Britain's Most Historic Towns
(2018)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 3
Industrial Revolution Manchester
Episode 7 - 12-19-2020
Professor Alice Roberts explores Manchester's history of protest and revolution during the Industrial Revolution, from Marx to the Suffragettes and the Peterloo massacre.
7.9/10
Haven't Seen
Georgian Edinburgh
Episode 6 - 12-12-2020
Alice Roberts explores Georgian Edinburgh's finest architecture, the origins of `Auld Reekie', the roots of modern Scottishness, and some dark imperial controversies.
7.6/10Haven't Seen
Glasgow's Age of Steam
Episode 5 - 12-05-2020
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.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
Elizabethan Plymouth
Episode 4 - 11-28-2020
47m
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.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
Naval Portsmouth
Episode 3 - 11-21-2020
47m
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.
8.2/10Haven't Seen
Restoration London
Episode 2 - 11-14-2020
47m
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.
7.8/10Haven't Seen
Medieval Lincoln
Episode 1 - 11-07-2020
47m
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.
7.9/10Haven't Seen
Season 2
Stewart Stirling
Episode 6 - 6-22-2019
46m
Professor Alice Roberts explores the story of Stewart Britain by visiting Stirling, the seat of the Scottish royal family for 200 years. She joins a team of archaeologists in uncovering remnants of the docks, explores the secret passageways of Stirling Castle, learns how to make medieval ale, and discovers the origins of football. Last in the series.
7.6/10Haven't Seen
Plantagenet Canterbury
Episode 5 - 6-15-2019
46m
Alice Roberts visits Canterbury to explore the Plantagenet era, when the powerful house held the throne between 1154 and 1485. She discovers the secrets of the city's cathedral, the lasting impact of the Black Death, and joins a modern-day pilgrimage in medieval garb. Aerial archaeologist Ben Robinson provides a bird's-eye view of how the religious institutions of the era still dominate the city's topography.
7.8/10Haven't Seen
Civil War Oxford
Episode 4 - 6-08-2019
46m
Alice Roberts explores the history of Oxford during the Civil War, when the city became a power base for the royalist forces and a rival capital for nine years of conflict. Aerial archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers why the city was such a good strategic position, while Alice takes up Charles I's favourite sport and learns to fire a 17th-century musket.
7.2/10Haven't Seen
Edwardian Cardiff
Episode 3 - 6-01-2019
46m
Alice tells the story of Edwardian Britain by visiting Cardiff. She explores the coal trade and Cardiff's pioneering multicultural heritage, and experiences the life of a lady of leisure.
7.4/10Haven't Seen
Georgian Bristol
Episode 2 - 5-25-2019
46m
Alice explores the Georgian era in Bristol, from Clifton's architectural gems to the world's first chocolate factory, backstreet gin and the horror of the slave trade
6.2/10Haven't Seen
Wartime Dover
Episode 1 - 5-18-2019
1h 0m
Professor Alice Roberts examines Britain in wartime by looking at the coastal town of Dover
7.1/10Haven't Seen
Season 1
Victorian Belfast
Episode 6 - 5-12-2018
47m
Alice reveals the history of Belfast, the UK's most Victorian city. She visits the shipyards that built the Titanic, gets locked up in the notorious Crumlin Road gaol and takes a crash course in 19th-century female etiquette.
8/10Haven't Seen
Regency Cheltenham
Episode 5 - 5-05-2018
47m
In Cheltenham, Britain's most Regency town, Alice attends a period society ball, investigates the rigid social hierarchy of the age and explores the Regency fondness for enemas
7.9/10Haven't Seen
Tudor Norwich
Episode 4 - 4-28-2018
47m
Alice learns the harsh reality of religious intolerance, uncovers the origins of Norwich City FC's iconic canary, and experiences humiliating Tudor justice
8/10Haven't Seen
Norman Winchester
Episode 3 - 4-21-2018
47m
Alice tells the story of Norman England by studying the history of Winchester, Britain's most Norman city. Alice attempts to storm a castle in chain mail, investigates the origins of modern surgery and tucks into an appetising eel pie.
7.7/10Haven't Seen
Viking York
Episode 2 - 4-14-2018
47m
Alice tells the story of Viking England by studying the history of York, Britain's most Viking city. She takes part in a Viking battle, meets the metal detectorists behind one of the UK's greatest archaeological finds and gets her hands on an almost 1000-year-old Viking poo.
7.9/10Haven't Seen
Roman Chester
Episode 1 - 4-07-2018
47m
In Chester, Britain's most Roman city, Alice enjoys a Roman feast, checks out an extraordinary archaeological find deep underground and explores a radical theory on the Romans' plans for the city
8/10Haven't Seen
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Glasgow's Age of Steam
Episode 5 - 12-05-2020
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.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
Naval Portsmouth
Episode 3 - 11-21-2020
47m
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.
8.2/10Haven't Seen
Elizabethan Plymouth
Episode 4 - 11-28-2020
47m
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.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
Roman Chester
Episode 1 - 4-07-2018
47m
In Chester, Britain's most Roman city, Alice enjoys a Roman feast, checks out an extraordinary archaeological find deep underground and explores a radical theory on the Romans' plans for the city
8/10Haven't Seen
Tudor Norwich
Episode 4 - 4-28-2018
47m
Alice learns the harsh reality of religious intolerance, uncovers the origins of Norwich City FC's iconic canary, and experiences humiliating Tudor justice
8/10Haven't Seen
