Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Whiteley Village And William Whiteley | 20080802 | The village was built for deserving pensioners by the philanthropist William Whiteley. David McKie explores some of Britain's most evocative spots and their local heroes |
| 02 | Irthlingborough And Charles Weston | 20080809 | David McKie explores some of Britain's most evocative spots and their local heroes. In the early 20th century, American movie director Charles Weston based his studios in Irthlingborough and made seven gory war films, all featuring the locals as extras. David arrives for a regular public screening of Weston's 1913 film about the Battle of Waterloo, with a piano accompaniment. American movie director Charles Weston based his studios in Irthlingborough. |
| 04 | Spaxton And The Prince Of Love | 20080816 | This idyllic Somerset village was home to the 19th-century Agapemone community. David McKie explores some of Britain's most evocative spots and their local heroes |
| 05 | Nevern And The Showgirl | 20080823 | David McKie explores some of Britain's most evocative spots and their local heroes. A visit to a village pub in Pembrokeshire unearths the story of its former landlady, the extraordinary Pamela Cushla le Poer Davidson. Her colourful adventures included performing as a nude trapeze artist in Soho and fleeing from the unwelcome advances of Hitler's Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. A village pub in Pembrokeshire boasts a remarkable former landlady. |