discover how a cycle factory went to war and find out about a bizarre village ceremony.
Episode 3 - The Isle of Wight
Release Date: 2010-08-03
Clare Balding's cycle journey around the Isle of Wight explores its unique sense of otherness, a strange power which helped to cure Dickens's writer's block.
Episode 4 - West Yorkshire
Release Date: 2010-08-10
As she cycles through Bronte Country on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border, Clare Balding uncovers a unique photographic collection and a club for henpecked husbands.
Episode 5 - The Cotswolds
Release Date: 2010-08-17
As she cycles through the Cotswolds, Clare Balding reveals how two men - both called William Morris - helped change the face of heritage tourism in Britain.
Episode 6 - The Scottish Highlands
Release Date: 2010-08-24
Clare Balding charts how incomers - a diverse group which includes Dr Johnson and an occupying English army - have changed our view of the Scottish Highlands.