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WALKING WARTIME BRITAIN

From Tuesday 14 September

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Perhaps because we’ve all spent so much time indoors during the various coronavirus lockdowns, there has been a renewed interest in getting out in the open. For all that, the majority of us still need a sense of purpose to make the most of heading out for a hike, which might well explain why there are so many programmes around at the moment featuring presenters metaphorically travelling into the

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