Melvyn Bragg's Travels in Written Britain (2008) [PDTV (DivX)]

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Melvyn Bragg's Travels in Written Britain

Many thanks to the original capper - the wonderful! minicab

Episode 1, "North Journey"

New series. The author and South Bank Show presenter explores the country's literary heritage, visiting a different

region each week. His journey of discovery begins in the north, where the earliest surviving writings in Britain were

found near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. With contributions from the Bishop of Durham, Robson Green, Tim Healy,

Keith Barron, Hunter Davies and Chris Bonington.

Technical summary:


Video: DivX 6.0, 704 x 396, 25 fps


Audio: MPEG Layer-3 Audio, Stereo, 48000 Hz


Duration: 50:11

Episode 2, "London and the Thames"

A journey through London examining the street slang of Shakespeare's day and the language of the foul-mouthed Thames

boatmen. Plus, the Victorian view on the squalor of the East End and a look at Britain's seafaring tradition in

Gravesend. With contributions from Stephen Fry, Boris Johnson, Tracey Emin and Ken Livingstone.

Technical summary:


Video: DivX 6.0, 720 x 404, 25 fps


Audio: MPEG Layer-3 Audio, Stereo, 48000 Hz


Duration: 48:03

Episode 3, "The Midlands"

Examining the literary heritage of the Midlands, from John Clare's poetic vision of the Northamptonshire countryside to

George Eliot's Middlemarch. The presenter explores a landscaped park at Hagley Hall and the village of Bourneville,

designed to be a worker's paradise, before taking in Shakespeare's Stratford by way of Ambridge. Contributions from

Simon Russell Beale, Christopher Lee and Meera Syal.

Technical summary:


Video: DivX 6.0, 720 x 404, 25 fps


Audio: MPEG Layer-3 Audio, Stereo, 48000 Hz


Duration: 47:16

Episode 4, "Scotland"

In the final episode of the series Bragg follows in the footsteps of Scotland's early tourists, including the

18th-century man of letters Samuel Johnson. He travels from Edinburgh to the Trossachs, North Berwick and Stirling

experiencing the literature that chronicles the area's turmoils, taking a particular look at the poem by Robert Burns A

Man's a Man for Aw That - a contender to be the country's national anthem.

Technical summary:


Video: DivX 6.0, 720 x 404, 25 fps


Audio: MPEG Layer-3 Audio, Stereo, 48000 Hz


Duration: 47:05

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