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All Episodes of Britain by Bike

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

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Season 1

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North Devon
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/20/2010
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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The Welsh Borders
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/27/2010
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.
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The Isle of Wight
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/3/2010
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.
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West Yorkshire
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/10/2010
As she cycles through Bronte Country on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border, Clare Balding uncovers a unique photographic collection and a club for henpecked husbands.
Director: Unknown
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The Cotswolds
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/17/2010
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.
Director: Unknown
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The Scottish Highlands
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/24/2010
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.
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