Britain's Most Historic Towns S3E3: Portsmouth - Age of Empire
- Aired: 2020-11-21
- Time: 19:45:00
- Runtime: 60 minutes
Overview
Professor Alice Roberts visits Portsmouth to investigate the history of the Royal Navy, uncovering some uncomfortable truths behind the myth surrounding Lord Horatio Nelson and getting first-hand experience of what life would have been like in the heat of battle at Trafalgar. She also visits an archaeological dig on Burrow Island and a lantern show at the New Theatre Royal, and discovers the brutal punishments doled out for even minor offences by the Victorian penal system.