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WAINWRIGHT ON TV & RADIO

Wainwright Country
A new series shown, so far, only on ITV1 Granada in which Fred Talbot explores the legacy of Alfred "Red" Wainwright whose centenary was celebrated in 2007. [details]

Wainwright Walks

BBC2 is currently re-showing Wainwright Walks Series 1. Pillar, in which Julia Bradbury walks from the remote valley of Ennerdale to Pillar Rock, is being shown on BBC2 on Tuesday 15th April.
Check TV listings for details.

The first series of Wainwright Walks with Julia Bradbury was a four-part BBC4 series shot in the Lake District. JB walked in the footsteps of famous fell-walker and guide writer Alfred Wainwright (also known as AW). Produced by Skyworks the series included beautiful aerial sequences of the Lakelands including Blencathra and England's tallest mountain Scafell Pike.

Wainwright - The Man Who Loved The Lakes is a 1 hour documentary that was last shown on Thu 9 Aug, 01:35-02:35 on BBC 1.

BBC4 Have Your Say
Did you enjoy Wainwright Walks and Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes?

Audience figures for both BBC4 and BBC2 airings of the series 'Wainwright Walks':

MON 26th Feb 2007 BBC4 340,000 2% share
MON 5th Mar 2007 BBC4 500,000 2% share
MON 12th Mar 2007 BBC4 337,000 2% share
MON 19th Mar 2007 BBC4 356,000 2% share

FRI 6th Apr 2007 BBC2 1.65million 9% share
FRI 13th Apr 2007 BBC2 1.47million 8% share
FRI 20th Apr 2007 BBC2 1.41million 8% share
FRI 11th May 2007 BBC2 2.0million 9.5% share

The book, Wainwright's TV Walks, features all the walks from the BBC and Granada TV series Wainwright Country and is introduced by Eric Robson.

NOW AVAILABLE
The first series of Wainwright Walks is available along with the documentary Wainwright - The Man Who Loved The Lakes, on a single DVD at £16.99 from Striding Edge