Archaeologist Julian Richards explores how and why towns take shape, using the evidence still present in their streets and buildings. 5: Winchester. The Anglo-Saxon capital of the Kings of Wessex still features Canute, Alfred and even Arthur among its attractions But Winchesterwas ultimately replaced by London as the focus of Norman power. In a journey from the banks of the River Itchen to the Cathedral nave, via King Alfred's final resting place in a leisure centre car park, Richards explores how the map has been shaped by Roman engineering, old kings' bones and the Black Death, producer John Byrne