Books That Made Britain Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

East Anglia

Focuses on why many top crime writers have been inspired by the East Anglian landscape.

Episode 2

London

Exploring novels with characters that are newly arrived in the city, strangers in the capital.

Episode 3

The Yorkshire Coast

46 mins

Discovering how writers and poets such as Bram Stoker, the Brontës, Winifred Holtby and Philip Larkin were inspired by the scenic Yorkshire Coast.

Episode 4

Bristol

Discusses fiction that focuses on Bristol's sea-faring and slave-trading past.

Episode 5

North East England

Covering literature that captures the spirit of the North East and questions why local writers are under-represented by London based publishers.

Episode 6

North West England

Examining children's books whose authors were inspired by the landscape of North West England.

Episode 7

Rebel Writers of the East Midlands

Featuring authors from the East Midlands whose books caused a sensation when they were first published.

Episode 8

Rye

Investigating how writers old and new have been inspired by the town of Rye.

Episode 9

Cornish Coast

Delving into classic books set around the Cornish coastline.

Episode 10

South of England

Reviewing how the Sussex landscape has been the inspiration for authors old and new.

Episode 11

Factories to Middle Earth

Was Birmingham the inspiration for Middle Earth?