London: 2000 Years of History

London: 2000 Years of History

2019•45m•7.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(1)

History series telling the glorious and gory story of the city's rise to power.

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Production

Voltage TV

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

March 5, 2019

Last Aired

March 26, 2019

Networks

5

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2019-03-05

Dan Jones discovers the ruins of Roman Londinium.

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2019-03-12

Dr Suzannah Lipscomb is granted access to view artefacts from Henry VIII's pleasure palace.

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2019-03-19

The hosts arrive as the Great Fire almost wipes the city out.

Episode 4

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2019-03-26

As the team reaches the 20th century, Dan Jones heads in search of the origins of London's vast suburbia, then explores how Crossrail will propel the capital into the future.

Cast

Suzannah Lipscomb

Suzannah Lipscomb

Self - Presenter

Rob Bell

Rob Bell

Self - Presenter

Dan Jones

Dan Jones

Self - Presenter

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