Secret Britain

Secret Britain
Genre	Nature documentary
Presented by	Matt Baker (Series 1) Julia Bradbury (Series 1) Ellie Harrison
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	7
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC One
Picture format	16:9 (HDTV)
Original release	15 August 2010
Chronology
Related shows	Countryfile

Secret Britain is a BBC documentary series presented by Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury which first aired on BBC One on Sunday 15 August 2010 at 9:00pm. The series explores some of the United Kingdom's hidden corners such as deserted beaches and tumbling waterfalls, showcasing the very best of what the British countryside has to offer.

The show focuses on a variety of areas of the British countryside, with a few minutes dedicated to each particular area of interest. Each of the segments is presented by one of the presenters, often being joined by a local expert or guide to explain more about the area.

Series 2 episode 1 "Water World Of Wales" helped maintain the secrecy of one of the sites covered by failing to mention the name of the standing stone sequence even though Maen Llia is within 30 yards of a minor road and a noted tourist attraction.

Series 1

Episode number	Name	Air date	Description
1	The Crowded South	15 August 2010	The first episode starts off in Cornwall and ends in Dover. Some of the locations seen in this episode are: Pentire – Pentire Headland, Pentire Point Padstow – Lundy Hole Mevagissey – Cornish Alps Bodmin Moor Tintagel – Rocky Valley Devon – Dartmoor National Park, Black-a-Tor Copse, Haytor Granite Tramway, Stover Canal Salisbury Plain South Downs Dungeness – Shingle Beach Dover – Langdon Bay
2	The Hidden Heart	22 August 2010	The second episode starts in the flatlands of East Anglia and ends at the wild, rugged Welsh coast. Some of the locations seen in this episode are: Norfolk Broads – Heigham Holmes Lincolnshire Wolds The Chilterns – Barton Caves Peak District – The Winking Man, The Roaches, Back Forest, Lud's Church, High Peak Trail, Middleton Mine Staffordshire – Rudyard Lake Shropshire – Silvington Common Snowdonia National Park – Cwm Idwal Hanging Gardens, Devil's Kitchen Pembrokeshire – Bosherston Lily Ponds, Castlemartin Range
3	True North	29 August 2010	The third episode begins in Derbyshire and travels north to the coast of County Durham. Some of the locations seen in this episode are: Peak District – Fin Cop Hillfort, Mam Tor Hillfort Chesire – Trent and Mersey Canal, Lion Salt Works, Anderton Boat Lift Morecambe Bay Sunderland Point – Sambo's Grave Chorley – Rivington Pike, Chinese Gardens Yorkshire – limestone pavement, Alum Pot Cumbria – Howgill Fells, Pendragon Castle Lake District – Derwent Island House, Surprise View Kirkby Stephen – Nine Standards Rigg Peterlee – Castle Eden Dene
4	Borderlands and Beyond	5 September 2010	The fourth episode starts at the borders and travels to the North West point of Britain. Some of the locations seen in this episode include: College Valley Antonine Wall Dunmore Pineapple Kirriemuir's Camera Obscura Loch Etive Glen Coe – Three Sisters and Hidden Valley Caledonian Sleeper – Corrour railway station Sands of Forvie Outer Hebrides – Machair, North Uist Corrieshalloch Gorge – the Falls of Measach Whaligoe steps Cape Wrath – Kearvaig beach from Kinlochbervie and Faraid Head

External links

• Secret Britain at BBC Programmes