Name: The Hairy Bikers' Pubs that Built Britain
Released: 2016-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Simon King, David Myers

TV Show · Reality · Travel

Simon and David travel all over Britain finding little-known pubs, inns, and taverns full of extraordinary history, speaking to landlords, locals, and experts for insider stories.

2016 · 28m

Starring Simon King, David Myers

Director Graham Dixon

EPISODE 1

Yorkshire

Si and Dave head to Yorkshire itching for a 17th century fight and learn about the bloodiest battle of the English Civil War, the Battle of Marston Moor.
EPISODE 2

The Lake District

David takes Si on a pub tour around the Lake District, following in the footsteps of poets Wordsworth and Coleridge. They try out negus, a wine-based drink from the late 1800s.
EPISODE 3

Manchester

Si and Dave visit historic Manchester pubs from the heart of the city's industrial revolution. They discover politics and plotting were once rife in a Middleton back room during the early 1800s.
EPISODE 4

Cornwall

In Cornwall, Si and Dave step back into the 1700s to visit pubs at the centre of an illegal smuggling industry. The find a smugglers' tunnel in the tiny fishing village of Polperro.
EPISODE 5

Liverpool

A trip to Liverpool to see pubs where John Lennon and other 1960s music idols drank before they became famous.
EPISODE 6

Lincolnshire

Si and Dave explore the important heritage of British WWII pubs in a region known as Bomber County. They meet veterans and visit the Bluebell Inn, a pub that served the heroic Dambuster Squadron.