Britain's First Photo Album

tv show

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10 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired March 12, 2012

Overview

Britain’s First Photo Album traces the extraordinary achievement of the pioneering Victorian photographer Francis Frith and his team. Frith embarked upon a colossal project to photograph as much of Great Britain as possible during the second half of the 19th century. In this series John Sergeant sets out to follow in Francis Frith’s footsteps to find out more about ‘Britain’s First Photo Album’ and celebrate our shared past.

Isle of Wight to Stonehenge poster unavailable

Isle of Wight to Stonehenge

Season 1 - Episode 4 - 0h 29m

Air Date

March 15, 2012

Overview

In this episode John Sargeant's journey begins on the Isle of Wight, where he will be visiting one of the oldest theme parks in the world, sampling the wares of a Hampshire brewing town and using early photographs to prove that Stonehenge has not stood as we know it for quite as long as we might imagine.