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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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