Britain's Best Drives - Episode Guide

Richard Wilson follows routes raved about in motoring guides of the mid-20th century. Here, he drives from Scarborough to Whitby via the Yorkshire moors.

In a Ford Zodiac, Richard Wilson drives the circular route from Caernarfon that loops through some of Snowdonia and gets a Welsh lesson at Caernarfon Castle.

Richard Wilson gets to grips with a retro VW camper van as he drives the coast road from St Ives to Land's End and learns about St Ives's 1950s art heyday.

Richard Wilson drives a convertible Triumph TR3A around some of the Lake District's most famous roads. He gets the lowdown on the area from author Hunter Davies.

Richard Wilson drives an Austin Cambridge around an area claiming to be the birthplace of British tourism, culminating at a renowned viewpoint.

In his final drive, Richard returns to the country of his birth in a splendid 1950s Bentley and discovers what it is about great vistas that gives us such a thrill.

In preparation for a car trip around Britain, Richard Wilson learns how to use a gearstick again, having driven only automatics for the past 30 years.