Britain's Most Historic Towns

In Chester, Alice enjoys a Roman feast, checks out an extraordinary archaeological find deep underground and explores a radical theory on the Romans' plans for the city.

In York, Alice takes part in a Viking battle and meets the metal detectorists behind one of the UK's greatest archaeological discoveries.

In Winchester, Alice storms a castle in chain mail and investigates the origins of modern surgery.

Professor Roberts learns about religious intolerance in the United Kingdom's most Tudor city, experiencing humiliating Tudor justice and uncovering the origins of Norwich City Football Club's canary.

In Cheltenham, Prof Alice Roberts attends a period society ball, investigates social hierarchy and explores the Regency fondness for enemas.

Alice Roberts visits the shipyards that built the Titanic in Belfast, the UK's most Victorian city. She also gets locked up in the Crumlin Road jail and learns about etiquette in the 19th century.