Amy Garcia travels the River Aire and discovers why the river has seen great battles, and how it has sustainied industry, leisure and religious faith for centuries. Show more

Peter Snow charts the rise and fall of London's docklands, and hears extraordinary stories of gruesome traditions, lost craftsmanship and secretive communities. Show more

Tom Cunliffe explores 200 years of history along the River Trent, and discovers how it has shaped the people and places along its course. Show more

Jon Cuthill learns of the the hunt for an Anglo Saxon settlement destroyed by Willian the Conqueror, and the restoration of vast chalk letters carved into the heath. Show more

Richie Woodhall uncovers the history of Ironbridge, piecing together how the soldiers named on the town's War Memorial would have lived in the early 1900s. Show more

Tom Craine uncovers the rich and colourful history of Glastonbury and its role in some of the most extraordinary events in Britain's history. Show more

Jonathan Foyle sails the River Tamar in Cornwall to discover how mineral wealth shaped the history of this valley. Show more

Shaun Williamson travels length of the Royal Military Canal and discovers how the need to protect and defend the nation shaped peoples' lives. Show more

Stuart Maconie discovers evidence of a Viking past and the importance of the railways to Barrow's industrial heritage on a visit to the Furness Peninsula. Show more

Helen Skelton follows the River Wear to learn how ancient buildings, local tradition, ancient maps and even a river bed can reveal the past. Show more

Rory McGrath travels through Cambridgeshire to learn how a boggy landscape with a filthy river turned into one of Britain's most wealthy counties. Show more