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The Best Episodes of Heritage! The Battle for Britain's Past

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    Heritage! The Battle for Britain's Past Season 1 Episode 1 - From Old Bones to Precious Stones
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    #1 - From Old Bones to Precious Stones

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    Charting the birth of the heritage movement and the first arguments of radical thought, from figures including John Lubbock MP, Lieutenant General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers, Charles Darwin and John Ruskin. These remarkable individuals asked important questions and came up with the building blocks of a new world that valued the past. Their actions led to the first piece of legislation to safeguard prehistoric and ancient structures which until then had often fallen prey to the short-term interests of farmers and landowners.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Heritage! The Battle for Britain's Past Season 1 Episode 2 - The Men from the Ministry
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    #2 - The Men from the Ministry

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    The second episode reveals the unsung heroes of the heritage movement, the clever civil servants who saved the great ruins of Britain. It explores the determination of Charles Reed Peers from the Office of Works, who seized the chance in the interwar years to make history a popular cause, and looks at how the increasingly mobile British public began to embrace the idea of a day out at an historic site.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Heritage! The Battle for Britain's Past Season 1 Episode 3 - Broken Propylaeums
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    #3 - Broken Propylaeums

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    The final episode follows the changing fortunes of a heritage movement floored by the after effects of World War II and looks at how people like Sir John Betjeman and Dan Cruickshank gave families access to heritage and architecture on television from the comfort of their living rooms. It looks at the preservation of sometimes ugly, certainly unpleasant parts of our built past such as workhouses and underground mineshafts, and contemplates what the future may hold for heritage in Britain - a nation faced with economic uncertainty, depleting resources and increasing challenges of sustainability.

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Best Episodes Summary

"From Old Bones to Precious Stones" is the best rated episode of "Heritage! The Battle for Britain's Past". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/7/2013. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Men from the Ministry".