Tony Robinson
Himself - Presenter
Tony Robinson: Coast to Coast (2017)
Season 1
Tony Robinson dons his hiking boots to explore the 200-mile coast-to-coast route made famous by travel writer Alfred Wainwright. In the six-part series, Tony will be trekking across the north of England from St Bee's Beach in Cumbria to Robin Hood's Bay on the Yorkshire coast.
Released March 17, 2017
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: imdb.long-walk, imdb.british-countryside, imdb.footpath, imdb.scenery, imdb.colon-in-title, imdb.five-word-title, imdb.name-in-title + 9 more, imdb.actor, imdb.coast-to-coast, imdb.british-history, imdb.northern-england, imdb.national-park, imdb.travelogue, imdb.landscape, imdb.interview, imdb.robin-hood
Production Companies: Full Fat TV, WPP Motion Entertainment
Network: 5
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Episode 1
Tony begins by asking why the village of St Bees has such a big church. Then in the Lake District, Tony discovers the origins of the scotch egg, before heading to England's most remote youth hostel.
March 17, 2017, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
Tony visits the Lake District, where he meets one of the last tenant sheep farmers, gets an exclusive tour of the only inhabited island on Derwentwater, learns how to cook chutney and gets a rare sighting of a red squirrel.
March 24, 2017, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
Tony visits Eden Valley, Cumbria ascending to the limestone-paved Great Asby Scar. He marvels at the engineering genius of the Smardale Gill viaduct, visits a dairy and investigates the prehistoric Nine Standards Rigg.
March 31, 2017, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
Tony explores the Yorkshire Dales, meeting the people who saved production of Wensleydale cheese in the town of Hawes, views the Aysgarth Falls and joins rehearsals with the Muker Silver Band.
April 7, 2017, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
In the North Yorkshire Moors Tony Robinson takes to the skies in a glider, admires the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey and learns about the heritage varieties of apples grown at Ampleforth Abbey.
April 14, 2017, midnight
S1E6 - Episode 6
In North Yorkshire, the presenter discovers how the longest stretch of steam railway would have disappeared, but for a team of volunteers dedicated to keeping the line and locomotives going. He also gets a rare glimpse inside the radar base at RAF Fylingdales, a missile-tracking facility that plays a significant role in the defence of both the UK and the USA. In Whitby, Tony visits the area's last shipyard and is delighted to hear that whales have returned to local waters after hunting almost drove them to extinction. His final destination is the picturesque coastal village of Robin Hood's Bay. Last in the series
April 21, 2017, midnight
Network: 5
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: March 17, 2017
Last Air Date: April 21, 2017, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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