Joanna Lumley’s Britain
From Sunday 8 August, 7.40pm
After a lifetime of travels that have taken her across the globe, Joanna Lumley is making her most personal journey yet. Over three episodes, she travels from the Yorkshire Dales to St Michael’s Mount, from the Highlands of Scotland to the cobbles of Coronation Street, retracing old steps, meeting inspiring people, and exploring the wonders of the country she calls home.
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Starting at Tilbury Docks in Essex she heads north, making a nostalgic return to Coronation Street, before ending the journey in Whitby.EP02
Starting in the Outer Hebrides, Joanna explores the Harris tweed industry, and drives a herd of Highland cattle across the sands at low tide to their winter grazing. Next, she heads to Eilean Donan Castle, the location for her first episode of The New Avengers. Crossing to Northern Ireland, Joanna visits the Dark Hedges, made famous in Game of Thrones, before having a laugh with one of the Derry Girls. She then meets the inspiring founder of the Children in Crossfire charity.EP03
In the final episode, Joanna travels from North Wales to St Michael’s Mount and the West Country, ending in her hometown of London.