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.

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Liverpool to Blackpool

Season 1 - Episode 7 - 0h 29m

Air Date

March 20, 2012

Overview

John Sergeant meets members of a Liverpool photographic society that traces its roots back to Victorian photographer Francis Frith. He also visits one of the world's first shopping malls in Bolton, and discovers how Blackpool grew into one of Britain's favourite holiday destinations.