BBC One 2019 - 5 seasons 37 eps NR Returning series

Villages by the Sea

2019 - 5 seasons 37 eps NR

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29 min

S5 · E1 · Nov 4, 2024

Runswick Bay Episode 1

Archaeologist Ben Robinson is in North Yorkshire, exploring how idyllic Runswick Bay was once a place of great danger, despite attracting tourists and inspiring artists.

29 min

S5 · E2 · Nov 11, 2024

Seahouses Episode 2

Archaeologist Ben Robinson casts his eye over the village of Seahouses in Northumberland, where he discovers how the lethal rocks offshore have been both a blessing and a curse.

29 min

S5 · E3 · Nov 18, 2024

St Margaret's Episode 3

On a visit to the white cliffs of the Kent coast, Ben Robinson learns how an exclusive retreat for the rich and famous suddenly became 'Hellfire Corner' during World War II.

29 min

S5 · E4 · Nov 27, 2024

St Agnes Episode 4

Archaeologist Ben Robinson investigates how a Cornish gem of a village became a world-famous centre of tin mining where people made and lost huge fortunes.

29 min

S5 · E5 · Dec 9, 2024

Bucklers Hard Episode 5

Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits the tiny Hampshire village that had a huge role in building ships for Nelson's victorious fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar.

29 min

S5 · E6 · Dec 16, 2024

St Bees Episode 6

In Cumbria, on the edge of the Lake District, Ben Robinson finds signs of early Christian pilgrims, while a 500-year-old house turns out to be the birthplace of an Elizabethan VIP.

6 episodes in Season 5

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Villages by the Sea