Season 1
- 1Britannia25 May 2012
- 2Tribes to Nations1 Jun 2012
- 3The Norman Yoke8 Jun 2012
- 4The Great Rising15 Jun 2012
- 5Lost Worlds and New Worlds20 Jul 2012
- 6The Age of Revolution27 Jul 2012
- 7Industry and Empire3 Aug 2012
- 8Modern Britain10 Aug 2012
Narrated by Michael Wood. Looking at history through the eyes of ordinary people. Rulers and royals, lords and ladies have all had their say down the centuries, what were the last 1,600 years like for everyday Britons?