"Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to discover and celebrate that green and pleasant land. The result was Notes from a Small Island, a true classic and one of the bestselling travel books ever written. Now he has traveled about Britain again, by bus and train and rental car and on foot, to see what has changed--and what hasn't. Following a route he dubs the Bryson Line, from Bognor Regis in the south to Cape Wrath in the...

Examines the history of The Flying Scotsman locomotive while witnessing its return to Yorkshire in celebration of its 200th birthday. In a second program viewers join engineers, crew, former owners, and rail fans on a journey through the countryside of Britain as The Flying Scotsman is tested and readied for summer seaside excursions. Also includes a bonus program featuring an interview with Alan Pegler, who rescued The Flying Scotsman from the scrapheap...

Whether you are searching for the past or want to better understand the world as it is today, travel-even virtually, from the comfort of home-offers a unique opportunity to see the world in new ways. Wander the streets of cosmopolitan London, roam the 1,000-year-old campuses of Oxford and Cambridge, or tour world-famous museums like the Tate Modern and the National Railway Museum. Or maybe you are aiming for a more pastoral adventure, like an expedition...