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In his youth he went camping and hiking with his father and explored Norfolk by bicycle, which gave him his enthusiasm for exploration.
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from 1967 until 1972, then Cambridgeshire College of Arts & Technology (CCAT), a forerunner to
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described his walk across Great Britain from north to south, in which he followed the eponymous
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which presented the former student in 2012 with the award of Honorary Doctor of Science.
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He presented a series about British towns broadcast in August 2011 and May–June 2013.
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In November 2007 he debated the future of the English countryside with
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The Making Of The British Landscape: From the Ice Age to the Present
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The Making Of The British Landscape: From the Ice Age to the Present
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The Making Of The British Landscape: From the Ice Age to the Present
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In 1986, whilst travelling with his cousin Richard, he located the
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in 1997, and made a television self-documentary of the journey:
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as closely as possible. In 2003 he published a biography of
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Nicholas Crane's Britannia: The Great Elizabethan Journey
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Latitude: The Astonishing Adventure That Shaped the World
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landmass; their journey became the subject of the book
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Interview with Nicholas Crane on Keeper of the Snails
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The CTC Route Guide to Cycling in Britain and Ireland
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Together with Richard Crane, he was awarded the 1992
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In Search of England’s Green and Pleasant Land: East
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British geographer, explorer, broadcaster and author
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