Britain on Film with Tony Robinson: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This unique series narrated by Sir Tony Robinson uses home movie archive to reveal life in 20th Century Britain as never seen before. From the Blitz to the Beatles, the last days of steam trains and working canal boats to royal coronations, these filmmakers captured everything. Each episode is devoted to the decades of the Thirties, World War Two, The Fifties and ending with the roaring Sixties.

Series details

• Title: Britain on Film with Tony Robinson
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2021-08-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-09-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 52 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 82645
• TVDB ID: 441322

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-08-25; final listed air date 2021-09-15; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Britain on Film with Tony Robinson on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.