Astonishing Britain - Anthony Burton

Britain and Britons are renowned for their eccentricity the world over, and this is a celebration of the odd and the unusual, the mysterious and the bizarre - a journey in which we seek out weird and wonderful places, follies and other curious buildings, events, customs, beliefs and may other aspects of Britain's more curious national heritage.;Anthony Burton's travels have taken him all over Britain in his curious quest: investigating the mysteries of prehistoric stone circles; going underground to see where the Romans mined for gold; finding what must be the only pigsty to be converted into a holiday home; also finding a flax mill disguised as an Egyptian temple and a carpet factory in Glasgow that is a fair imitation of the Doge's Palace!;Antony Burton has presented a Radio 4 series on Britain's past and present and has also written and presented three television series, "The Past at Work", "The Past Afloat" and "The Rise and Fall of King Cotton".