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Written and presented by
Tom Scott

Producers
for Penny4 penny4.co.uk
Cambria Bailey-Jones
Guy Larsen

Studio Associate Producer
Heloise Lowenthal

Studio Director of Photography
Jamie MacLeod

Studio Gaffer
Frank Hammond

Head of Post
for Breadbox Studios breadboxstudios.co.uk
Mandy Celine

Associate Post Producer
Isla McTear

Senior Editor
Myles Wheeler

Online Editor
Jamie MacLeod

Assistant Editors
Bethan Leadley
Daniel Vamosi

Sound Supervisor
Dan Pugsley

Sound Assistant
Maggy Apodaca

Subtitles by So Speedy sospeedy.co.uk

With thanks to National Highways, Amey, and the Historic County Borders Project county-borders.co.uk

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Executive Producer
Tom Scott

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