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Si King explores why the felling of a well-known tree in Northumberland sparked such a visceral reaction both within the local community and further afield. Tracing the history of one of the best-loved views in the world, he finds out about the role Sycamore Gap played in local people’s lives and how it enchanted the director of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves over a decade before he chose it as a location. Produced by Jane Downs, Laura Marshall and Martin Lindsay Executive Producer: Rik Martin Music: Lament for a Tree by Riccardo Pes Main Image: Ian Sproat “In Memory Of the Sycamore Gap” poem written by Jamie-Rose Miller Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves audio copyright: Warner Bros
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