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Victoria to the Present Day

The story of one village across all of English history concludes with a look at Victorian concerts, WWI battlefields and the 1940 bombing of Kibworth.

Groundbreaking series in which Michael Wood tells the story of one place throughout the whole of English history. The village is Kibworth in Leicestershire in the heart of England - a place that lived through the Black Death, the Civil War and the Industrial Revolution and was even bombed in World War Two.

In this final episode, helped by today's villagers Michael uncovers the secret history of a Victorian village more colourful than even Dickens could have imagined. Recreating their penny concerts of the 1880s, visiting World War I battlefields with the school and recalling the Home Guard, local land girls and the bombing of the village in 1940, the series finally moves into the brave new world of 'homes for heroes' and the villagers come together to leave a reminder of their world for future generations.

1 hour

Last on

Fri 8 Apr 2022 02:05

Music Played

  • Ennio Morricone

    The Falls (The Mission)

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Presenter Michael Wood
Writer Michael Wood

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