#1 | 02.11.2023Episode 1 (Culross)
Ben Robinson visits Culross, a stunning 17th-century village that was a major centre for Scottish coal mining and the first underwater sea coal shaft in the world.
#2 | 03.11.2023Episode 2 (Port Carlisle)
Ben Robinson explores the remains of a lost harbour in Port Carlisle, a once-thriving port that hoped to rival Liverpool.
#3 | 09.11.2023Episode 3 (Cushendall)
Ben Robinson travels to Cushendall in Northern Ireland to explore the Curfew Tower and schoolhouse, built by its forward-thinking 19th-century merchant landlord.
#4 | 10.11.2023Episode 4 (Holkham)
Ben Robinson makes an amazing discovery at Norfolk’s Holkham estate – its lost medieval village, seen for the first time since its disappearance 200 years ago.
#5 | 16.11.2023Episode 5 (Solva)
Ben Robinson discovers some of the impressive and well-preserved lime kilns in Solva, Wales, and learns how this industry helped feed a growing nation.
#6 | 17.11.2023Episode 6 (Beer)
Ben Robinson heads to Beer, Devon, home to beer stone, which has been quarried since Roman times and used in many of England's cathedrals and iconic buildings.
#7 | 23.11.2023Episode 7 (Seaton Sluice)
Ben Robinson travels to Seaton Sluice, home to the notorious Delaval family and the site of a past bottle works that shaped the village.
#8 | 24.11.2023Episode 8 (Porthgain)
Ben Robinson unearths the past of Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, built for its industry exporting slate, then brickwork, then finally stone used for the nation’s roads.
#9 | 07.12.2023Episode 9 (Greyabbey)
Ben Robinson unearths the ancient history of Greyabbey on beautiful Strangford Loch.
#10 | 14.12.2023Episode 10 (Johnshaven)
Ben Robinson travels to Johnshaven, a once-important Scottish fishing village that diversified into the flax and jute trade when its skilled sailors were press-ganged into the Royal Navy.