Villages by the Sea TV Schedule
Find out what time Villages by the Sea is on TV tonight and this week at the UK TV Listings Guide.
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Villages by the Sea is scheduled to air at these times (may include spoilers):
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Tue 10
Lindisfarne — Villages by the Sea
Archaeologist Ben Robinson examines the history of Lindisfarne, which lies off the Northumberland coast. From what became known as the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, monks spread Christianity to the rest of northern England and created one of Britain's finest treasures - the Lindisfarne Gospels. Viking attacks caused the monks to flee but the village survived and today the community has to share it with thousands of tourists
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Wed 11
Flamborough — Villages by the Sea
Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits the Yorkshire coastal village of Flamborough and discovers its historic chalk buildings. Local historian and archaeologist Andrew Jones shows Ben around Flamborough Tower. Constructed in 1674 and standing 87 feet tall, the tower was built with the purpose of improving ship to shore navigation but would ultimately be used by local law enforcers in a bid to prevent smuggling
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Sat 14
Cley next the Sea — Villages by the Sea
Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits the Norfolk village of Cley next the Sea and finds that due to Dutch settlers in the Elizabethan era, it's not as 'next the sea' as it once was. Ben talks to historian Onyeka Nubia, who reveals that the village was part of a cosmopolitan community that introduced Britain to the canary and even the beer people drink today
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Tue 17
Botallack — Villages by the Sea
Archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers how the Cornish village of Botallack was the centre of the Cornish tin and copper mining industry and supplied a deadly poison to the world. Local resident Paula Nicholls explains how her ancestors, the Boyne family, owned a mine which was involved in a catastrophic explosion in 1893 where 20 men tragically died
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Wed 18
Craster — Villages by the Sea
Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits a small village in Northumberland to find out how the family and village who both share the name Craster have had their lives and fortunes intertwined for over 800 years
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Wed 18
Gorey — Villages by the Sea
Archaeologist Ben Robinson uncovers evidence of the German occupation of the Jersey village of Gorey and the role it played in defending the UK. He meets local historian Phillip Marett, who takes him to the gun tower from where the occupying soldiers could have watched the Battle of Normandy, and hears a first-hand recollection of the liberation of the island
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Sun 22
Tintagel — Villages by the Sea
Archaeologist Ben Robinson uncovers the secrets of Cornwall's Tintagel, famed as the legendary birthplace of King Arthur. Ben discovers Tintagel was potentially more important than London a thousand years ago, based on recent evidence unearthed at an archaeological dig overseen by English Heritage. It was found that over 2,000 people were living here which, at the time, which would have made it the largest settlement anywhere of its kind in Britain
