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I Never Knew That About Britain

2014 1 season 8 eps

Season 1

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Season 1

30 min

S1 · E1 · Mar 3, 2014

Episode 1 Episode 1

Tonight we celebrate the unsung heroes of Britain. People who, for one reason or another, haven't received the global recognition that rightly deserve.

30 min

S1 · E2 · Mar 10, 2014

Episode 2 Episode 2

Paul Martin becomes a 12th century human loo in a journey of discovery about how the British invented the toilet. Suzannah Lipscomb reveals the humble beginnings of the toothbrush from a prison cell, and Steve Mould heads down a 4000 year-old mine in Wales to dig out a substance that changed the world.

30 min

S1 · E3 · Mar 17, 2014

Episode 3 Episode 3

Paul Martin heads to the ‘Centre of London’ - the point to which all distances are measured from. Suzannah Lipscomb jumps on a horse to reveal why we drive on the left and Steve Mould discovers a great British invention that has gone on to save millions of lives across the world.

30 min

S1 · E4 · Mar 24, 2014

Episode 4 Episode 4

Paul Martin reveals the surprising beginnings of the traditional tiered Wedding cake. Suzannah Lipscomb visits a graveyard for the iconic British red phone box, and Steve Mould reveals how a man from Ditherington changed the skylines of cities across the globe.

30 min

S1 · E5 · Mar 31, 2014

Episode 5 Episode 5

Paul Martin heads to Bathgate in Scotland to uncover the birthplace of the oil industry and the world’s first oil tycoon. Suzannah Lipscomb learns how a 17th century coffee house gave birth to the London Stock Exchange, and Steve Mould heads to Sheffield to reveal one man’s invention that’s used across the world and beyond!

30 min

S1 · E6 · Apr 7, 2014

Episode 6 Episode 6

Tonight the team uncover some strange myths. Paul Martin heads to Hartlepool on the trail of a monkey legend. Suzannah Lipscomb hunts for the most expensive gold on the planet, and Steve Mould asks - will we ever fly to work?

30 min

S1 · E7 · Apr 14, 2014

Episode 7 Episode 7

Paul Martin uncovers the secret British pioneer that invented the world’s first aeroplane. Suzannah Lipscomb investigates if a man from Bristol gave America its name, and Steve Mould reveals a forgotten inventor by stepping into the limelight.

30 min

S1 · E8 · Apr 21, 2014

Episode 8 Episode 8

Paul Martin reveals the man who put an engine on a bicycle and changed the world forever. Suzannah Lipscomb reveals the heartbreak that paved the path to the industrial revolution, and Steve Mould uncovers the crazy invention that makes life infinitely better for 80,000 of us a year in Britain.

8 episodes in Season 1

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I Never Knew That About Britain, anchored by Paul Martin, explores Britain’s rich and surprising history, unearthing eccentric characters and stories from Britain’s past and celebrating some of the greatest technological, artistic, scientific and political achievements of the British people. Based on the bestselling book series by Christopher Winn, Paul will be joined by science presenter, Steve Mould, and British historian and broadcaster, Suzannah Lipscomb. From traffic lights to the humble toilet, from the flying bike to the skyscraper, the trio of presenters travel the length of Great Britain to reveal the unusual stories and meet the people connected with them. Across eight episodes, I Never Knew That About Britain is an entertaining cornucopia of all the things you never knew about Britain.

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Cast

3 people

Paul Martin

Self - Presenter

Also in

Hacker Time

Suzannah Lipscomb

Self - Presenter

Also in

The House of Eliott

Steve Mould

Self - Presenter

Total runtime 2h 56m · Episode length 22 min · Type Talk show

Show info

Premiered

March 3, 2014

Final episode

April 21, 2014

Status

Ended

Network

ITV1

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Talk show

Episode length

22 min

Total runtime

2h 56m

Original language

English

Production

O

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Production

United Kingdom

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Spoken on screen

English

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