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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 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.

Show Info

Network: United Kingdom Channel 4 (2018 - now)
Schedule: Saturdays at 20:00 (60 min)
Status: Running
Show Type: Documentary
Genres: TravelHistory

Official site: www.channel4.com

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Previous Episode

Industrial Revolution Manchester

Episode 3x07; Dec 19, 2020

Alice explores Manchester's rich history of working-class protest and revolution during the Industrial Revolution, from the Peterloo massacre, to Marx, and onwards to the suffragettes

Previous Episodes

Episode NameAirdateTrailer
3x07: Industrial Revolution ManchesterDec 19, 2020
3x06: Georgian EdinburghDec 12, 2020
3x05: Glasgow's Age of SteamDec 5, 2020
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