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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The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

2019

60 Days on the Streets

60 Days on the Streets

2019

Shin Nihon Fudoki

Shin Nihon Fudoki

2011

Générations guerres d'Algérie

Générations guerres d'Algérie

2022

Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story

Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story

2022

A Dog's World with Tony Armstrong

A Dog's World with Tony Armstrong

2022

The Poles Revealed

The Poles Revealed

2022

Cold War & Cinema

Cold War & Cinema

2021

Keating: The Interviews

Keating: The Interviews

2013

The Britpop Story

The Britpop Story

London

2004

Star Gazers

1976

Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia

Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia

1996

DIY SOS

DIY SOS

1999

Serial Killers

Serial Killers

2009

Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science

Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science

The Blair Years

The Blair Years

2007

Forensics: You Decide

2009

Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days

1972

I Love 1990s

2001