Episode list

Villages by the Sea

Botallack

Sun, Sep 11, 2022
Archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers how the Cornish of Botallack was the centre of the Cornish tin and copper mining industry and supplied a deadly poison to the world.
8.2 /10
Ravenglass

Sun, Sep 04, 2022
The quiet village of Ravenglass in the Lake District's National Park played a strategic role in the Roman empire, as archaeologist Ben Robinson finds out.
8 /10
Gorey

Sun, Sep 11, 2022
Archaeologist Ben Robinson uncovers evidence of the German occupation of the Jersey village of Gorey and the role it played in defending the UK.
8 /10
Flamborough

Sun, Sep 11, 2022
Archaeologist, Ben Robinson visits the Yorkshire coastal village of Flamborough and discovers its historic chalk buildings.
7.8 /10
Cley next the Sea
Archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers how Dutch settlers in the 1500s transformed the Norfolk village of Cley next the Sea.
7.8 /10
Tintagel

Sun, Sep 11, 2022
Archaeologist Ben Robinson uncovers the secrets of Cornwall's Tintagel, famed as the legendary birthplace of King Arthur.
8.2 /10
Craster

Sun, Sep 11, 2022
Ben Robinson visits Northumberland's Craster to find out how a family who shares the name have had their lives and fortunes intertwined with the village for over 800 years.
0 /10
Orford

Sun, Sep 11, 2022
Archaeologist Ben Robinson unearths the Suffolk village of Orford's history of defending the British Isles.
0 /10
Parkgate

Sun, Sep 11, 2022
Ben Robinson explores Parkgate, on the estuary of the River Dee in Cheshire. The village is landlocked due to the estuary's shifting silt. But 250 years ago, it was a bustling harbour.
7.6 /10
Laxey

Sun, Sep 11, 2022
Ben Robinson visits Laxey on the Isle of Man to discover what drew Victorians to the tourist destination.
0 /10

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