Britain's First Photo Album
tv show

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.
Stirling to Falkirk
Season 1 - Episode 8 - 0h 29m
Air Date
March 21, 2012
Overview
John Sergeant continues his journey in the footsteps of Victorian photographer Francis Frith. He visits a remarkable steamship in the western Highlands that has been transporting passengers for more than a century, observes the restoration work carried out at Stirling Castle and tries his hand at traditional Scottish baking.