About this season
Series looking at British coastal villages, that have often been on the front line of history.
Episodes (6)
1. Runswick Bay
Aired 4 November 2024 • 28 min
Archaeologist Ben Robinson is in North Yorkshire, exploring how idyllic Runswick Bay was once a place of great danger, despite attracting tourists and inspiring artists.
2. Seahouses
Aired 11 November 2024 • 29 min
Archaeologist Ben Robinson casts his eye over the village of Seahouses in Northumberland, where he discovers how the lethal rocks offshore have been both a blessing and a curse.
3. St Margaret's
Aired 18 November 2024 • 29 min
On a visit to the white cliffs of the Kent coast, Ben Robinson learns how an exclusive retreat for the rich and famous suddenly became 'Hellfire Corner' during World War II.
4. St Agnes
Aired 27 November 2024 • 29 min
Archaeologist Ben Robinson investigates how a Cornish gem of a village became a world-famous centre of tin mining where people made and lost huge fortunes.
5. Bucklers Hard
Aired 9 December 2024 • 29 min
Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits the tiny Hampshire village that had a huge role in building ships for Nelson's victorious fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar.
6. St Bees
Aired 16 December 2024 • 28 min
In Cumbria, on the edge of the Lake District, Ben Robinson finds signs of early Christian pilgrims, while a 500-year-old house turns out to be the birthplace of an Elizabethan VIP.