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S01E03 - "Green Imagined Land"
Aired on Apr 23, 2014, 8:00 PM
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Ian Hislop explores the British obsession with the past. He reveals how and why, throughout our history, we have continually plundered 'the olden days' to make sense of and shape the present.
Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)
E1
Heroes for All Times
Documentary series in which Ian Hislop explores the British trait of obsession with the past. Here he examines King Arthur and King Alfred.
Apr 9, 2014
60 min
E2
Forward into the Past
In this episode, Ian shows how the Victorians turned to the Middle Ages to make sense of their era of progress.
Apr 16, 2014
60 min
E3
Green Imagined Land
In the final episode of the series, Ian looks at the rural olden days - Britain's idealised vision of the countryside.
Apr 23, 2014
60 min
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