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Great Britons

Great Britons

2002 ★ 7.0 1 Seasons Documentary

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Overview

Each programme is dedicated to one of the Top Ten Great Britons voted for by the public throughout the last year. Well-known modern-day Briton try to persuade you that their choice is the one to vote for.

Episodes

Seasons 1

Seasons 1

The Top 100

S01E01 2002-10-20

The Top 100

The top ten is revealed and a debate on the merits of each ensues in the studio.

Brunel

S01E02 2002-10-22

Brunel

Jeremy Clarkson argues the case for Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Darwin

S01E03 2002-10-25

Darwin

Did The Origin of Species make Charles Darwin the greatest ever Briton? Andrew Marr makes his case...

Diana

S01E04 2002-10-29

Diana

Writer and broadcaster Rosie Boycott makes the case for choosing Diana, Princess of Wales, as the g...

Cromwell

S01E05 2002-11-01

Cromwell

Historian Richard Holmes assesses the achievements of Oliver Cromwell, the military leader whose pa...

Nelson

S01E06 2002-11-05

Nelson

Historian and writer Lucy Moore makes the case for choosing Horatio Nelson as the greatest Briton o...

Shakespeare

S01E07 2002-11-08

Shakespeare

Actress Fiona Shaw explores the author's identity and applauds him for writing about life in a way...

Elizabeth I

S01E08 2002-11-12

Elizabeth I

Consigned to the Tower of London in her youth, Elizabeth I survived to turn Britain into a world po...

Newton

S01E09 2002-11-15

Newton

Isaac Newton is best remembered for the story of the falling apple - the inspiration for his theory...

Lennon

S01E10 2002-11-19

Lennon

First with the Beatles, then as a solo star, John Lennon revolutionised 20th-century music. Jonatha...

Churchill

S01E11 2002-11-22

Churchill

In the summer of 1940, Britain looked to Prime Minister Winston Churchill to stem the imminent inva...

The Greatest of Them All

S01E12 2002-11-24

The Greatest of Them All

Anne Robinson is joined by the celebrities who championed the ten nominees while the final votes ar...

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