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S2 E3 Edwardian Cardiff

Documentary

12+

43 minutes

4 Jan 2024

Professor Alice Roberts tells the story of Cardiff, Britain’s most Edwardian town, and a place that grew rich selling the fuel that powered the British Empire.

Season 2, 6 Episodes

Britain's Most Historic Towns - Wartime Dover

Professor Alice Roberts tells the story of the British town whose tale is entwined with the story of World War II like no other: Dover.

Britain's Most Historic Towns - Georgian Bristol

Georgian Bristol,

Professor Alice Roberts tells the story of a town whose story reveals the secrets of the Georgian era like no other place in Britain: Bristol.

Britain's Most Historic Towns - Edwardian Cardiff

Edwardian Cardiff,

Professor Alice Roberts tells the story of Cardiff, Britain’s most Edwardian town, and a place that grew rich selling the fuel that powered the British Empire.

Britain's Most Historic Towns - Civil War Oxford

Civil War Oxford,

Professor Alice Roberts tells the story of the Civil War by studying the history of Oxford, a city that was under siege during the battles that would change British warfare forever.

Britain's Most Historic Towns - Plantagenet Canterbury

Plantagenet Canterbury,

From the Stuarts to the Edwardians and from the Civil War to World War II, we reveal history through the story of a single town: Canterbury.

Britain's Most Historic Towns - Stuart Stirling

Stuart Stirling,

We visit Britain’s most Stuart town, Stirling. For more than 200 years it was the home of the Scottish Royals, who would become all-powerful. After taking the English throne they would go on to create Great Britain.

Details

Britain's Most Historic Towns

Documentary

12+

2 Seasons

44 minutes

From the Vikings to the Victorians, the Romans to the Tudors, this series studies a key period in British history by telling the story of six historic towns. Alice Roberts visits historic sites.

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