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Britain's Most Historic Towns

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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.

Britain's Most Historic Towns (2018)

April. 07,2018

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Britain's Most Historic Towns

2018

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 3 : 2020

7 Episode

Episode 7 - Industrial Revolution Manchester

December. 19,2020

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

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Episode 6 - Georgian Edinburgh

December. 12,2020

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

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Episode 5 - Glasgow's Age of Steam

December. 05,2020

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.

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Episode 4 - Elizabethan Plymouth

November. 28,2020

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.

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Episode 3 - Naval Portsmouth

November. 21,2020

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.

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Episode 2 - Restoration London

November. 14,2020

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.

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Episode 1 - Medieval Lincoln

November. 07,2020

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.

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Seasons 2 : 2019

6 Episode

Seasons 1 : 2018

6 Episode

Cast

Alice Roberts

Producted By

IWC Media

Genres

Documentary