Secrets of Great British Castles

Dan Jones heads to the south-east of England to explore the turbulent history of Dover Castle. He reveals that Henry II ordered its construction not only as a statement of royal power, but also out of guilt for the murder of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170. Dan discovers how a vast network of tunnels was used to defend the castle, including underground barracks built during the Napoleonic Wars and a nuclear bunker created during the Cold War

Today · Wednesday, 2 September 7 airings
03:40
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S1 E1 · Dover Castle
04:25
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S1 E2 · Tower of London
05:10
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S1 E3 · Warwick Castle
14:00
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S1 E4 · Caernarfon Castle
15:00
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S1 E5 · Stirling Castle
16:00
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S1 E6 · Carrickfergus Castle
17:00
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S2 E1 · Edinburgh Castle
Tomorrow · Thursday, 3 September 7 airings
03:40
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S1 E5 · Stirling Castle
04:25
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S1 E6 · Carrickfergus Castle
05:10
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S2 E1 · Edinburgh Castle
14:00
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S2 E2 · Cardiff Castle
15:00
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S2 E3 · York Castle
16:00
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S2 E4 · Leeds Castle
17:00
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S2 E5 · Lancaster Castle
Friday, 4 September 4 airings
03:40
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S2 E3 · York Castle
04:25
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S2 E4 · Leeds Castle
05:10
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S2 E5 · Lancaster Castle
15:00
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S2 E6 · Arundel Castle
Saturday, 5 September 3 airings
03:40
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S2 E6 · Arundel Castle
11:00
Sky History 2
S2 E5 · Lancaster Castle
12:00
Sky History 2
S2 E6 · Arundel Castle