The Story of a City

Find out about the story of a city. From its humble beginnings as a small farming village, watch it grow into a Roman fortress town, a Viking trading centre and a medieval cathedral city. Watch it burn down, be rebuilt, suffer bomb damage in World War Two, then become a modern metropolis.


Each title in The Story of… series features a stunning visual sequence in which the same viewpoint is held over time – sometimes minutes or hours, sometimes thousands of years — while the events unfold dramatically before our eyes. History is brought to life as never before. You can follow the story of a castle, the life of a dinosaur, a famous volcanic eruption, the events during an earthquake — and more.