Time Team Special: Lost Dock of Liverpool (2008) - FULL EPISODE
Added 2024-09-12 12:28:10 +0000 UTCIn the final Classic Special for Patreon in the current run, we shine a spotlight on 2008's European Capital of Culture: Liverpool.
In preparation for this major event, the city undertook a huge redevelopment around the historic docks, affording the opportunity for incredible new archaeological discoveries.
We discover how the city rose from a provincial backwater to a global port at the heart of the British Empire.
It's a bittersweet story of great engineering innovations and maritime triumphs, mixed with the darker aspects of the slave trade, which are still visible in key landmarks of the city today.
So take the ferry across the Mersey, as Tony is joined by a long-haired digger in Liverpool, for this fascinating story...
Comments
Very interesting programme. And Helen was clearly heavily pregnant during the making of it.
Martin Packer
2024-09-22 10:20:30 +0000 UTCI enjoyed this documentary so much,thank you Time Team
Richard Kaskeski
2024-09-14 17:56:39 +0000 UTCI found the archaeology and the social history story fascinating. And despite all the massive money made by the few the character of Liverpool was always about the workers.
Brenda
2024-09-13 11:18:58 +0000 UTCExcellent !
Dinah
2024-09-13 03:43:37 +0000 UTCThis is one of my all-time favourites. And my 19th and 20th century ancestors are from Liverpool 💜
Wessex-Wyvern
2024-09-12 16:24:13 +0000 UTC“A long-haired digger”… 😁
Julianne Ture
2024-09-12 16:12:20 +0000 UTC
