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Britain's First Photo Album

Britain's First Photo Album

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.

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Returning Series

Original Name

Britain's First Photo Album

First Air Date

March 12, 2012

Last Air Date

March 23, 2012

Seasons

1

Episodes

10

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S01E10

Chesterfield to Eyam

John Sergeant travels to Derbyshire, where he visits Francis Frith's home town of Chesterfield and ascends the famous twisted spire. He also explores a medieval country house near Bakewell and enjoys a flutter at the races in Nottingham.

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