Nicholas Crane
Self - Presenter
TOWN with Nicholas Crane (2011)
Season 2
TOWN with Nicholas Crane is a BBC [documentary] series produced by Tern TV and first broadcast on BBC Two in 2011. It covers various subjects about the history and development of towns in the United Kingdom. The series is presented by geographer Nicholas Crane. Each four-part series covers one town per hour-long episode, and documents the benefits of life in a town as compared with a larger city.
Released July 28, 2011
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.small-town, tmdb.great-britain, tmdb.travel, tmdb.social-cultural-documentary, imdb.hare-krishna
Production Companies: Tern TV
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Oban
Gateway to the spectacular beauty of the Western Isles, the port of Oban is a major rail terminal and ferry port, but is it anything more? Geographer and adventurer Nicholas Crane looks behind the transit-lounge image to find a town with a dramatic past, including a surprising role in the Cold War of the 1960s and a world of adrenalin-fuelled adventure, great seafood, and inspiring scenery.
May 21, 2013, midnight
S2E2 - Saffron Walden
An attractive market town within easy commuting distance of London, Saffron Walden has some of the best preserved medieval architecture in the country. However its heritage is now under threat. Nicholas Crane discovers what gave this town its unique name and how the UK's housing crisis is affecting its future.
May 28, 2013, midnight
S2E3 - Huddersfield
The geographer explores Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, where former prime minister Harold Wilson was born and the place where rugby league is regarded as having been founded. He learns how an out-of-the-way village was transformed into a manufacturing centre during the Industrial Revolution, as well as how it might once again be about to prompt radical changes in the textile business. The presenter learns that the town's residents have a strong sense of identity, and actor Patrick Stewart recalls his childhood in the area.
June 4, 2013, midnight
S2E4 - Enniskillen
Nicholas Crane visits the most westerly town in the UK, Enniskillen.
June 11, 2013, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: July 28, 2011
Last Air Date: June 11, 2013, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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