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1: A Beloved Icon

Si King explores why the felling of a well-known tree in Northumberland sparked such a visceral reaction both within the local community and further afield.

Si King explores why the felling of a well-known tree in Northumberland sparked such a visceral reaction both within the local community and further afield.

Tracing the history of one of the best-loved views in the world, he finds out about the role Sycamore Gap played in local people鈥檚 lives and how it enchanted the director of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves over a decade before he chose it as a location.

Produced by Jane Downs, Laura Marshall and Martin Lindsay
Executive Producer: Rik Martin

Music: Lament for a Tree by Riccardo Pes
Main Image: Ian Sproat
鈥淚n Memory Of the Sycamore Gap鈥 poem written by Jamie-Rose Miller
Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves audio copyright: Warner Bros

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