The History of Travel with The Bald Explorer
This is the second of the series that has Richard Vobes dashing about the UK in search of myths and legends, history and architecture as he discovers all that is good about the country he loves. In this episode, the Bald Explorer is in Shropshire finding out the pitfalls and perils of taking a journey a few hundred years ago. He visits the Lion Hotel in Shrewsbury to discover what the coaching life was like. A trip to Lord Hill's Column gives him a wonderful view of the old London to Hollyhead road and at Myddle Farm he investigates the ruined castle and wonders who was the highway man, Humphrey Kynaston who once lived in a cave?
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Walks in Shropshire: Battle of Shrewsbury 1403
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The New Town of a Norman Prince | FULL EPISODE | Time Team
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Shrewsbury - Interesting facts - F-J's Quirky Tours
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Why I Got Rid of My Television, and BBC Licence too!
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Shrewsbury's Top Ten Sights You Must See!
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Exploring CADFAELS Shrewsbury - Discovering the Medieval St Giles Leper Hospital Wenlock Road Part 1
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The Mysterious 900-Year-Old Medieval Castle Of Bridgnorth | Time Team | Chronicle
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Should I move up north?
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What Happened to Germany's Royal Family After They Lost the Throne?
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Roman Wroxeter – a place of myth & romance
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Who Lived in These Small, English Stately Homes?
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The Story of The Iron Bridge - Building the Bridge
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Round The Island 1956 | Classic Isle of Wight Tourism Film in Technicolor
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1972: Mother Thames - Lady of the London docks | Look Stranger | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
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Britain Sold Palestine to Pay Its WWI Debt. The Balfour Declaration Was a Banking Deal!
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Discovering Gone to Earth Iconic Shropshire Filming Locations Revealed
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Why 45 Villages in Wiltshire Vanished - A Short Documentary
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Exploring the prehistoric sites of Wiltshire. History You Can Touch.
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Myddle Caste, the Home of a Highwayman
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