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.

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In the Footsteps of... with Gyles Brandreth

2021

If Walls Could Talk: The History of the Home

If Walls Could Talk: The History of the Home

2011

London: 2000 Years of History

London: 2000 Years of History

2019

Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War

Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War

2013

Susan Calman's Grand Day Out

Susan Calman's Grand Day Out

2021

Abroad Again in Britain

Abroad Again in Britain

2005

Time Team

Time Team

1994

Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal

Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal

2018

Tony Robinson's History of Britain

Tony Robinson's History of Britain

2020

Seven Ages of Britain

Seven Ages of Britain

2010

Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

2009

Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

2013

Digging for Britain

Digging for Britain

2010

1066: The Year that Changed Everything

1066: The Year that Changed Everything

2021

1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

2009

The Normans

The Normans

2010

Empire Of The Seas

Empire Of The Seas

2010

Prejudice and Pride: The People's History of LGBTQ Britain

Prejudice and Pride: The People's History of LGBTQ Britain

2017

Out

Out

2022

King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons

King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons

2013