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6 Episodes 2021 - 2021
Episode 1
Thu, Nov 18, 2021 58 mins
Two baby ravens have joined the Tower's resident colony. One of them, Edgar, is called after the horror writer Edgar Allan Poe, but his sister still needs a name. It will be chosen by public vote and Ravenmaster Chris is on tenterhooks waiting to find out the result. Cameras also focus on Tower Governor Brigadier Andrew Jackson and Chief Yeoman Warder Pete McGowran. They are rehearsing a new ceremony celebrating the Tower re-opening its gates to visitors after the covid lockdown.
Episode 2
Thu, Nov 25, 2021 58 mins
It is June and staff at the Tower are bringing out the big guns to celebrate the anniversary of the Queen's coronation in 1953. A massive 62-gun salute is planned on the Wharf, but with his boss, the Chief Yeoman Warder, away, new Yeoman Gaoler Rob Fuller is in charge for the first time. Three 4,000lb guns and thousands of visitors to contend with mean the pressure's on Rob to get it right.
Episode 3
Thu, Dec 2, 2021 58 mins
Today, the Tower of London is kept pristinely clean, but it has a dirty past. For centuries, all its rubbish was chucked into the River Thames, but, as chief curator Tracy Borman discovers, yesterday's trash is today's treasure. She joins a team of archaeologists on the foreshore for a once-in-a-decade survey, and makes some remarkable finds, from thousand-year-old pottery to ancient armour
Episode 4
Thu, Dec 16, 2021 58 mins
Love is in the air as Yeoman Warder Matt Pryme prepares to marry his sweetheart Jo at the Tower of London. The whole community is getting ready for the big day. While Matt prepares the chapel, Canon Roger Hall chooses his most celebratory vestments
Episode 5
Wed, Dec 22, 2021 55 mins
Episode 6
Wed, Dec 28, 2022 60 mins