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All Episodes of Britain's Most Historic Towns

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All Episodes of 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...
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Season 1

  • Roman Chester
    8.0/1042 votes

    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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Viking York
    8.0/1030 votes

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Norman Winchester
    7.7/1027 votes

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Tudor Norwich
    8.0/1025 votes

    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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Regency Cheltenham
    7.9/1021 votes

    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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Victorian Belfast
    7.8/1020 votes

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown