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Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

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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.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Oct 20, 2002
Network: BBC Two

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12 hrs

12 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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20021 Season60m episodes7.0

Documentary

TMDB7.0

Votes1

Your rating

Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

About

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet.

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E1 · Airs Oct 20, 2002 · 1h 0m
The Top 100
The top ten is revealed and a debate on the merits of each ensues in the studio.
E2 · Airs Oct 22, 2002 · 1h 0m
Brunel
Jeremy Clarkson argues the case for Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
E3 · Airs Oct 25, 2002 · 1h 0m
Darwin
Did The Origin of Species make Charles Darwin the greatest ever Briton? Andrew Marr makes his case in the Galapagos Islands - where Darwin first witnessed evolution at work.
E4 · Airs Oct 29, 2002 · 1h 0m
Diana
Writer and broadcaster Rosie Boycott makes the case for choosing Diana, Princess of Wales, as the greatest Briton of all time.
E5 · Airs Nov 1, 2002 · 1h 0m
Cromwell
Historian Richard Holmes assesses the achievements of Oliver Cromwell, the military leader whose passionate belief in the rights of the common man saw him sow the seeds of modern-day parliamentary democracy.
E6 · Airs Nov 5, 2002 · 1h 0m
Nelson
Historian and writer Lucy Moore makes the case for choosing Horatio Nelson as the greatest Briton of all time.
E7 · Airs Nov 8, 2002 · 1h 0m
Shakespeare
Actress Fiona Shaw explores the author's identity and applauds him for writing about life in a way that all could understand.
E8 · Airs Nov 12, 2002 · 1h 0m
Elizabeth I
Consigned to the Tower of London in her youth, Elizabeth I survived to turn Britain into a world power. Michael Portillo argues the case for the queen as being the most remarkable leader this country has ever had.
E9 · Airs Nov 15, 2002 · 1h 0m
Newton
Isaac Newton is best remembered for the story of the falling apple - the inspiration for his theory of gravity. Historian Tristram Hunt argues, however, that there was much more to Newton than this.
E10 · Airs Nov 19, 2002 · 1h 0m
Lennon
First with the Beatles, then as a solo star, John Lennon revolutionised 20th-century music. Jonathan Creek's Alan Davies celebrates an icon for the post-war generation who communicated in a universal language - pop music.
E11 · Airs Nov 22, 2002 · 1h 0m
Churchill
In the summer of 1940, Britain looked to Prime Minister Winston Churchill to stem the imminent invasion by Hitler's forces. Since he fulfilled his destiny and led Britain to victory, Mowlam proposes Churchill as the greatest Briton.
E12 · Airs Nov 24, 2002 · 1h 0m
The Greatest of Them All
Anne Robinson is joined by the celebrities who championed the ten nominees while the final votes are cast.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Oct 20, 2002
Network: BBC Two

Time to finish

12 hrs

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