Britain's Most Historic Towns Episode Rating Graph
Apr 2018 - present
6.6
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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 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.
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Best Episodes of Britain's Most Historic Towns
Restoration London
S3 Ep2
8.0
14th Nov 2020
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.
Viking York
S1 Ep2
8.0
14th Apr 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.
Roman Chester
S1 Ep1
7.8
7th Apr 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
Civil War Oxford
S2 Ep4
7.8
8th Jun 2019
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.
Wartime Dover
S2 Ep1
7.7
18th May 2019
Professor Alice Roberts examines Britain in wartime by looking at the coastal town of Dover
Medieval Lincoln
S3 Ep1
7.7
7th Nov 2020
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.
Worst Episodes of Britain's Most Historic Towns
Naval Portsmouth
S3 Ep3
6.5
21st Nov 2020
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.
Industrial Revolution Manchester
S3 Ep7
6.5
19th Dec 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.
Glasgow's Age of Steam
S3 Ep5
6.8
5th Dec 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.
Georgian Edinburgh
S3 Ep6
6.8
12th Dec 2020
Alice Roberts explores Georgian Edinburgh's finest architecture, the origins of `Auld Reekie', the roots of modern Scottishness, and some dark imperial controversies.
Regency Cheltenham
S1 Ep5
7.0
5th May 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
Tudor Norwich
S1 Ep4
7.1
28th Apr 2018
Alice learns the harsh reality of religious intolerance, uncovers the origins of Norwich City FC's iconic canary, and experiences humiliating Tudor justice
Britain's Most Historic Towns Episode Guide
Roman Chester
S1 Ep1
7.8
7th Apr 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
Viking York
S1 Ep2
8.0
14th Apr 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.
Norman Winchester
S1 Ep3
7.4
21st Apr 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.
Tudor Norwich
S1 Ep4
7.1
28th Apr 2018
Alice learns the harsh reality of religious intolerance, uncovers the origins of Norwich City FC's iconic canary, and experiences humiliating Tudor justice
Regency Cheltenham
S1 Ep5
7.0
5th May 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
Victorian Belfast
S1 Ep6
7.5
12th May 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.
