Page-turners!

Mel Giedroyc and Martin Clunes on travelling around Dorset to showcase its literary history…

- CAREN CLARK, JUDY EWENS, JO LEWIS

BRITAIN BY THE BOOK Wednesday, 9pm, ITV1 Factual

Q What was the appeal of doing this show?

A Mel It’s hard to turn down anything that involves

Martin Clunes! I’m also obsessed with reading and the idea behind the show is that you get to know the place where somebody lives via books. Martin I just thought it would be fun and it certainly was. This has inspired me to read more. It’s such a joy.

Q You visit the locations that influenced the likes of Enid Blyton, Thomas Hardy and Ian McEwan. Why do you think Dorset inspired them?