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The Hairy Bikers: Pubs That Built Britain

  • 2016
  • Ended
  • Documentary
  • ~29m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 8.0/10

The Hairy Bikers take their charm and humour on the road as they encounter brilliant, eccentric and fascinating people across Britain whose lives surround the nation’s pubs. Their epic journey will take them into the secret world of the pubs that made Britain. From the first Roman taverns, to Anglo Saxon alehouses which sprung up in peoples’ homes, and the travelers Inns providing respite for a more mobile population, they’ll reveal the fascinating story of how Britain’s pubs evolved - but also tells a bigger story of Britain itself.

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  1. E1. Yorkshire

    Apr 18, 2016 · 29m

    The fascinating history hidden in Britain's boozers. Si and Dave visit a Yorkshire pub believed to have been drunk dry by troops in the English Civil War.

  2. E2. The Lake District

    Apr 19, 2016 · 29m

    Dave takes Si on a pub tour of his Lake District home patch, following in the footsteps of the poets Wordsworth and Coleridge. On the way, they sample negus - a wine-based drink from the late 1800s - and battle it out in a traditional pub competition to find out who 'The Biggest Liar' is.

  3. E3. Manchester

    Apr 20, 2016 · 29m

    The history hidden in Britain's boozers. Si and Dave take a Manchester pub crawl to uncover historic boozers once at the heart of the city's industrial revolution.

  4. E4. Cornwall

    Apr 21, 2016 · 29m

    The history hidden in Britain's boozers. Si and Dave visit Cornwall, where they discover pubs that were at the centre of an illegal industry in the late 1700s - smuggling!

  5. E5. Lincolnshire

    Apr 22, 2016 · 29m

    The history hidden in Britain's boozers. Si and Dave visit 'Bomber County', Lincolnshire, on a mission to discover the importance of the county's pubs in World War II.

  6. E6. Liverpool

    Apr 25, 2016 · 29m

    The Hairy Bikers get groovy in Liverpool as they take a tour of some swinging 60s pubs. They meet John Lennon's drinking buddies and perform on stage at the Cavern.

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Cast

Simon King

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David Myers

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