Discover
Original Release
09/08/2010
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Barry Forshaw | Himself - The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction / Himself - Writer and Critic |
| Vic Gatrell | Himself - Historian, Caius College, Cambridge (as Prof. Vic Gatrell) / Self - Historian, Caius College, Cambridge |
| Kris Beuret | Herself - Director, Social Research Associates / Herself - Transport Social Analyst |
| Denis Lawson | Himself - Narrator (voice) / Self - Narrator |
| Dominic Sandbrook | Himself - Historian / Self - Historian |
| Joanna Bourke | Herself - Historian, Birkbeck, London (as Prof. Joanna Bourke) |
| Simon Hoggart | Himself - Guardian Journalist |
| Michael Mansfield | Self - Barrister |
| Simon Heffer | Self - Associate Editor, The Daily Telegraph |
| Mark Carwardine | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The North on a Plate | Wednesday, 08 September 2010 |
| 2 | 1960: Year of the North | Tuesday, 14 September 2010 |
| 3 | When Britain Went Wild | Tuesday, 05 October 2010 |
| 4 | Nordic Noir: The Story of Scandinavian Crime Fiction | Monday, 20 December 2010 |
| 5 | Italian Noir: The Story of Italian Crime Fiction | Monday, 27 December 2010 |
| 6 | The Golden Age of Coach Travel | Wednesday, 05 January 2011 |
| 7 | The Modern Age of Coach Travel | Wednesday, 12 January 2011 |
| 8 | Crime and Punishment: A Good Flogging / The Story of Corporal Punishment | Monday, 04 April 2011 |
| 9 | Crime and Punishment: The Death Penalty / The Story of Capital Punishment | Tuesday, 05 April 2011 |
Directors
Francis Welch, Merryn Threadgold, Sally Thomson, Andy Mosse, Rachel Jardine, Robert Murphy
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Barry Forshaw | Himself - The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction / Himself - Writer and Critic |
| Vic Gatrell | Himself - Historian, Caius College, Cambridge (as Prof. Vic Gatrell) / Self - Historian, Caius College, Cambridge |
| Kris Beuret | Herself - Director, Social Research Associates / Herself - Transport Social Analyst |
| Denis Lawson | Himself - Narrator (voice) / Self - Narrator |
| Dominic Sandbrook | Himself - Historian / Self - Historian |
| Joanna Bourke | Herself - Historian, Birkbeck, London (as Prof. Joanna Bourke) |
| Simon Hoggart | Himself - Guardian Journalist |
| Michael Mansfield | Self - Barrister |
| Simon Heffer | Self - Associate Editor, The Daily Telegraph |
| Mark Carwardine | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| Richard Beeching | Himself - Director of British Railways (archive footage) |
| Lesley Hall | Herself - Senior Achivist, Wellcome Library (as Dr. Lesley Hall) |
| John Aizlewood | Himself - Journalist |
| Colin Divall | Himself - Transport Historian |
| Andrew Hussey | Himself - Presenter |
| Giuliana Pieri | Herself - Senior Lecturer in Italian, Royal Holloway, University of London (as Dr Giuliana Pieri) |
| Robert Lambert | Himself - Nottingham University |
| John-Henri Holmberg | Himself - Publisher and Critic |
| Maxim Jakubowski | Himself - Publisher, MaxCrime |
| Andrew Bulmer | Himself - Photographer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Michael Poole | Executive Producer |
| Catherine McCarthy | Executive Producer |
| Ben Southwell | Producer |
| Francis Welch | Producer |
| Merryn Threadgold | Producer |
| Andy Hall | Producer |
| Nariman Massoumi | Producer |
| Sally Thomson | Producer |
| Rachel Jardine | Producer |
| Robert Murphy | Producer |
Editors
Dan Lincoln, Rick Holbrook, Colette Hodges, James Pounce, Chris Mallett, Tony Doyle
