I Never Knew That About Britain - Season 1

I Never Knew That About Britain - Season 1

Season 1

Network
DatesMar 3, 2014 - Apr 21, 2014

Episodes

Episode 1
Season 1Episode 130 min

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.

Mar 3, 2014
Episode 2
Season 1Episode 230 min

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.

Mar 10, 2014
Episode 3
Season 1Episode 330 min

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.

Mar 17, 2014
Episode 4
Season 1Episode 430 min

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.

Mar 24, 2014
Episode 5
Season 1Episode 530 min

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!

Mar 31, 2014
Episode 6
Season 1Episode 630 min

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?

Apr 7, 2014
Episode 7
Season 1Episode 730 min

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.

Apr 14, 2014
Episode 8
Season 1Episode 830 min

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.

Apr 21, 2014

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