Robbored Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 Just watched the rather lovely Prof Alice Roberts discussing her home town on C4. She mainly covers the Georgian period and how Bristol grew rich on the back of the slave trade with merchants such as Pinney and Coulson but also covers the chocolate industry led Fry’s. Looks at the Queens Square riots which were the bloodiest in English history. The programme is called Britain’s most historic towns and can be seen via catch up if anyone is interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Robbored said: Just watched the rather lovely Prof Alice Roberts discussing her home town on C4. She mainly covers the Georgian period and how Bristol grew rich on the back of the slave trade with merchants such as Pinney and Coulson but also covers the chocolate industry led Fry’s. Looks at the Queens Square riots which were the bloodiest in English history. The programme is called Britain’s most historic towns and can be seen via catch up if anyone is interested. Think we all forget what a beautiful place Bristol is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 7 hours ago, Robbored said: Just watched the rather lovely Prof Alice Roberts discussing her home town on C4. She mainly covers the Georgian period and how Bristol grew rich on the back of the slave trade with merchants such as Pinney and Coulson but also covers the chocolate industry led Fry’s. Looks at the Queens Square riots which were the bloodiest in English history. The programme is called Britain’s most historic towns and can be seen via catch up if anyone is interested. I recorded it and will try and watch it today. Glad to know it was good although anything with Alice Roberts normally is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erithacus Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Yes, lovely Alice, she's one of our own! The programme was largely centred on the Georgian period, with other notable events thrown in the mix. Bath is often regarded as 'The Georgian City' (and with good reason) but it's less widely known that Bristol has more Georgian history; you will have to travel a bit more to see all of it and perhaps that's why Bath gets the popular vote. However, the architecture is here and the history that binds it is in plentiful supply. It is an important and long-lasting period of our past that we should recognise. Yes, the Triangular Trade is a fundamental part of that and Alice doesn't hold back in telling that story. Clearly the issues are very much in our thoughts even today. But the show certainly lets people know just what sort of great history we have here in our old town. Alice as a native herself (and I'll add myself to this) admits that she didn't realise just how much we have. There is a lot to be proud of (and some that we should remember) in Bristol. If you do happen to have a little spare time then why not take a stroll along the Floating Harbour or look into M Shed museum, or indeed surf the net! We all are guilty of not seeing our city as a visitor would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 On 26/05/2019 at 13:40, Erithacus said: Yes, lovely Alice, she's one of our own! The programme was largely centred on the Georgian period, with other notable events thrown in the mix. Bath is often regarded as 'The Georgian City' (and with good reason) but it's less widely known that Bristol has more Georgian history; you will have to travel a bit more to see all of it and perhaps that's why Bath gets the popular vote. However, the architecture is here and the history that binds it is in plentiful supply. It is an important and long-lasting period of our past that we should recognise. Yes, the Triangular Trade is a fundamental part of that and Alice doesn't hold back in telling that story. Clearly the issues are very much in our thoughts even today. But the show certainly lets people know just what sort of great history we have here in our old town. Alice as a native herself (and I'll add myself to this) admits that she didn't realise just how much we have. There is a lot to be proud of (and some that we should remember) in Bristol. If you do happen to have a little spare time then why not take a stroll along the Floating Harbour or look into M Shed museum, or indeed surf the net! We all are guilty of not seeing our city as a visitor would. We would have had a damn sight more if we hadn’t had Hitler and the sixties town planners ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 52 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: We would have had a damn sight more if we hadn’t had Hitler and the sixties town planners ! There was a 14thC building in Gloucester, knocked down in the 70s. Replaced by some brutalist arse pimple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMWANG50 Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 On 25/05/2019 at 21:58, Robbored said: Just watched the rather lovely Prof Alice Roberts discussing her home town on C4. She mainly covers the Georgian period and how Bristol grew rich on the back of the slave trade with merchants such as Pinney and Coulson but also covers the chocolate industry led Fry’s. Looks at the Queens Square riots which were the bloodiest in English history. The programme is called Britain’s most historic towns and can be seen via catch up if anyone is interested. Random but I once met Alice Roberts (she is pretty hot in the flesh!) at a Shed Seven gig at the Bristol O2 think she's fairly local. A drunken chap in front of us was trying his best to her impress her in the coat queue but failed miserably, :laugh:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 52 minutes ago, TMWANG50 said: Random but I once met Alice Roberts (she is pretty hot in the flesh!) at a Shed Seven gig at the Bristol O2 think she's fairly local. A drunken chap in front of us was trying his best to her impress her in the coat queue but failed miserably, :laugh:. I do like posh birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: I do like posh birds. Prof. Alice Roberts is exceptionally clever and well educated but doesn’t strike me as ‘posh’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markman Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 what programme is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, Markman said: what programme is this? See thread title........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markman Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 28 minutes ago, Robbored said: See thread title........... :laugh: - I did - but cannot find it on the TV when I search for that - will try again ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 34 minutes ago, Markman said: - I did - but cannot find it on the TV when I search for that - will try again ta Despite @Robbored's rather terse response, the title of this thread is not in fact the title of the programme... It is in his post, but is not the same as the thread title. Here you go: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/britains-most-historic-towns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Robbored said: Prof. Alice Roberts is exceptionally clever and well educated but doesn’t strike me as ‘posh’. She'd be posh down our way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 9 hours ago, Major Isewater said: We would have had a damn sight more if we hadn’t had Hitler and the sixties town planners ! Although the raised walkway for pedestrians and cyclists was well ahead of its time and could have been fantastic had it been fully implemented. I think the last bit of it’s gone now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted October 12, 2019 Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 Being repeated on C4 now if anyone`s interested. There is a +1 if you missed the start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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