Season 1 (2004)

3 Billion Years in the Making
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September 29, 2004 • 1h

Beginning in a familiar garden setting, Alan peels back the layers of Britain's varied past. He travels to his native Yorkshire to...Read more

Dinosaurs, Deserts and Volcanoes
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October 6, 2004 • 1h

From Jurassic Oxford to Scotland's Himalayas, Alan explores the secret history hidden in the rocks beneath our feet. He discovers ...Read more

Ice Age
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October 13, 2004 • 1h

Alan gets under the skin of the much misunderstood Neanderthal man, examines relics from the past and discovers that an ice sheet ...Read more

Islands Apart
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October 20, 2004 • 1h

Alan ventures 50 metres below the Channel, scales an ancient tree in the New Forest and stalks red deer in Scotland to tell the st...Read more

Taming the Wild
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October 27, 2004 • 1h

Piecing together clues from the natural and man-made landscape, Alan looks at the dramatic changes that have affected the British ...Read more

Revolution
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November 4, 2004 • 1h

The way of life of many animals was shaped by the industrial age. The canal network not only provided transport for bulk goods, it...Read more

Modern Times
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November 11, 2004 • 1h

Alan tracks down red squirrels in Lancashire, a rare butterfly on the Norfolk Broads and plays with high explosives on the moorlan...Read more

Our Future
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November 18, 2004 • 1h

A Mediterranean climate, an eternal winter or a devastating flood, Alan examines the options for the future of Britain. In the Lak...Read more