7 episodes

Britain's Most Historic Towns - Season 3

First aired Nov 7, 2020Season 3

Browse all 7 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Medieval Lincoln

NR
Nov 7, 202045 min

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.

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Episode 2

Restoration London

NR
Nov 14, 202045 min

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.

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Episode 3

Naval Portsmouth

NR
Nov 21, 202045 min

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.

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Episode 4

Elizabethan Plymouth

NR
Nov 28, 202045 min

Alice Roberts visits Elizabethan Plymouth, exploring the story of England's `Golden Age', from Sir Francis Drake to the Spanish Armada, piracy, theft, and the slave trade.

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Episode 5

Glasgow's Age of Steam

NR
Dec 5, 202045 min

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.

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Episode 6

Georgian Edinburgh

NR
Dec 12, 202045 min

Alice Roberts explores Georgian Edinburgh's finest architecture, the origins of `Auld Reekie', the roots of modern Scottishness, and some dark imperial controversies.

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Episode 7

Industrial Revolution Manchester

NR
Dec 19, 202045 min

Professor Alice Roberts explores Manchester's history of protest and revolution during the Industrial Revolution, from Marx to the Suffragettes and the Peterloo massacre.