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The Great British Outdoors

Mud, midges, barbed wire - just why do us Brits love the great outdoors?

In this nostalgic look at life for campers, twitchers, ramblers and metal detectors, Mark Benton examines the history of the British fresh air freak.

1 hour

Last on

Wed 9 Oct 2013 00:00
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Music Played

  • Charles Ancliffe

    Thrills

    Performed by The New London Orchestra

  • Andr茅 Previn: London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

    Carmina Burana - O Fortuna

  • It鈥檚 Immaterial

    Driving Away From 蜜芽传媒 (Jim's Tune)

  • Edward Elgar

    Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36: Variation IX "Nimrod"

  • Sound Barrier

    Fasten Your Seat Belts, We're Off To Suburbia

  • Hiroshi Fukumura

    Hunt Up Wind

  • Depeche Mode

    I Feel You

  • The Proclaimers

    I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

  • Geneva

    In The Years Remaining

  • Grant Green

    Lazy Afternoon

  • Sidney Torch

    On A Spring Note

    Performed by The New London Orchestra

  • George Michael

    Outside

  • Jah Wobble鈥檚 Invaders of the Heart

    Relight The Flame

  • Horace Andy

    Skylarking

  • Butthole Surfers

    The Ballad Of Naked Man

  • John Kirkpatrick

    The Dance Of The Demon Daffodils

  • Colt

    Want

  • Travis

    Why Does It Always Rain On Me?

Credits

Narrator Mark Benton
Producer Elaine Shepherd
Executive Producer Caroline Wright
Writer Matthew Leys
Writer Martin Trenaman

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