Great Britons

7.0(1)|2002-10-20|1 seasons, 12 episodes

Documentary

Overview

Each programme is dedicated to one of the Top Ten Great Britons voted for by the public throughout the last year. Well-known modern-day Briton try to persuade you that their choice is the one to vote for.

Episodes

Series 1(12)

S1E1 · 2002-10-20 · 60m

The Top 100

The top ten is revealed and a debate on the merits of each ensues in the studio.

S1E2 · 2002-10-22 · 60m

Brunel

Jeremy Clarkson argues the case for Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

S1E3 · 2002-10-25 · 60m

Darwin

Did The Origin of Species make Charles Darwin the greatest ever Briton? Andrew Marr makes his case in the Galapagos Islands - where Darwin first witnessed evolution at work.

S1E4 · 2002-10-29 · 60m

Diana

Writer and broadcaster Rosie Boycott makes the case for choosing Diana, Princess of Wales, as the greatest Briton of all time.

S1E5 · 2002-11-01 · 60m

Cromwell

Historian Richard Holmes assesses the achievements of Oliver Cromwell, the military leader whose passionate belief in the rights of the common man saw him sow the seeds of modern-day parliamentary democracy.

S1E6 · 2002-11-05 · 60m

Nelson

Historian and writer Lucy Moore makes the case for choosing Horatio Nelson as the greatest Briton of all time.

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