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A Tour Through the Whole Island of Britain Episodes

  1.

    Suffolk

    Retracing Daniel Defoe's 18th Century journey, John Pickford passes through Suffolk

  2. Cornwall

    Retracing Daniel Defoe's 18th Century journey, John Pickford arrives in Cornwall

  3. Scotland

    John Pickford reaches Edinburgh - described by Defoe as "a subject of scorn and reproach"

  4. Liverpool

    John Pickford reaches Liverpool and uncovers its connection to the slave trade

  5. East Anglia

    Contrasting Daniel Defoe's 18th Century journey with the modern world