Name: Walking Through History
Released: 2013-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Tony Robinson

TV Show · Documentary · Travel

Tony Robinson embarks on spectacular walks through some of Britain's most historic landscapes in search of the richest stories from the country's past.

2013 · 47m

Starring Tony Robinson

Director Owen Rodd

EPISODE 1

Frontline Dorset

Tony Robinson heads to Dorset’s stunning Jurassic coast to discover how this tranquil county protected Britain in World War Two.

44 min
EPISODE 2

The Birth of Industry

Tony Robinson walks through the glorious Peak District to reveal how Britain transformed into the industrial powerhouse of the world.

44 min
EPISODE 3

The Tudor Way

Tony Robinson walks through the beautiful countryside of the Weald in Kent and East Sussex to discover its rich Tudor heritage.

44 min
EPISODE 4

Battle in the Glens

Tony Robinson tackles the dramatic west Scotland Highlands to reveal the bloody tale of the Jacobite Uprisings.

43 min
EPISODE 1

The Path to Stonehenge

Tony Robinson heads off for a 45-mile walk across Wiltshire to tell the story of life and death in the last centuries of the Stone Age. His route takes him through the greatest concentration of prehistoric sites in Europe.

43 min
EPISODE 2

Romans in the Lakes

It was 30 years after the Romans invaded Britain that they were ready to take on the challenge of conquering the Lake District. Tony Robinson tracks their 50-mile walk from Penrith past Ullswater to Ambleside and on to the Irish Sea at Ravenglass.

43 min