Discovering England

Mar 4, 1991

1h 25m

★ 0.0

Overview

It would be difficult to find more comprehensive tour through the byways and highways, lanes and paths, nooks and crannies, major sights and unexpected discoveries of enchanting England! After seeing the fascinations of London, It's out into the country for spectacular lakes and streams, green hills and dales, charming houses and inns, castles and cathedrals, thatched roofs and the cobblestone streets of scores of colourful towns in between, from Aldeburgh to York.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

Highlight International Productions U.K.

Discovering England Trailers

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Self (archive footage)

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Self (archive footage)

Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Self (archive footage)

Sarah Ferguson

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