Britain's Most Historic Towns: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Britain's Most Historic Towns (2018): Travel, History. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

Story and premise
In this unique take on British history, Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's rich and varied past through the stories of individual towns and cities. In each programme Alice studies one key period in history by delving into the secrets of a historic town that encapsulates the era, providing an accurate impression of what life was really like at key moments in our turbulent past. At the climax of each programme, cutting-edge CGI reveals the entire historic town in all its former glory.
Series details
- Title: Britain's Most Historic Towns
- Format: Documentary
- Language: English
- Genres: Travel, History
- Premiere date: 2018-04-07
- Status in TVmaze: Running
- Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
- TVMaze ID: 35849
- IMDb ID: tt8251758
- TVDB ID: 345903
Cast and credited roles
- Alice Roberts — Presenter
- Ben Robinson — Aerial Archaeologist
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2018-04-07; final listed air date 2018-05-12; episode order: 6.
- Season 2: premiered 2019-05-18; final listed air date 2019-06-22; episode order: 6.
- Season 3: premiered 2020-11-07; final listed air date 2020-12-19.
Source and licence
Adapted from Britain's Most Historic Towns 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.


