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Text and photos are all very well, but roads are vast things concerned with movement over distance. Sometimes the only way to really capture and convey the look, feel and atmosphere of a large piece of road is to actually show it as it is. The way to do that is simply to film it so others can travel it for themselves. These videos are split into two sections: Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Great Britain
Leeds to Manchester on the M62
Cross the Pennines on one of the most scenic motorways the UK has to offer, over Scammonden Dam and past the farm in the middle of the road.
1959 on the M45
The road that time forgot! Relive the heyday of the M1 and other early motorways on Coventry's museum piece motorway.
Get Your Kicks on the A38(M)
Britain's only tidal flow motorway terminates at the biggest motorway interchange, Spaghetti Junction. It would be rude not to pay them a visit.
Across Manchester
From the edge to the centre - into Manchester via Salford on the M602, A57 and A57(M) Mancunian Way.
Woodpecker to Woodhouse on the A58(M)
The Leeds Inner Ring Road in almost all its glory - double deck, single deck, elevated and in tunnels.
Split Level to Four Level
The highs, the lows, the thrills and the spills on the M5 around Bristol.
Coventry Ringway: Road to Nowhere
Two miles in the fast lane and you end up back where you started. What's so good about that?
The Glasgow Collection
Glasgow contains probably the best urban motorway in Britain. Not just a movie - it deserves a whole section of its own.
Route 876
Follow the whole of the M876 and most of the A876 eastbound, as they slowly degenerate from an empty motorway, over the Kincardine Bridge, to a busy 30mph residential road.
M6 Lune Valley Run
One of the most famous scenic routes in the country, the M6 in the Lune Valley is a bold piece of engineering between two national parks. The first section of the route is here.
Tunnelvision
One of the oldest road tunnels still in use and one of the oddest to drive. Take a journey through Blackwall.
Two Minute Motorway
The M10 might sound like it's twice as important as the M20 and half as important as the M5. Don't be fooled. You can drive it in less time than it takes to say "southern end of the St Albans bypass".
The Weak Link
It won't be there much longer, so look back with regret (and possibly tears) at the appalling dual carriageway that connected the M6 and A74(M) north of Carlisle. Ah, they don't make them like that any more...
M1 The North & Luton
One of the finest feelings in the world is leaving London. Here you can try it for yourself on the start of the M1 - from Staples Corner to junction 8 at Hemel Hempstead. It's an epic!
Escape from Basingstoke
Basingstoke's impressive road system is recorded here as the terrified motorist tries to escape the New Town's deadly clutches. Will he make it to the M3 alive?
King of spurs
Are you a fan of spurs? Then you must admit, the A329(M) has the lot. Here it is, in full. Don't forget to curtsey.
Queensway Tunnel
One of the finest road tunnels in the UK. If you don't know why, you might like to read up on the history before watching the video.
A Kind of Magic
Swindon is home to the definitive wrong-way roundabout. Scared? Overcome your fear with CBRD's unique three-step therapy.
Kingston Bypass
Narrow lanes, scary underpasses and houses much too close are the trademarks of this quite incredible road.
London Wonders
A series of one-minute videos highlighting small-but-interesting features of the London road network that otherwise wouldn't make it on film.
Northern Ireland
NI Roadtrip I
See the panoramic views of Belfast from the M2, and the whole of the A8(M).
NI Roadtrip II
Continue our journey down the M2, seeing the five-lane sections approaching Belfast and the M3 Lagan Bridge.
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