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In Scotland, Tim and Shane take on Rattray Head in the face of a huge storm, visit the towns of Peterhead, Eyemouth and Stonehaven and fall in love with Banff. Show more
Heritage! The Battle for Britain's Past
Episode 1: From Old Bones to Precious Stones
59 minutes
on BBC Four
Charting the birth of the heritage movement and the first arguments of radical thought which led to legislation to safeguard ancient structures. Show more
Helen Castor reveals how the moment of labour and birth was one of the most dangerous times for a medieval woman, with no antiseptics or anaesthetics available. Show more
Food writer Nigel Slater charts the origins of British sweets and chocolates from medicinal, medieval boiled sweets to the chocolate bars that line the supermarket shelves today. Show more
Lucy Worsley explores the Edwardian era and the golden age of detective fiction between the wars - the time of Dr Crippen, Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock films. Show more
Novelist Andrew Martin presents a documentary examining how the train came to shape the work of writers and film-makers, from Wordsworth and Dickens to The Railway Children. Show more
In Scotland, Tim and Shane take on Rattray Head in the face of a huge storm, visit the towns of Peterhead, Eyemouth and Stonehaven and fall in love with Banff. Show more
Heritage! The Battle for Britain's Past
Episode 1: From Old Bones to Precious Stones
59 minutes
on BBC FourCharting the birth of the heritage movement and the first arguments of radical thought which led to legislation to safeguard ancient structures. Show more
Helen Castor reveals how the moment of labour and birth was one of the most dangerous times for a medieval woman, with no antiseptics or anaesthetics available. Show more
