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Countrystride #42: Cumbria on film
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52 minutes
Released:
Nov 27, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
...in which we go on holiday by mistake with author David Banning to talk about Cumbria and the Lake District on film. In a locked-down virtual wander that takes in Wet Sleddale, Coniston Water, Little Langdale and the rebel planet of Takodana, we consider the tropes of Cumbrian cinema – from 'rural escape' to zombie apocalypse; we learn about the value of Swallows & Amazons and Miss Potter to the tourist economy; we relive the moment enfant terrible Ken Russell fell in love with Lakeland; and we spend too long quoting Withnail and I.
David's book, An A-Z of Cumbria and the Lake District on Film, is available from Hayloft.
David's book, An A-Z of Cumbria and the Lake District on Film, is available from Hayloft.
Released:
Nov 27, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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