Summary
David Falk is Green Access Manager on the Public Rights of Way Team for Suffolk County Council. He works hard to encourage people to enjoy walking in the beautiful Suffolk countryside. Along with fellow walker former local radio presenter Leslie Dolphin he takes Clare on a walk along part of the Icknield Way starting at Stow Country Park just north of Bury St Edmunds. . It is claimed to be the oldest road in Britain (5,000 years old!). This section goes through a large pine forest and open heathlands and is lovely walking terrain.
Producer Maggie Ayre
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm Greg Jenner. I'm the host of Your Dead to Me, where the best names in comedy and history |
| 0:05.5 | join me to learn about and laugh at the past. You are a traitor. And in the new series, we'll meet |
| 0:11.2 | Aristotle. I think he might have been a time traveller. Someone who's like almost a glitch. |
| 0:15.3 | We'll dive into the causes of the British Civil Wars in the 1600s. In England at this period, |
| 0:19.8 | there's people can't get on the housing ladder. |
| 0:21.5 | This sounds familiar. |
| 0:23.2 | And we'll discover the arts and crafts movement. |
| 0:25.3 | I love the clothes. |
| 0:26.3 | I love the vibe. |
| 0:27.1 | Yes, we're a comedy show that takes history seriously and then laughs at it. |
| 0:30.5 | You're dead to me. |
| 0:31.3 | Listen first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:34.3 | BBC Sounds. Music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:37.6 | It's about four and a half miles. BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:41.4 | It's about four and a half miles. |
| 0:47.2 | We're going to go through some Heathland, which is officially called Open Access, so you've got the right to roam there. |
| 0:51.8 | We're going to then go on to something called the Echnild Way, which is one of the oldest roads in Britain. |
| 0:54.3 | It's got history that spans 5,000 years. |
| 0:56.9 | And then we're going to go into Forest Commissionland, |
| 0:59.2 | where you've got freedom to Rome as well. |
| 1:00.4 | And we're going to walk through that and then eventually come back here to West O'Country Park, |
| 1:03.0 | and we'll finish here. |
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