1972: TRAVERSING the PENNINES | The Pennine Way | Science and Nature | BBC Archive

Bob Langley took a long wander along Britain's longest public footpath over the Pennines and got to thinking about the various methods that had been used to cross "nature's iron curtain" between Lancashire and Yorkshire over the years.
At the time of recording, the latest means of traversing the mountain chain was the recently opened M62, but before it there was the means of the railway, the canal through the Standedge Tunnel, a trusty steed and a mysterious mountain 'road' that has been puzzling historians for hundreds of years.
Clip taken from The Pennine Way, originally broadcast on BBC One, Sunday 6 August, 1972.
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Lovely film. A nice gentle pace, just enough words and a great presenter. It left me thinking that I want to find out more.

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Nicely put.

[@JackFifield]

Interesting to hear the presenter articulate the view at the time that the roads are the be all and end all of transport methods. And now we are planning to build more railways!

[@MrDastardly]

A great film. 👏👏

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What a wonderful piece from the archives, just how I remember them from my youth 👍

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Great video!

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I want to see Fred Dibnah Traction Engine park on that Motorway Bridge.

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Dibnah. 😇

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If you think that was a feat, check out building highway 1 connecting BC and alberta, its still 1 lane either way

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Ah. A Wallace Arnold coach ....

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That sounded like David Mitchell on horseback

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There’s more than a little of Alan Partridge in his delivery.

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Also John Cleese if you close your eyes.

[@Barefoot_Joe]

Back when drivers didn't just cut in front of you for no reason xD

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Nostalgia was better then as well.

[@andrewbell1105]

Oh the M62 as it used to be with no traffic. Now its just the highest and longest car park in Britain. WELCOME TO YORKSHIRE.

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Models his talk on John Cleese

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Back when the BBC made watchable programmes. Unlike the modern BBC.

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I was just over 4 weeks old looks a long time ago