Britain's Most Historic Towns

Alice Roberts explores Georgian Edinburgh's finest architecture, the origins of `Auld Reekie', the roots of modern Scottishness, and some dark imperial controversies.

Alice Roberts explores Glasgow's age of steam, from lethal diseases and industrial injury to genteel tea rooms, football at Celtic Park, and the beautiful Loch Katrine.

Alice Roberts visits Elizabethan Plymouth, exploring the story of England's `Golden Age', from Sir Francis Drake to the Spanish Armada, piracy, theft, and the slave trade.

Alice explores Nelson's dark side, the heat of the battle at Trafalgar, the role of the Navy in the British Empire, and the lives of Portsmouth's sex workers.

Alice is in London, as she attempts to make sense of the world-changing events during the short but eventful Restoration period. She learns the violent and vengeful truth behind Charles II's carefully crafted public image.

Alice is in Lincoln, getting to grips with life in medieval England. She visits the magnificent cathedral that was once the tallest building in the world and re-lives the battle at Lincoln Castle.