
Birth of Britain with Tony Robinson
2010-09-01 · 60 min / episode · Not rated
Join Tony Robinson as he ventures into the country's extraordinary and fiery past, revealing how our islands were forged from molten rock, volcanic explosions, ice and seismic upheaval.
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