Britain by Bike
Tuesday – 8.30pm – BBC Four
Clare Balding attempts to rediscover Britain from the saddle of a touring cycle, following in the wheeltracks of compulsive cyclist and author Harold Briercliffe, whose evocative guide books of the late 1940s lovingly describe by-passed Britain. She begins on the Atlantic coast of north Devon.

 

Britain Goes Camping
Tuesday – 9pm – BBC Four
Featuring the memories and unseen archive of generations of enthusiasts, this documentary tells the story of how sleeping under canvas evolved from a leisure activity for adventurous Edwardian gents to the quintessentially British family pastime that it is today.

 

The Great British Outdoors
Wednesday – 8pm – BBC Four
Mark Benton voices a witty tribute to a very British story of mud, sweat and tent pegs in a world without a solid roof.

Countrywise
Monday – 8pm – ITV1

Paul Heiney uand the team are in Snowdonia to discover how the mountains actually provide a living for the locals and slate for the world.