Birth of Britain with Tony Robinson
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Birth of Britain with Tony Robinson

2010
1 season
3 episodes
Documentary

Join Tony Robinson as he ventures into the country's extraordinary and fiery past, revealing how our islands were forged from molten rock, volcanic explosions, ice and seismic upheaval.

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  • Hidden Volcanoes

    1.Hidden Volcanoes

    01-09-201060m

    Britain has a volcanic past to rival any of the world's current hotspots, and the clues to this explosive prehistory lie beneath some of our most iconic landscapes. Starting out in...

  • Ice Age

    2.Ice Age

    08-09-201060m

    Over the last two-and-a-half million years, Britain has experienced numerous deep freezes that left the land uninhabitable and locked under ice sheets over a mile thick. Tracing th...

  • Gold Rush

    3.Gold Rush

    15-09-201060m

    Gold has been cherished since the dawn of human history and while these islands might be more readily associated with coal or tin, there is a surprising amount of bling lurking in...

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