Books That Made Britain - Season 1

Books That Made Britain - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes11
DatesOkt. 16, 2016 - Okt. 16, 2016

Episodes

Bristol Sin City
Season 1Episode 130 min

Bristol Sin City

Book lover and Radio 1 presenter Gemma Cairney is joined by authors Philippa Gregory and Melvin Burgess to explore how the city of Bristol has inspired their fiction.

Okt. 16, 2016
Cornish Coast
Season 1Episode 230 min

Cornish Coast

Chris Packham travels the length of the stunning Cornish coastline to tell the story behind five classic books set there, including Poldark and Daphne Du Maurier's Frenchman's Creek.

Okt. 16, 2016
East Anglia: The Scene of the Crime
Season 1Episode 330 min

East Anglia: The Scene of the Crime

PD James, Nicci French and many other top crime writers have used East Anglia as a setting for their books. Martha Kearney investigates why this unique landscape has caught the imagination of so many authors.

Okt. 16, 2016
Factories to Middle Earth
Season 1Episode 430 min

Factories to Middle Earth

Could Birmingham really have been the inspiration for Middle Earth? Qasa Alom sets out to find out.

Okt. 16, 2016
London: City of Strangers
Season 1Episode 530 min

London: City of Strangers

Suggs delves into his favourite pieces of fiction that tell the story of being a stranger in the capital. From Oliver Twist to Sam Selvon's Lonely Londoner, he explores the novels that have been written through the eyes of newcomers as they make the city their home.

Okt. 16, 2016
North East England
Season 1Episode 630 min

North East England

Chris Donald turns the pages on books that capture the spirit of the north east and asks why so few local writers are championed by London-based publishers.

Okt. 16, 2016
North West England
Season 1Episode 730 min

North West England

Simon O'Brien goes on the trail of some of our best-loved children's authors and discovers the stunning north west landscape that inspired their tales of adventure.

Okt. 16, 2016
The Yorkshire Coast
Season 1Episode 830 min

The Yorkshire Coast

John Wedgwood Clarke follows in the footsteps of Bram Stoker, the Brontes and Philip Larkin to see how they were inspired by the Yorkshire coast.

Okt. 16, 2016
Writers of Rye
Season 1Episode 930 min

Writers of Rye

Why the Sussex town of Rye inspired authors old and new.

Okt. 16, 2016
Rebel Writers of the East Midlands
Season 1Episode 1030 min

Rebel Writers of the East Midlands

Alice Levine revisits books by working-class rebels - Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole and Sons and Lovers.

Okt. 16, 2016
South of England
Season 1Episode 1130 min

South of England

Craig Henderson celebrates the remarkable Sussex landscapes that have inspired generations of writers. With contributions from Kate Mosse and Jane Rusbridge.

Okt. 16, 2016

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