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Discovering Britain

Discovering Britain

Description: Maureen Lipman, Larry Lamb and Michael Buerk travel Britain exploring our enduring fascination with heritage, history and tradition.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2016
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 6
First episode air date: February 3, 2016
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