Susan Calman's Great British Cities (2024)

Series 1

Susan is embarking on an entertaining journey through time to find and uncover secrets often overlooked, as she delves into the stories of 6 of our great cities and the people who made them.

Released March 8, 2024 Episode 44 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: Daisybeck Studios

Network: 5

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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Susan Calman
Self - Host

S1E1 - Liverpool

Susan uncovers Liverpool's secrets, with an amazing underground labyrinth and a murder that inspired Charles Dickens. She also learns about Beatles manager Brian Epstein and Liverpool FC manager Bill Shankly.

March 8, 2024, midnight

S1E2 - Newcastle

Susan's Geordie adventure uncovers Newcastle's hidden treasures, with strange stories of witch executions, and the hidden tunnel that saved wartime lives.

March 15, 2024, midnight

S1E3 - Cambridge

Susan explores Cambridge, enjoying a punt down the river Cam, finding out why free-roaming cows live in the city centre, and learning of an unusual turf war between well-heeled students and townies.

March 22, 2024, midnight

S1E4 - Leeds

In Leeds, Susan learns about the industrial revolution, and the Leeds West Indian Carnival, and visits the Victorian Town Hall and the Thackray Museum of Medicine.

March 29, 2024, midnight

S1E5 - Glasgow

The history of Susan's home city Glasgow, exploring the world's oldest surviving music hall, the 'Square Mile of Murder' and Mitchell Library. Plus, trailblazers, including female lawyer Madge Easton Anderson.

April 5, 2024, midnight

S1E6 - Bath

Amid Bath's stunning architecture, Susan uncovers the history of the Roman Baths and learns about a 1950s racing scandal and the impact of Nazi air raids.

April 12, 2024, midnight

44 min/ep

268 min

March 8, 2024

April 12, 2024, midnight

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