Taking a 'bottom-up' view of history by exploring everyday lives of the nations ordinary people.
Tony Robinson's History of Britain (Season 1)
The Tudors (Episode 1) 5.0
Air date: 2020-01-04
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: 1485 to 1603 We find out how clothes were made and food prepared, a look at life during the reign of Tudor king Henry VIII.
Victorians (Episode 2) 5.0
Air date: 2020-01-11
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: 1837 to 1901 We meet a 13 year old girl that worked in a factory making matches and follow the journey of a woman that worked down the mines.
The Georgians (Episode 3) 5.0
Air date: 2020-01-18
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: 1714 to 1837 We follow the tail of a sailor attempting to leave behind his scurvy existence for a Tahitian girl and a gin entrepreneur who fell foul of the law.
Second World War (Episode 4) 5.0
Air date: 2020-01-25
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: 1939 to 1945 We explore Bethnal Green's ordeal during the blitz and find out why Maisie's father was punished for his resistance in Guernsey.
