England 2000 - 2007, Ep. 1 "London: Mod and Trad"

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London is quintessentially English...yet cosmopolitan. We check out the new ? the Millennium Bridge and the British Museum's Great Court, and admire the old ? well-wrapped mummies and a rare Leonardo. After bantering with Beefeaters at the Tower of London, we do some riverside beach-combing. Strolling the trendy South Bank ... of the Thames takes us from the Tate Modern to the dizzying London Eye.
  • Runtime: 27 minutes
  • Original air date: January 01, 2004
  • Network: Back Door Productions
 
  
 
 

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1. London: Mod and Trad
  January 1, 2004
London is quintessentially English...yet cosmopolitan. We check out the new ? the Millennium Bridge and the British Museum's Great Court, and admire the old ? well-wrapped mummies and a rare Leonardo. After bantering with Beefeaters at the Tower of London, we do some riverside beach-combing. Strolling the trendy South Bank of the Thames takes us from the Tate Modern to the dizzying London Eye.
 
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2. London: Royal and Rambunctious
  January 1, 2001
We whisper secrets across the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral and eat our way through Soho. Then we check out the treasures of the new British Library, roll with the drums at the Changing of the Guard, and cruise the Thames to Kew Gardens.
 
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3. Great Side Trips from London
  January 1, 2005
After starting with a double-decker bus tour in London, our camera zooms in on Cabinet War Rooms where Churchill plotted against Hitler, the Tate Gallery and the reconstructed Globe Theatre. With London as home base, Rick and his family take day trips to Stratford ? Shakespeare's birthplace ? Warwick Castle and Cambridge before moving on to York. Then, Gothic architecture is the topic as we wander through York Cathedral. Along the way, we stop for traditional English tea. After a steam engine trip through the moors, we board the Eurostar to zoom under the Channel.
 
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4. Northwest England
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Rick brings his family along to enjoy the diversity of north England.
 
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5. South England: Dover to Lands' End
  January 1, 2001
From the white cliffs of Dover to Land's End, we ponder Roman, Norman, and Nazi invasions. After exploring Admiral Nelson's flagship, we chase wild ponies across the moors and discover an ancient stone circle. For refreshment, it's cream tea and Cornish pasties.
 
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6. Heart of England and South Wales
  January 1, 2001
After King Arthur country at Glastonbury, we go back in time to prehistoric Stonehenge. We sample hard apple cider in Wells, meet an eccentric lord in the Cotswolds, and visit an evocative ruined abbey in South Wales.
 
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7. North Wales: Feisty and Poetic
  January 1, 2006
From towering Mount Snowdon, to evocative medieval castles, to sweeping Victorian promenades, North Wales is a poem written in landscape. We'll climb a mountain aboard a steam train, learn some Welsh, follow a miner deep into a slate mine, herd sheep with a very clever dog, and work in a pop pilgrimage to the Beatles' Liverpool.
 
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8. England's Bath and York
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Medieval York and Georgian Bath ? easy side-trips from London ? pack an exciting pair of sightseeing punches. We'll explore Roman hot springs, cruise quiet canals, marvel at England's finest Gothic church, and get a surprising dose of Viking history as we enjoy England's easy urban delights.
 
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Episode 1, "London: Mod and Trad"
Synopsis: London is quintessentially English...yet cosmopolitan. We check out the new ? the Millennium Bridge and the British Museum's Great Court, and admire the old ? well-wrapped mummies and a rare Leonardo. After bantering with Beefeaters at the Tower of London, we do some riverside beach-combing. Strolling the trendy South Bank of the Thames takes us from the Tate Modern to the dizzying London Eye.
Original air date: January 1, 2004
Runtime: 27 minutes
ASIN: B0016BWTCE
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,755 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
England 2000 - 2007 Season 3
Synopsis: Experience England with Rick Steves, best-selling travel author and host of public television's Rick Steves' Europe and public radio's Travel with Rick Steves. We check out London's traditional and modern sides and take easy side-trips to Bath and York. Then we visit the English countryside in north, south and central England, and North and South Wales.
Season year: 2006
Network: Back Door Productions
ASIN: B0016BSJ00
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