S03 Episode 1
Medieval Lincoln
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.
45 mins · Sat, 7 Nov 2020
S03 Episode 2
Restoration London
Alice is in London, as she attempts to make sense of the world-changing events during the short but eventful Restoration period. She learns the violent and vengeful truth behind Charles II's carefully crafted public image.
45 mins · Sat, 14 Nov 2020
S03 Episode 3
Naval Portsmouth
Alice explores Nelson's dark side, the heat of the battle at Trafalgar, the role of the Navy in the British Empire, and the lives of Portsmouth's sex workers.
45 mins · Sat, 21 Nov 2020
S03 Episode 4
Elizabethan Plymouth
Alice Roberts visits Elizabethan Plymouth, exploring the story of England's `Golden Age', from Sir Francis Drake to the Spanish Armada, piracy, theft, and the slave trade.
45 mins · Sat, 28 Nov 2020
S03 Episode 5
Glasgow's Age of Steam
Alice Roberts explores Glasgow's age of steam, from lethal diseases and industrial injury to genteel tea rooms, football at Celtic Park, and the beautiful Loch Katrine.
45 mins · Sat, 5 Dec 2020
S03 Episode 6
Georgian Edinburgh
Alice Roberts explores Georgian Edinburgh's finest architecture, the origins of `Auld Reekie', the roots of modern Scottishness, and some dark imperial controversies.
45 mins · Sat, 12 Dec 2020
S03 Episode 7
Industrial Revolution Manchester
Professor Alice Roberts explores Manchester's history of protest and revolution during the Industrial Revolution, from Marx to the Suffragettes and the Peterloo massacre.
45 mins · Sat, 19 Dec 2020
