A303: Highway to the Sun
Tom Fort whisks us through the landscape around south west England's A303 road and 5,000 years of history, including a Neolithic traveller and a medieval murder mystery.
The A303 is the road that passes Stonehenge on the way to the beaches of Devon and Cornwall. On the way, it whisks drivers through 5,000 years of remarkable moments in British history. And it is the star of this film made for armchair travellers and history lovers.
Writer Tom Fort drives its 92-mile length in a lovingly restored Morris Traveller. Along the way, he has many adventures - he digs up the 1960s master plan for the A303's dreams of superhighway status, meets up with a Neolithic traveller who knew the road like the back of his hand, gets to know a section of the Roman 303, uncovers a medieval murder mystery and discovers what lies at the end of the Highway to the Sun.
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Trail for A303: Highway to the Sun
Duration: 02:18
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1958 archive of Stonehenge
Duration: 02:29
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Listen to Tom Fort talking about the A303
Duration: 01:58
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Tom Fort meets Winterbourne Stoke farmer Rob Turner
Duration: 02:58
Music Played
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Dave James & Keith Beauvais
Bongo Beach
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Kate Bush
How To Be Invisible
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Barrie Gledden
In-Between
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Duncan Pittock
Ice Maiden
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Tim Garland & Bob Bradley
Driving School
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Paul Mottram
Deserted Land
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Adam Skinner & Dan Skinner
Chaos-Cypher
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Luke Richards
Something in the Shadows
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Richard Thompson
Treadwell No More
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Richard Thompson
Main Title Revisited
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Helen Jane Long
Frog
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Paul Mottram
Blues Walk Fast
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Brian Eno
The Water Garden
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Paul Mottram
Shadow Play
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Adam Skinner & Dan Skinner
Anti Gravity
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Igor Dvorkin & Duncan Pittock
Jagged Ice
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Paul Mottram
Dagger & Cloak
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Duncan Pittock
Black Ice
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Duncan Pittock
Ice Queen
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Lisa Gerrard
The Unfolding
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Ian Hughes
Hanson Carriage
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Luke Richards
Big Wide World
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Nick Ingman
Orbit 2 (feat. Terry Devine-King)
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Tim Garland
Miles Away
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Toumani Diabat茅
Kaunding Cissoko
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Kula Shaker
303
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Magnum
Dragon's Are Real
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Wild Hunt
Window To The Nether
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Mazzy Star
Into Dust
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Massive Attack
Dissolved Girl (feat. Sara Jay)
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The Cinematic Orchestra
Child Song
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Tom Fort |
| Producer | John Holdsworth |
| Director | John Holdsworth |
| Executive Producer | Chris Granlund |
Broadcasts
- Thu 19 May 2011 21:00
Thu 19 May 2011 22:30大象传媒 HD- Fri 20 May 2011 00:15
- Fri 20 May 2011 02:55
- Mon 23 May 2011 19:30
- Tue 24 May 2011 01:10
- Mon 18 Jul 2011 23:00
- Wed 9 Nov 2011 23:35
- Thu 15 Dec 2011 19:00大象传媒 HD
- Fri 16 Dec 2011 00:25大象传媒 HD
- Mon 11 Jun 2012 20:00
- Tue 12 Jun 2012 02:20
- Mon 1 Oct 2012 22:00
- Sat 4 May 2013 20:00
- Sun 5 May 2013 01:45
- Wed 8 May 2013 23:15
- Tue 18 Jun 2013 22:00
- Wed 19 Jun 2013 01:45
- Fri 21 Jun 2013 01:00
- Tue 15 Apr 2014 23:50
- Wed 19 Nov 2014 22:55
- Mon 16 Feb 2015 20:00
- Wed 9 Sep 2015 20:00
- Thu 10 Sep 2015 00:00
- Wed 6 Jul 2016 22:00
- Wed 13 Jul 2016 03:00
- Sat 11 Feb 2017 20:00
- Tue 28 Nov 2017 23:00
- Sun 9 Sep 2018 20:00
- Mon 10 Sep 2018 02:30
- Mon 8 Jul 2019 23:00
- Tue 18 Aug 2020 20:00
- Tue 20 Apr 2021 21:00
- Wed 21 Apr 2021 02:00
- Thu 25 Nov 2021 20:00
- Sat 8 Jul 2023 19:00