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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...
Genre:Documentary
Network:Channel 4
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Season 1

  • Roman Chester
    8.0/1039 votes
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    Roman Chester

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2018

    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

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  • Viking York
    7.9/1028 votes
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    Viking York

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2018

    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.

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  • Norman Winchester
    7.7/1026 votes
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    Norman Winchester

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2018

    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.

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  • Tudor Norwich
    7.9/1024 votes
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    Tudor Norwich

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2018

    Alice learns the harsh reality of religious intolerance, uncovers the origins of Norwich City FC's iconic canary, and experiences humiliating Tudor justice

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  • Regency Cheltenham
    7.8/1018 votes
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    Regency Cheltenham

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2018

    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

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  • Victorian Belfast
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    Victorian Belfast

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2018

    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.

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