Series One
Episode Guide
Six walks through the moments that shaped Britain.
These are sample episodes illustrating the series format — final Series One locations and transmission dates to be confirmed.
Dover — Rome’s Gateway
Gary and Steve stand where Claudius’s legions first came ashore in AD 43, tracing the line from the Roman lighthouse still standing on the cliffs to the medieval castle built centuries later on the same commanding ground. Gary is convinced the castle came first. It did not.
Starting point: Dover Castle · Roman PharosLiverpool — Empire’s Dock
A walk along the Albert Dock and beyond into the story of a port that once handled a huge share of the world’s trade — and the harder history of what, and who, was carried through it. Steve doesn’t let the view off the hook.
Starting point: Royal Albert DockWarwick — Siege and Stone
Inside the walls of one of England’s great medieval fortresses, Gary and Steve piece together a siege from the arrow slits, the mound, and the moat — and Gary attempts, unsuccessfully, to work a trebuchet.
Starting point: Warwick CastleBath — Romans, Georgians and the Waters
From the steaming Roman baths to the Georgian crescents built on their reputation, a city built twice around the same hot spring, eighteen centuries apart.
Starting point: The Roman BathsPortsmouth — D-Day’s Departure
Standing on the same slipways where thousands embarked in June 1944, Gary and Steve trace the harbour’s transformation into the launchpad for the liberation of Europe.
Starting point: Portsmouth Historic DockyardYork — Vikings, Walls and Railways
Beneath the medieval walls and the Minster lies a Viking street plan that never really left. Gary insists a passing train is “basically a Viking longship.” Steve disagrees, at length.
Starting point: York City Walls