S04E03: North East | Local Heroes

Duration: 29'10''

Synopsis

Adam Hart-Davis's cycling tour of Britain takes him this week to Yorkshire, where he visits Leeds Bridge, site of the first motion picture by Louis Le Prince. He also uncovers the inventor of a lock that would deter all but the most persistent criminal and travels to York to pay homage to the inventor of Stephenson's Rocket.

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