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A Tour Through the Whole Island of Britain Episodes Available now

Suffolk
Retracing Daniel Defoe's 18th Century journey, John Pickford passes through Suffolk

Cornwall
Retracing Daniel Defoe's 18th Century journey, John Pickford arrives in Cornwall

Scotland
John Pickford reaches Edinburgh - described by Defoe as "a subject of scorn and reproach"

Liverpool
John Pickford reaches Liverpool and uncovers its connection to the slave trade

East Anglia
Contrasting Daniel Defoe's 18th Century journey with the modern world