The Victorian Way
Cultural historian David Heathcote uses a 1887 Baedeker Guide to explore Britain, discovering hidden treasures popular with Victorians but rarely visited today.
Cultural historian David Heathcote uses his favourite old 1887 Baedeker Guide to explore modern-day Britain, discovering unexpected delights and hidden treasures which were popular with Victorian tourists but are rarely visited today.
Following in the footsteps of early American tourists who arrived off the boats in Liverpool, he takes the advice of the Guide and discovers 'the most fashionable of Welsh watering places'. The Guide then recommends a trip to the salt mines, popular with American visitors 100 years ago and, surprisingly, just as interesting today.
He then travels on to Manchester, recommended by Baedeker as a hotbed of music, politics and radical thinking and discovers that the spirit of what attracted the curious visitors 100 years ago lives on.
The journey ends in York where modern day tourists follow in the footsteps of their Victorian counterparts and enjoy the magnificent medieval city and cathedral.
As he travels, Heathcote explores the story behind the guide books that were so influential in creating the independent traveller as we know it today.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | David Heathcote |
| Director | Ian Lilley |
| Executive Producer | Debbie Christie |
Broadcasts
Thu 26 Feb 2009 21:00- Fri 27 Feb 2009 00:00
- Fri 27 Feb 2009 02:30
- Tue 3 Mar 2009 21:00成人论坛 HD
- Mon 9 Mar 2009 23:30
- Mon 8 Jun 2009 20:00成人论坛 HD
- Sat 12 Sep 2009 18:30成人论坛 HD
- Wed 9 Jun 2010 23:30
- Mon 18 Apr 2011 19:00成人论坛 HD
- Tue 19 Apr 2011 00:30成人论坛 HD