Synopsis
Simon Reeve travels through the glorious Lake District and the county of Cumbria, where huge changes are sweeping an ancient landscape.
- Programme: The Lakes with Simon Reeve
- Episode: 1
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2021
- Geography
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