Is Britain's Most Historic Towns coming back?
Britain's Most Historic Towns (2018–present) — travel · history on Channel 4
About Britain's Most Historic Towns
Britain's Most Historic Towns is currently between seasons. The show last aired on December 19, 2020, and no return date has been confirmed. It is not scheduled to return imminently, and viewers will need to wait for further announcements.
This series is a travel and history program that originally premiered on April 7, 2018, on Channel 4. In each episode, Professor Alice Roberts explored Britain's rich past by focusing on a specific town or city, examining a key historical period through detailed storytelling and visual reconstructions. The show aimed to provide an accurate view of life during significant moments in history, often using CGI to recreate the towns in their former glory.
The series featured Alice Roberts as the presenter, with Ben Robinson as the aerial archaeologist. It has a rating of 7.8 on TVMaze and each episode runs for about 60 minutes. The show has produced three seasons, with the most recent episode airing in December 2020.
Britain's Most Historic Towns episode schedule
19 aired
Aired · 19
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| December 19, 2020 | S3·E7 | Industrial Revolution Manchester |
| December 12, 2020 | S3·E6 | Georgian Edinburgh |
| December 5, 2020 | S3·E5 | Glasgow's Age of Steam |
| November 28, 2020 | S3·E4 | Elizabethan Plymouth |
| November 21, 2020 | S3·E3 | Portsmouth - Age of Empire |
| November 14, 2020 | S3·E2 | Restoration London |
| November 7, 2020 | S3·E1 | Medieval Lincoln |
| June 22, 2019 | S2·E6 | Stewart Stirling |
| June 15, 2019 | S2·E5 | Plantagenet Canterbury |
| June 8, 2019 | S2·E4 | Civil War Oxford |
| June 1, 2019 | S2·E3 | Edwardian Cardiff |
| May 25, 2019 | S2·E2 | Georgian Bristol |
| May 18, 2019 | S2·E1 | Wartime Dover |
| May 12, 2018 | S1·E6 | Victorian Belfast |
| May 5, 2018 | S1·E5 | Regency Cheltenham |
| April 28, 2018 | S1·E4 | Tudor Norwich |
| April 21, 2018 | S1·E3 | Norman Winchester |
| April 14, 2018 | S1·E2 | Viking York |
| April 7, 2018 | S1·E1 | Roman Chester |
