Britain's Most Historic Towns
Alice tells the story of Norman England by studying the history of Winchester, Britain's most Norman city.
2025-12-20 07:51:44 +0000 UTC→2025-12-20 08:47:35 +0000 UTC(55m)
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Britain's Most Historic Towns
Professor Roberts participates in a Viking battle in York, gets her hands on Viking poo.
2025-12-20 06:55:51 +0000 UTC→2025-12-20 07:51:44 +0000 UTC(55m)
Britain's Most Historic Towns
Alice enjoys a Roman feast in Britain's most Roman city, Chester. She examines a radical theory on the Romans' plans for the city.
2025-12-20 06:00:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-20 06:55:51 +0000 UTC(55m)
Digging For Britain
A look at the camp from which Vikings invaded Britain, and groundbreaking evidence that the world-famous Avebury stone circle isn't just a sacred site but a place where people lived and worked.
2025-12-20 05:03:28 +0000 UTC→2025-12-20 06:00:00 +0000 UTC(56m)
Digging For Britain
War of the Roses: In the East of Britain, Dr Alice Roberts finds new revelations from 'Britain's Pompeii' and the theatre where Shakespeare premiered Romeo and Juliet.
2025-12-20 04:07:22 +0000 UTC→2025-12-20 05:03:28 +0000 UTC(56m)
Walking Through History
In 1685, a rebel army landed at the pretty Dorset port of Lyme Regis and swept up through Somerset, pausing at Taunton to declare its leader, Duke of Monmouth, the rightful king.
2025-12-19 21:42:13 +0000 UTC→2025-12-19 22:37:59 +0000 UTC(55m)
Walking Through History
Nowhere is fact and fiction so entwined than in the stories of King John, Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham. Yet out of this legendary time came Magna Carta, a foundation stone of modern democracy.
2025-12-19 20:46:27 +0000 UTC→2025-12-19 21:42:13 +0000 UTC(55m)
Britain's Most Historic Towns
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.
2025-12-19 19:50:35 +0000 UTC→2025-12-19 20:46:27 +0000 UTC(55m)
Britain's Most Historic Towns
Alice Roberts explores the story of Stewart Britain by visiting Stirling, the home of the Scottish royals.
2025-12-19 18:54:37 +0000 UTC→2025-12-19 19:50:35 +0000 UTC(55m)
River Hunters
Rick and river-searching expert Beau head to Salisbury and explore the wildlife and culture in the River Avon
2025-12-19 17:59:27 +0000 UTC→2025-12-19 18:54:37 +0000 UTC(55m)
River Hunters
Rick and river-searching expert Beau explore important landmarks on the shores of the River Wear, a natural fortress protecting Durham and its cathedral.
2025-12-19 17:05:31 +0000 UTC→2025-12-19 17:59:27 +0000 UTC(53m)
River Hunters
Rick and Beau discover a variety of intriguing items as they search the rough waters of the River Tees for lost Tudor relics.
2025-12-19 16:10:32 +0000 UTC→2025-12-19 17:05:31 +0000 UTC(54m)
Digging For Britain
The Anglo Saxons: In Northumbria, skeletons tell tales of violent death and tenderness, and people curate grave goods in an amazing community project.
2025-12-19 09:43:33 +0000 UTC→2025-12-19 10:39:25 +0000 UTC(55m)
Cursed Treasures
From the time of the Knights Templar to pre-historic Spain, uncover the origins of the curses surrounding the Turin Shroud, the Cave of Altamira and more.
2025-12-19 08:47:40 +0000 UTC→2025-12-19 09:43:33 +0000 UTC(55m)
Cursed Treasures
From an Anglo-Saxon Burial ground to the caves of the Judean Desert and Siberia in the Ice Age, uncover the origins of the curses surrounding Sutton Hoo, Lyuba and more.
2025-12-19 07:51:44 +0000 UTC→2025-12-19 08:47:40 +0000 UTC(55m)
Britain's Most Historic Towns
Alice tells the story of Norman England by studying the history of Winchester, Britain's most Norman city.
2025-12-19 06:55:53 +0000 UTC→2025-12-19 07:51:44 +0000 UTC(55m)
Britain's Most Historic Towns
Professor Roberts participates in a Viking battle in York, gets her hands on Viking poo.
2025-12-19 06:00:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-19 06:55:53 +0000 UTC(55m)
River Hunters
Rick Edwards and Beau Ouimette find out what the Romans ever did for Central Scotland, the answer being build forts, leave some interesting finds and, as a surprise to some, build a wall that wasn't called "Hadrian".
2025-12-19 05:05:33 +0000 UTC→2025-12-19 06:00:00 +0000 UTC(54m)
River Hunters
Rick Edwards and Beau Ouimette look for evidence of Roman life in Scotland, heading to Ardoch Fort in Perthshire, on the east bank of the River Knaik. It spans over eight and a half acres and was built under Agricola around 80AD on the east bank of the River Knaik.
2025-12-19 04:13:37 +0000 UTC→2025-12-19 05:05:33 +0000 UTC(51m)
Walking Through History
Nowhere is fact and fiction so entwined than in the stories of King John, Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham. Yet out of this legendary time came Magna Carta, a foundation stone of modern democracy.
2025-12-18 22:41:51 +0000 UTC→2025-12-18 23:37:37 +0000 UTC(55m)