Landscapes of England

Seeing past its touristy beauty, Professor Hoskins looks at how the landscape of Cornwall is shaped by granite, the sea and the independence of its people.

How fox hunting shaped the countryside of Rutland and Leicestershire in central England.

Examines how two distinct industries played a vital role in creating the landscape of the Peak District in Derbyshire.

From Roman times, skirmishes between England and Scotland have left the border landscape of Northumberland indelibly marked.

How a cold climate, the need for fuel, and man-made disasters of wind and water have played their part in the making of Norfolk Broads and England's only desert; Breckland.

Professor Hoskins talks passionately about his home county of Devon, eulogising its isolated farms and churches; villages and towns and the ancient city of Exeter.