And Did Those Feet

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In 'And Did Those Feet', Charlie Connelly reveals the secrets hidden in our country and urban landscapes, as read on BBC Radio 4.

Britain and Ireland bulge with history, much of which we miss as it flashes past the car window between Little Chefs. Do we even realise that we’re following the same path as Mary, Queen of Scots, or driving past the exact spot where King Harold met his maker at the business end of an arrow? As a lover of both history and the countryside, urbanite couch-potato Charlie Connelly decides to rectify this and sets out on foot along some famous routes, getting under the skin of its protagonist, while discovering who and what now inhabit these historic places.

Pounding the soil of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Charlie journeys alongside Boudica’s chariot in Norfolk, relives Bonnie Prince Charlie’s flight to Skye disguised as Flora MacDonald’s maid and takes the same tragic route as the starving famine walkers of Connemara. It’s a tale that features broken toes, dead poets, a couple of ghosts and the lowdown from the cutting edge of underwear technology.

Oh, and rain.

Lots and lots of rain.

Read Charlie’s exclusive Stanfords Blog and our Charlie Connelly Interview.