Susan Calman's Great British Cities

Series 1

6 episodes · Mar 8, 2024

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  • Liverpool
    S1E1

    Liverpool

    Mar 8, 202444m

    Susan uncovers Liverpool's secrets, with an amazing underground labyrinth and a murder that inspired Charles Dickens. She also learns about Beatles manager Brian Epstein and Liverpool FC manager Bill Shankly.

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  • Newcastle
    S1E2

    Newcastle

    Mar 15, 202444m

    Susan's Geordie adventure uncovers Newcastle's hidden treasures, with strange stories of witch executions, and the hidden tunnel that saved wartime lives.

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  • Cambridge
    S1E3

    Cambridge

    Mar 22, 202445m

    Susan explores Cambridge, enjoying a punt down the river Cam, finding out why free-roaming cows live in the city centre, and learning of an unusual turf war between well-heeled students and townies.

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  • Leeds
    S1E4

    Leeds

    Mar 29, 202445m

    In Leeds, Susan learns about the industrial revolution, and the Leeds West Indian Carnival, and visits the Victorian Town Hall and the Thackray Museum of Medicine.

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  • Glasgow
    S1E5

    Glasgow

    Apr 5, 202445m

    The history of Susan's home city Glasgow, exploring the world's oldest surviving music hall, the 'Square Mile of Murder' and Mitchell Library. Plus, trailblazers, including female lawyer Madge Easton Anderson.

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  • Bath
    S1E6

    Bath

    Apr 12, 202445m

    Amid Bath's stunning architecture, Susan uncovers the history of the Roman Baths and learns about a 1950s racing scandal and the impact of Nazi air raids.

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