Walking Through History

Tony Robinson goes for a walk through some of Britain's beautiful and historic landscapes. Tony kicks off the series with a 40-mile walk through the glorious Peak District, along the Derwent Valley, where the world's industrial revolution was born. This is a journey that reveals how Britain trans...

Tony's walk takes him back to 1940 when the sleepy county of Dorset became the frontline in the war against Hitler. His five-day, 60-mile walk along the Jurassic coast reveals the county's hidden World War II story. Starting by the defences on Chesil Beach, Tony's journey encompasses stunning sce...

Tony Robinson hikes 45 miles through the Weald in Kent and the Downs of East Sussex to discover the area's rich and surprising Tudor heritage. At the impressively preserved Penshurst Place, author Philippa Gregory helps Tony relish the fate of the Grand Duke of Buckingham at the hands of the youn...

In the final episode of the series Tony takes on a tough four-day trek through the Kintail region of the west Scottish Highlands to discover the story of the Jacobite uprisings of the early 1700s. On three occasions, Highland armies, assisted by the French and the Spanish, attempted to overthrow ...