Devon and Cornwall

It’s hard not to feel wistful at the start of the new series of Devon and Cornwall for times past, for holidays and community events where people gathered for laughter and good will. 

But as a bit of locked-down escapism it will do nicely in a tidal wave of documentary series set in the South West (including Cornwall: This Fishing Life at 9pm on BBC2), even if narrator John Nettles overdoes the alliteration (“a rabble of ravenous racers… garner goodies”).

In Newquay we join a Cornish gig race, in Brixham in Devon we accompany a scallop diver (“The ocean is my solace, it’s where I like to be”) and there’s a wild swim in Looe.