The Lake District
In the Lake District, filmmaker Richard Macer follows the story of entrepreneur Mark Weir's attempts to build a giant zip-wire ride from the top of a mountain.
The National Parks are Britain's most treasured landscapes, but they are increasingly becoming battlefields. They were designated 60 years ago as places for everyone, but is that still the case? In this series the award-winning film-maker Richard Macer spent a year amid conflicts in three different parks, on a journey to discover who they are really for.
In each park the stories are very different, but there is something that unites them all - fiercely divided communities who are prepared to fight in order to preserve their right to enjoy the countryside. In each film, Macer has secured access to the National Park Authority - an organisation which looks after the landscapes and decides upon planning matters. In all of these stories the Park Authorities have a key role to play in trying to find amicable solutions to the problems which confront them.
In the Lake District, entrepreneur Mark Weir wants to build a giant zip-wire ride from the top of a beautiful, remote mountain. But does it have any chance of getting permission when there are over 400 objectors to it? Unfortunately a tragic accident during filming means that Mark will never see if his zip-wire becomes a reality.
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Friends of the Lake District
Duration: 01:55
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A Unique View of the Lakes
Duration: 02:03
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Director | Richard Macer |
Producer | Richard Macer |
Executive Producer | Chris Durlacher |
Photographer | Ben Barden |
Broadcasts
- Sun 23 Oct 2011 21:00
- Sun 23 Oct 2011 23:20
- Mon 24 Oct 2011 03:00
- Wed 26 Oct 2011 20:00
- Thu 27 Oct 2011 02:10
- Wed 4 Apr 2012 19:30
- Mon 24 Sep 2012 19:30
- Thu 27 Sep 2012 00:00
- Sat 16 Aug 2014 20:00
- Sun 17 Aug 2014 02:35
- Mon 18 Aug 2014 23:00
- Wed 1 Jul 2015 20:00
- Wed 1 Jul 2015 23:55
- Wed 23 Aug 2017 22:00
- Thu 24 Aug 2017 03:00
- Wed 12 Sep 2018 00:00
- Tue 18 Jun 2019 00:05
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