Britain's Most Historic Towns

Name: Britain's Most Historic Towns
Released: 2018-04-07
Rating: 7.625

2018 · 45m · TMDB 7.6/10 (8 votes)

In this unique take on British history, Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's rich and varied past through the stories of individual towns and cities. In each programme Alice studies one key period in history by delving into the secrets of a historic town that encapsulates the era, providing an accurate impression of what life was really like at key moments in our turbulent past. At the climax of each programme, cutting-edge CGI reveals the entire historic town in all its former glory.

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About Britain's Most Historic Towns

In this unique take on British history, Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's rich and varied past through the stories of individual towns and cities.

In each programme Alice studies one key period in history by delving into the secrets of a historic town that encapsulates the era, providing an accurate impression of what life was really like at key moments in our turbulent past.

At the climax of each programme, cutting-edge CGI reveals the entire historic town in all its former glory.

Status: Returning Series
TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 8 votes
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 19

Seasons and episodes

The latest season with aired episodes is shown first. Specials are kept separate.

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Season 3

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S3 E1Nov 7, 202045 min

Medieval Lincoln

Alice is in Lincoln, getting to grips with life in medieval England. She visits the magnificent cathedral that was once the tallest building in the world and re-lives the battle at Lincoln Castle.

S3 E2Nov 14, 202045 min

Restoration London

Alice is in London, as she attempts to make sense of the world-changing events during the short but eventful Restoration period. She learns the violent and vengeful truth behind Charles II's carefully crafted public image.

S3 E3Nov 21, 202045 min

Naval Portsmouth

Alice explores Nelson's dark side, the heat of the battle at Trafalgar, the role of the Navy in the British Empire, and the lives of Portsmouth's sex workers.

S3 E4Nov 28, 202045 min

Elizabethan Plymouth

Alice Roberts visits Elizabethan Plymouth, exploring the story of England's `Golden Age', from Sir Francis Drake to the Spanish Armada, piracy, theft, and the slave trade.

S3 E5Dec 5, 202045 min

Glasgow's Age of Steam

Alice Roberts explores Glasgow's age of steam, from lethal diseases and industrial injury to genteel tea rooms, football at Celtic Park, and the beautiful Loch Katrine.

S3 E6Dec 12, 202045 min

Georgian Edinburgh

Alice Roberts explores Georgian Edinburgh's finest architecture, the origins of `Auld Reekie', the roots of modern Scottishness, and some dark imperial controversies.

S3 E7Dec 19, 202045 min

Industrial Revolution Manchester

Professor Alice Roberts explores Manchester's history of protest and revolution during the Industrial Revolution, from Marx to the Suffragettes and the Peterloo massacre.