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.
12 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
2002
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Episodes
Episode 1 • Oct 20, 2002
The top ten is revealed and a debate on the merits of each ensues in the studio.
Episode 2 • Oct 22, 2002
Jeremy Clarkson argues the case for Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Episode 3 • Oct 25, 2002
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.
Episode 4 • Oct 29, 2002
Writer and broadcaster Rosie Boycott makes the case for choosing Diana, Princess of Wales, as the greatest Briton of all time.
Episode 5 • Nov 01, 2002
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.
Episode 6 • Nov 05, 2002
Historian and writer Lucy Moore makes the case for choosing Horatio Nelson as the greatest Briton of all time.
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