Station:
Channel 5 (GB)
Status:
Running
Start:
2023-07-29
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Greed. Madness. Love. Tragedy… Over the centuries, Buckingham Palace has witnessed it all. Now, Alexander Armstrong reveals the surprising stories hidden behind the walls of Britain's most iconic royal residence.With the help of JJ Chalmers and Raksha Dave, we uncover the scandals of the exclusive balls thrown by its first royal owners, King George III and Queen Charlotte – and reveal how a party-loving prince almost caused the palace to be razed to the ground.We discover the dirty secrets of Queen Victoria's rat-infested living quarters – and hear how heartbreak drove her to abandon the palace. We take cover from the Nazi bombs and relive the moment the palace came within 60 seconds of total destruction and we'll discover exactly how the original royal residents went to the loo.Throughout, an ever-changing CGI floorplan shows how the iconic building has been transformed across the centuries as a long line of monarchs have each made their mark.
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S1E4 - Episode 4
Buckingham Palace witnesses the triumphant, and tragic, final days of the Victorian era, and a new King breathes fresh life into the Palace in the Edwardian era.
Air Date: 19 Aug 2023 15:15 (CDT)
S1E5 - Episode 5
A look at how George V's ascension to the throne in 1910 led to the birth of the House of Windsor. JJ Chalmers discovers how the highly traditional king and Queen Mary were sticklers for stuffy royal etiquette - enforcing a strict dress code and dining with bizarrely outdated formality. Alexander reveals how the First World War made the bombing of Buckingham Palace a very real possibility, so the lake in the garden was drained in an extraordinary effort to make it more difficult for enemy planes to spot.
Air Date: 26 Aug 2023 15:15 (CDT)
S1E6 - Episode 6
The actor examines the history of the residence from just before the outbreak of the Second World War to the present and looks at what the future holds. Raksha Dave examines a memoir written by George VI's family nanny that lifted the lid on the reality of life in the palace, while JJ Chalmers takes cover in an air-raid shelter just like the one in Buckingham Palace's cellar to find out how it survived the Blitz.
Air Date: 02 Sep 2023 15:20 (CDT)