Britain's First Photo Album

tv show

poster for Britain's First Photo Album

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.

Lyme Regis to Barnstaple poster unavailable

Lyme Regis to Barnstaple

Season 1 - Episode 5 - 0h 29m

Air Date

March 16, 2012

Overview

John Sergeant travels to Dorset in the south-west of England to find out how much has changed since Francis Frith took photos of the county, visiting an ancient watermill in Lyme Regis and Exeter Guildhall's dungeons. He also learns about the techniques required to farm with horses.