Fish N’Chips

Find out how this popular dish became synonymous with British cuisine

Tea

We Brits are well known for our devotion to this herbal infusion. Discover why having a nice cuppa has become such a cornerstone of British culture.
Sea

Explore the sea’s effect on British history; from the Roman Invasion to the Channel Tunnel.
Freedom

Our history is a dramatic story of rebellions, civil wars and revolutions which has enshrined our freedom and made us who we are today
Fighting The French

Presenters Dan Snow, Anna Keay and Laurence Westgaph discover that There’s nothing we Brits enjoy more than a good scrap with our Galic neighbours.
Roots

So many things have given us our roots; just imagine a Britain without a cuppa or a city without terraced houses or TV.
Living on an Island

Join presenters Dan Snow, Anna Keay and Laurence Westgaph to find out how Britain; a small, water-logged country became a dominating global force.
Struggle

The national stereotype says that we Brits put up with anything from bad food to terrible weather… but is this true?
Political Moderation

Presenters Dan Snow, Anna Keay and Laurence Westgaph explore the key events that shaped our constitution
Ingenuity

We can’t claim to have invented the wheel, but we did discover gravity and electricity to name but a few.
Fish N’Chips

Presenters Dan Snow, Anna Keay and Laurence Westgaph find out how this popular dish became synonymous with British cuisine