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Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones

Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones

Description: Veteran TV presenter Griff Rhys Jones is featured in this series in which he follows four routes across Britain, each one associated with the historic movement of people, trade or commodities. During the journey, he provides his perspective on contemporary British life. Griff explores the country's landscapes and meets the people who inhabit them today, using the present as a portal to the past. Using methods of transportation ranging from a Rolls Royce to a barge and even moving a cow, Griff learns how ancestors journeyed from place to place and how they amused themselves along the way.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2012
Number of episodes: 4
First episode air date: May 31, 2012
Presented By: Griff Rhys Jones
Network: BBC One
Genre: Documentary

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