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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Susan Calman's Grand Day Out

Susan Calman's Grand Day Out

2021

Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork

2013

Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal

Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal

2018

King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons

King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons

2013

Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

2009

Lucy Worsley Investigates

Lucy Worsley Investigates

2022

Seven Ages of Britain

Seven Ages of Britain

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

Time Team

Time Team

1994

Digging for Britain

Digging for Britain

2010

Abroad Again in Britain

Abroad Again in Britain

2005

Inside Hampton Court Palace

Inside Hampton Court Palace

2021

Great Southern Landscapes

Great Southern Landscapes

2022

How the Victorians Built Britain

How the Victorians Built Britain

2018

Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings

Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings

2012

Secrets of Great British Castles

Secrets of Great British Castles

2015

The Stuarts

The Stuarts

2014

The Stuarts in Exile

The Stuarts in Exile

2015

My Grandparents' War

My Grandparents' War

2019