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94 Read All About It! Fleet Street, London
Season 1 Episode 94
In this episode Neil takes us along one of London’s most celebrated and infamous streets, the place that became a byword for the British Press - Fle…
3 years, 10 months ago
93 The Ultimate Desert Island, Les Ecrehous, Channel Islands.
Season 1 Episode 93
In this episode Neil takes us to a set of three tiny spellbinding islands, shimmering with crystal clear water and pristine white sand – his ultimate…
3 years, 10 months ago
92 The Cold War, Orford Ness, Suffolk
Season 1 Episode 92
In this episode, as the Cold War and the threat of nuclear Armageddon sends a terrifying chill around the world Neil heads to Orford Ness in Suffolk.…
3 years, 10 months ago
91 Hitler Occupies British Territory, Channel Islands
Season 1 Episode 91
In this episode we come face to face with a chilling reminder of just how close Hitler came to conquering Britain. During World War 2 he got a toe-ho…
3 years, 10 months ago
90 D-Day, Devon
Season 1 Episode 90
In this episode Operation Overlord is go as Allied troops begin practicing for D-Day.
The plans to invade and liberate Europe are drawn up with amphib…
3 years, 11 months ago
89 Winston Churchill, Blenheim Palace
Season 1 Episode 89
In this episode we meet Winston Churchill, a man who has helped define the British Isles: a luminary figure, complex, charismatic and inspirational. …
3 years, 11 months ago
88 - Building To Rule the Waves, Clydebank
Season 1 Episode 88
In this episode we hear the deafening roar of industry and see the spark fly as some of the world’s great ships are built. We’re on the banks of the …
3 years, 11 months ago
87 A graveyard beneath the sea, Scapa Flow
Season 1 Episode 87
In this episode we set sail with Neil to visit one of the world’s great natural harbours, Scapa Flow in Orkney. This vast harbour is a beautifully bl…
3 years, 11 months ago
86 Remembering the Dead, The Cenotaph
Season 1 Episode 86
In this episode we are walking down Whitehall, one of London’s most famous streets, to remember the dead of the First World War.
Fabian Ware joined th…
4 years ago
85 Your Country Needs You! World War I
Season 1 Episode 85
In this episode Horatio Herbert Kitchener, the secretary of state for war, declares, Your Country Needs You!
The First World War meant that Britain ha…
4 years ago