List of episodes of the series «Britain's Most Historic Towns»

  • Seasons count: 3
  • Episodes count: 19
  • Total viewing time: 14 h. 15 m.
Roman Chester
Release date: 4/7/2018

Roman Chester

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 4/14/2018

Viking York

  • Episode number: 2
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 4/21/2018

Norman Winchester

  • Episode number: 3
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 4/28/2018

Tudor Norwich

  • Episode number: 4
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 5/5/2018

Regency Cheltenham

  • Episode number: 5
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 5/12/2018

Victorian Belfast

  • Episode number: 6
  • Episode duration: 45 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.