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Season 2 – Britain's Most Historic Towns

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An exploration of Britain's rich and varied past through its towns. Local details and the larger national picture help illustrate what life was like during key moments in Britain's past.
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ruth b @RT73406049 01/12/2025 This was a fabulous watch until we got to Bristol when it seemed to morph into an overlong lecture on the slave trade and our evil past. Totally out of balance with the rest of the historical debate in earlier episodes. See more Read all reviews
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Alice Roberts

Host

Ben Robinson

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Theo Williams

Producer

Theo Williams

Director

Jenny Macleod

Director

Liam McArdle

Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 18, 2019 Wartime Dover An exploration of Britain's rich and varied past through its towns. Local details and the larger national picture help illustrate what life was like during key moments in Britain's past. Details Episode 2 Aired May 25, 2019 Georgian Bristol Professor Alice Roberts explores the Georgian era in her hometown of Bristol, from architectural gems to the world's first chocolate factory, back street gin and the horror of the slave trade. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 1, 2019 Edwardian Cardiff Professor Alice Roberts tells the story of Edwardian Britain by visiting Cardiff, which grew rich selling the coal that powered the Empire; Alice hears the stories of the Edwardian miners and their backbreaking and often dangerous work. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 8, 2019 Civil War Oxford Professor Alice Roberts explores the English Civil War through the history of Oxford, the city at the heart of a battle between an autocratic king and his rebellious parliament; Oxford became the power base for Charles I and his royalist supporters. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 15, 2019 Plantagenet Canterbury Alice visits Canterbury for the story of Plantagenet England; Canterbury is steeped in history and the era of the Plantagenets - the strong house that held the English throne from 1154 until 1485 - saw the most dramatic episodes in the city's story. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 22, 2019 Stewart Stirling Alice Roberts explores the story of Stewart Britain by visiting Sterling, the home of the Scottish royals who eventually took the English throne in 1603 and created Great Britain. Details
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Season Info

Director
Theo Williams, Jenny Macleod, Eric Haynes
Executive Producer
Dom Bowles
Network
Channel 4
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
British English
Release Date
May 18, 2019