Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones
This is a documentary about the history of travel routes through Great Britain.
- 2012-2012
- 1 season
- Documentary
This is a documentary about the history of travel routes through Great Britain.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
Royal Progress
Griff Rhys Jones goes on a Tudor adventure as he retraces the route that Queen Elizabeth I took through the Cotswolds and into the West Country on what was one of her regular 'progresses' through her realm.
Episode 2
Thames Barge
Griff Rhys Jones joins the crew of a Thames sailing barge to recreate the precarious journey that thousands of similar vessels once made as they brought produce including hay, beer, fish and even bricks from the east coast into London.
Episode 3
Highland Cattle Drove
Griff joins a herd of highland cows and two sturdy farmers as they retrace an ancient droving route once taken by thousands as they trudged 250 miles through the Scottish highlands from the Isle of Skye to Falkirk market.
Episode 4
Pilgrims
In a spectacular journey through the Welsh countryside Griff picks up the staff of the medieval pilgrim to retrace the steps that thousands of worshippers made in medieval times from Holywell to St Davids.