Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20120702 | 'Humans are like animals and like all animals we leave tracks as we walk. Pilgrim paths, green roads, drove roads, corpse roads, trods, leys, dykes, drongs, sarns, snickets, holloways, bostles, shutes, driftways, lichways, ridings, halterpaths, cartways, carneys, causeways, herepaths.' Author Robert Macfarlane follows some ancient routes in the UK and overseas. As well as having adventures on the way - as you do on foot - he ponders the creation of old paths, the people who trod them, and how they resonate in today's landscapes. Setting off, Robert Macfarlane hits England's chalk paths and soon finds out there's a price to pay for this.. Abridger Penny Leicester Read by Dan Stevens Producer Duncan Minshull. Robert McFarlane begins his journey on the chalk of The Icknield Way. |
| 02 | 20120703 | 'Humans are like animals and like all animals we leave tracks as we walk. Pilgrim paths, green roads, drove roads, corpse roads, trods, leys, dykes, drongs, sarns, snickets, holloways, bostles, shutes, driftways, lichways, ridings, halterpaths, cartways, carneys, causeways, herepaths.' Author Robert Macfarlane follows some ancient routes in the UK and overseas. As well as having adventures on the way - as you do on foot - he ponders the creation of old paths, the people who trod them, and how they resonate in today's landscapes. This time Robert Macfarlane takes an ancient route across the most dangerous sands in England. Wisely, he doesn't venture alone... Reader Dan Stevens. Robert takes an ancient route across the most dangerous sands in England. |
| 03 | 20120704 | 'Humans are like animals and like all animals we leave tracks as we walk. Pilgrim paths, green roads, drove roads, corpse roads, trods, leys, dykes, drongs, sarns, snickets, holloways, bostles, shutes, driftways, lichways, ridings, halterpaths, cartways, carneys, causeways, herepaths.' Author Robert Macfarlane follows some ancient routes in the UK and overseas. As well as having adventures on the way - as you do on foot - he ponders the creation of old paths, the people who trod them, and how they resonate in today's landscapes. In memory of his late grandfather Robert Macfarlane treads the pinkish granite of the Cairngorms. There are tales to tell in these parts... Reader Dan Stevens. In memory of his late grandfather, Robert treads the pinkish granite of the Cairngorms. |
| 04 | 20120705 | 'Humans are like animals and like all animals we leave tracks as we walk. Pilgrim paths, green roads, drove roads, corpse roads, trods, leys, dykes, drongs, sarns, snickets, holloways, bostles, shutes, driftways, lichways, ridings, halterpaths, cartways, carneys, causeways, herepaths.' Author Robert Macfarlane follows some ancient routes in the UK and overseas. As well as having adventures on the way - as you do on foot - he ponders the creation of old paths, the people who trod them, and how they resonate in today's landscapes. In Spain, Robert Macfarlane contacts Miguel Angelo Blanco, whose library of 'walking books' can predict the future... Reader Dan Stevens. Robert Macfarlane walks the ancient pathways of Spain, with the help of 'walking books'. |
| 05 LAST | 20120706 | 'Humans are like animals and like all animals we leave tracks as we walk. Pilgrim paths, green roads, drove roads, corpse roads, trods, leys, dykes, drongs, sarns, snickets, holloways, bostles, shutes, driftways, lichways, ridings, halterpaths, cartways, carneys, causeways, herepaths.' Author Robert Macfarlane follows some ancient routes in the UK and overseas. As well as having adventures on the way - as you do on foot - he ponders the creation of old paths, the people who trod them, and how they resonate in today's landscapes. After various journeys, it's back to the chalk paths for Robert Macfarlane and a ghostly encounter is in store.. Reader Dan Stevens. It's back to the chalk paths for Robert MacFarlane, and a ghostly encounter is in store. |