Yorkshire prepares for the Tour de France
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Caz Graham is in Yorkshire as they prepare to host one of the world's biggest sporting events, the Tour de France.
Caz Graham visits a rural village in the Yorkshire Dales to find out how they're preparing to host one of the world's biggest sporting events, the Tour de France. The cycle race starts tomorrow and will pass through the village of Muker in Swaledale, which is usually home to around 40 people. Final preparations are taking place in the village and farmers have opened their fields for camping and car parking, as they anticipate thousands to descend on their narrow streets tomorrow.
Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Lucy Bickerton.
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- Fri 4 Jul 201405:45BBC Radio 4
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