Britain's Most Historic Towns (2018)

Name: Britain's Most Historic Towns
Genre: Documentary, History
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Alice Roberts

Documentary · History

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.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (223 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Alice Roberts Self - Presenter

Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

7.83 avg 6 episodes 8.0 → 7.8 47 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Roman Chester	8.0	55
2	Viking York	7.9	43
3	Norman Winchester	7.7	37
4	Tudor Norwich	7.8	34
5	Regency Cheltenham	7.8	29
6	Victorian Belfast	7.8	24

Season 2 (2019)

7.28 avg 6 episodes 7.4 → 7.8 48 min avg

Rebound

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Wartime Dover	7.4	23
2	Georgian Bristol	6.1	25
3	Edwardian Cardiff	7.5	18
4	Civil War Oxford	7.1	19
5	Plantagenet Canterbury	7.8	22
6	Stewart Stirling	7.8	17

Season 3 (2020)

7.81 avg 7 episodes 8.0 → 7.9 47 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Medieval Lincoln	8.0	22
2	Restoration London	7.3	21
3	Portsmouth - Age of Empire	8.0	24
4	Elizabethan Plymouth	8.1	18
5	Glasgow - Age of Steam	7.9	16
6	Georgian Edinburgh	7.5	16
7	Industrial Revolution Manchester	7.9	17

Britain's Most Historic Towns (2018)

Cast

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