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Britain's First Photo Album

Britain's First Photo Album

2012 1 Seasons 10 Episodes ⭐ 0.0

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Chelsea to Tower Bridge

This round-Britain trip begins in London, where John Sergeant will meet the first ever lady Chelsea Pensioner, find out

EP 2

Gravesend to Broadstairs

John Sergeant travels along the North Kent coast from Gravesend to Broadstairs and finds out how much it has changed sin

EP 3

Reigate to Hythe

Using the old photographs as his guide, John Sergeant will be visiting the remains of Frith's home in Reigate and travel

EP 4

Isle of Wight to Stonehenge

In this episode John Sargeant's journey begins on the Isle of Wight, where he will be visiting one of the oldest theme p

EP 5

Lyme Regis to Barnstaple

John Sergeant travels to Dorset in the south-west of England to find out how much has changed since Francis Frith took p

EP 6

Newport to Gloucester

John Sergeant travels from Newport to Gloucester as he continues his exploration of the stories behind the pictures take

EP 7

Liverpool to Blackpool

John Sergeant meets members of a Liverpool photographic society that traces its roots back to Victorian photographer Fra

EP 8

Stirling to Falkirk

John Sergeant continues his journey in the footsteps of Victorian photographer Francis Frith. He visits a remarkable ste

EP 9

Hartlepool to Whitby

John Sergeant's journey continues along the north-east coast of England and begins in Hartlepool, Co Durham, where he se

EP 10

Chesterfield to Eyam

John Sergeant travels to Derbyshire, where he visits Francis Frith's home town of Chesterfield and ascends the famous tw

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John Sergeant

John Sergeant

Self - Presenter