Britain's Most Historic Towns

Britain's Most Historic Towns (2018- )

RunningDocumentary showTravel, History

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.

Network
Scheduleevery Saturday at 20:00 (60 min)

Last Episode

Industrial Revolution Manchester
Season 3Episode 760 min

Industrial Revolution Manchester

Alice explores Manchester's rich history of working-class protest and revolution during the Industrial Revolution, from the Peterloo massacre, to Marx, and onwards to the suffragettes

Dec 19, 2020

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S03E07Industrial Revolution ManchesterDec 19, 2020
S03E06Georgian EdinburghDec 12, 2020
S03E05Glasgow's Age of SteamDec 5, 2020
S03E04Elizabethan PlymouthNov 28, 2020
S03E03Portsmouth - Age of EmpireNov 21, 2020
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Cast

Alice Roberts

Alice Roberts

plays herself
Ben Robinson

Ben Robinson

plays himself
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Characters

Presenter

Presenter

played by Alice Roberts
Aerial Archaeologist

Aerial Archaeologist

played by Ben Robinson
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