Ben Robinson
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Series SeasonSeason 4 episodes2023
Villages by the Sea
Season 4
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Episodes
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Episode 128 min2023-11-02
Culross
Ben Robinson visits Culross, a stunning 17th-century village that was a major centre for Scottish coal mining and the first underwater sea coal shaft in the world.
Episode 228 min2023-11-03
Port Carlisle
Ben Robinson explores the remains of a lost harbour in Port Carlisle, a once-thriving port that hoped to rival Liverpool.
Episode 328 min2023-11-09
Cushendall
Ben Robinson travels to Cushendall in Northern Ireland to explore the Curfew Tower and schoolhouse, built by its forward-thinking 19th-century merchant landlord.
Episode 428 min2023-11-10
Holkham
Ben Robinson makes an amazing discovery at Norfolk’s Holkham estate – its lost medieval village, seen for the first time since its disappearance 200 years ago.
Episode 528 min2023-11-16
Solva
Ben Robinson discovers some of the impressive and well-preserved lime kilns in Solva, Wales, and learns how this industry helped feed a growing nation.
Episode 628 min2023-11-17
Beer
Ben Robinson heads to Beer, Devon, home to beer stone, which has been quarried since Roman times and used in many of England's cathedrals and iconic buildings.
Episode 728 min2023-11-23
Seaton Sluice
Ben Robinson travels to Seaton Sluice, home to the notorious Delaval family and the site of a past bottle works that shaped the village.
Episode 828 min2023-11-24
Porthgain
Ben Robinson unearths the past of Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, built for its industry exporting slate, then brickwork, then finally stone used for the nation’s roads.
Episode 929 min2023-12-07
Greyabbey
Ben Robinson unearths the ancient history of Greyabbey on beautiful Strangford Loch.
Episode 1029 min2023-12-14
Johnshaven
Ben Robinson travels to Johnshaven, a once-important Scottish fishing village that diversified into the flax and jute trade when its skilled sailors were press-ganged into the Royal Navy.