Ireland

Belfast, United Kingdom - 21 August, 2022: the HMS Nomadic in its dry-dock and the Titanic Museum in Belfast

The incredible history of the Titanic's little sister – from ferrying millionaires to their doom to wartime minesweeping and Charlie Chaplin

The SS Nomadic carried film stars, millionaires and Olympians - and ferried some to their doom

Dramatic sunset at Lake Lough Tay or The Guinness Lake in County Wicklow where Vikings village, Kattegat was located, Wicklow Mountains, Ireland.

Into the wilds of Wicklow beyond ‘The Pale’: Discover Ireland like you've never experienced it before

Just a short drive south of Dublin sits a land of soaring peaks, glacial valleys and prehistoric tombs where it’s easy to find solitude. Patrick Kinsella ventures to the wonderful Wicklow Mountains

A view of the derelict Top Withins Farm House on the North Yorkshire moors near Haworth, believed to be the setting for Emily Bronte's romantic novel 'Wuthering Heights' on July 30, 2018 in Keighley, England. Today marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Emily Bronte, the author of the romantic classic 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. The windswept and remote moors are the setting for Heathcliff and Cathy's love affair in Wuthering Heights, which also inspired the song of the same name by singer Kate Bush, who also celebrates her birthday today

Wuthering Heights, Game of Thrones, The Hobbit: Visit 10 British landscapes that have inspired literary masterpieces

Explore the stunning landscapes on your doorstep that have inspired best-selling novels and the British literary canon as it is today.

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Plodcast host Fergus on the Shinma River

Explore a fairy glen on the St Patrick's Way in Co Down

Explore a fairy glen of birdsong and pure waters in fabled Tollymore Forest on the edge of the Mourne Mountains in the BBC Countryfile Magazine Plodcast