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One
The
County with the Hole in the Middle?
What makes Cumbria? Nearly 30 years after its creation does Cumbria
mean anything more than the insides of a county boundary thought
up by politicians? What does it mean to be Cumbrian to the folks
that live here?
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Two
A Bit of a Lad?
Is there a Cumbrian personality, and if so, what is it? From generations
of tough fell farmers to the newcomers who prefer to tackle their
hills with ropes and rucksacks, we look at the special recipe that
makes up the Cumbrian character both past and present.
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Three
The Truth About Sheep
There are six sheep to every person in Cumbria. Over the centuries
they’ve gradually nibbled their imprint onto the Cumbrian landscape
and into the Cumbrian psyche. From lambing shed and fellside to
Elvis the exotic Herddale, we find out how.
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Four
The Cumbrian Muse
From literary giants like Wordsworth to centuries of stunning art,
Cumbria’s unique landscape has been the inspiration for poets,
painters and all manner of artists. Do great views lead to great
works? Or is there more to it than that? We work out what it is
about Cumbria that gets the creative juices flowing.
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Five
Daffodil Tinted Spectacles
A tale of two places. Rural bliss in a tiny village that nestles
beneath the Pennines; and urban grit in a west coast town, pits
closed, run down buildings and high unemployment. But what you see
doesn’t always tell the full story. Could we be guilty of peering
through daffodil tinted spectacles?
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Six
Rock Built
Cumbrian lives past and present are hewn from the rock beneath us.
Rich seams of coal and iron carved out the shape of our ancestors
lives, and those bleak ice chiselled hills, left little choice but
sheep farming. But how important is the landscape to contemporary
Cumbrian life and how difficult is it to maintain the delicate balance
between man and nature?
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TV
programmes
One
of the best known landmarks in the world crosses our region from
coast to coast. For almost 2000 years we have lived in the shadow
of Hadrian's Wall.
Chris Jackson has flown along it and dropped in on the people and
places along the way.
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