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Britain's Most Historic Towns Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2019 - 2019
Episode 1
Wartime Dover
60 mins
The series returns with Alice Roberts looking at the World War II history of Dover - visiting an underground base beneath the famous White Cliffs where the Dunkirk evacuation was masterminded.
Episode 2
Georgian Bristol
46 mins
Professor Alice Roberts tells the story of Georgian Britain by studying the history of her home town Bristol, Britain's Most Georgian Town. To get to the bottom of the story, Alice Takes a tour of Clifton in a horse drawn carriage, samples the back street Gin that threatened to destabilise Georgian society and learns the true horror of Bristol's rise to prominence as a slave port.
Episode 3
Edwardian Cardiff
46 mins
Professor Alice Roberts tells the story of Edwardian Britain by studying the history of Cardiff, Britain's Most Edwardian Town. To get to grips with the Edwardians, Alice visits the trading floor where the first million-pound cheque was signed, experiences life as a Edwardian lady of leisure and meets the descendants of Cardiff's pioneering immigrant population.
Episode 4
Civil War Oxford
46 mins
Professor Alice Roberts tells the story of English Civil War by studying the history of Oxford, the town that found itself at the heart of the action. In the course of her investigation, Alice tries her hand at King Charles' favourite sporting pursuit, gets battle ground experience when she fires a seventeenth century musket and learns the true realities of Cromwell's Puritan republic.
Episode 5
Plantagenet Canterbury
46 mins
Professor Alice Roberts tells the story of Plantagenet England by studying the history of Canterbury, Britain's Most Plantagenet Town. To fully understand the period, Alice explores the bloody secrets of the iconic cathedral, learns the true horror of the Black Death and takes to the road with a modern- day pilgrim.
Episode 6
Stewart Stirling
46 mins
Professor Alice Roberts tells the story of Stewart Britain by studying the history of Stirling, Britain's Most Stewart Town. To understand the Scottish royals who would take the English crown and create a British monarchy, Alice helps archaeologists who have uncovered the docks that once housed Europe's largest warship, tours the city walls built to keep out Henry VIII and has a kick about with a football that belonged to Mary Queen of Scots.
