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Ian Hislop's Olden Days
Ian Hislop explores how the British look to 'the olden days' to make sense of the present.
Ian Hislop's Olden Days Episodes
3. Green Imagined Land
Ian Hislop explores the British trait of obsession with the past. He looks at the rural olden days - Britain's idealised vision of the countryside.
08-06-2021
BBC 2
Forward Into The Past
Ian Hislop explores the British trait of obsession with the past. He shows how the Victorians turned to the Middle Ages to make sense of their era of progress.
02-06-2021
BBC 2
Heroes For All Times
Documentary series in which Ian Hislop explores the British trait of obsession with the past. Here he examines King Arthur and King Alfred.
25-05-2021
BBC 2