Michael Wood's Story Of England

Groundbreaking series in which Michael Wood tells the story of one place throughout the whole of English history. The village is Kibworth in Leicestershire in the heart of England - a place that lived through the Black Death, the Civil War and the Industrial Revolution and was even bombed in World War Two.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	Michael Wood's Story Of England
First Air Date	September 21, 2010
Last Air Date	October 28, 2010
Seasons	1
Episodes	6
Episode Runtime	1h 0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United Kingdom
Production Companies	Maya Vision International
Networks	BBC Four

S01E06

Victoria to the Present Day

In this final episode, helped by today's villagers Michael uncovers the secret history of a Victorian village more colourful than even Dickens could have imagined. Recreating their penny concerts of the 1880s, visiting World War I battlefields with the school and recalling the Home Guard, local land girls and the bombing of the village in 1940, the series finally moves into the brave new world of 'homes for heroes' and the villagers come together to leave a reminder of their world for future generations.

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