- 6/2/2012 19:30 Britain's Heritage Heroes
Series 1. Episode 1/15 - New series. John Craven and Jules Hudson travel across Britain meeting people dedicated to saving the nation's historic homes, national monuments, last wilderness, industrial landscapes and traditional foods, crafts and animals.
Beginning in the North Pennines, the duo meet skilled engineers passing on their knowledge to the next generation in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, and volunteers in Nenthead, Cumbria, fighting to keep alive memories of the mining industry
- 7/2/2012 19:30 Britain's Heritage Heroes
Series 1. Episode 2/15 - John Craven and Jules Hudson meet people working to preserve the heritage of Cumbria, including a group trying to maintain community spirit following the closure of a local post office and shop. The presenters also learn about restoration work being carried out on the Lowther Estate near Penrith
- 8/2/2012 19:30 Britain's Heritage Heroes
Series 1. Episode 3/15 - John Craven and Jules Hudson visit the Lancaster canal in Lancashire, where work is being carried out by volunteers, before travelling to West Yorkshire to find out how a textile mill in Halifax is being given a new lease of life. On the way they meet a variety of artists, drystone wallers and traditional ice-cream makers who are preserving their areas' heritage
- 9/2/2012 19:30 Britain's Heritage Heroes
Series 1. Episode 4/15 - John Craven and Jules Hudson travel across Yorkshire and Derbyshire. They visit a steelworks in Sheffield fighting for survival, examine an unusual monument in Haslingden, Lancashire, and meet one of the last pole lathe turners left
- 10/2/2012 19:30 Britain's Heritage Heroes
Series 1. Episode 5/15 - On the final leg of this week's journey, John Craven and Jules Hudson travel to Derbyshire, where they each try to learn heritage skills in the Peak District. They make artisan bread and a traditional fingerpost sign, before exploring The Crescent hotel in Buxton
- 13/2/2012 19:30 Britain's Heritage Heroes
Series 1. Episode 6/15 - John Craven and Jules Hudson explore the northern Welsh-English border, meeting the people trying to maintain the traditions of Cheshire and Denbighshire, including town criers and gooseberry growers. Plus, they examine the area's printworks and heather moorlands
- 14/2/2012 19:30 Britain's Heritage Heroes
Series 1. Episode 7/15 - Jules Hudson and John Craven visit Powys and Shropshire as they continue to discover how people around Britain are working to preserve their regional heritage. They meet a travelling brick-maker and a family making traditional Cheshire cheese, and learn how volunteers hope to secure the futures of a workhouse in Llanfyllin and peat bogs at Whixall Moss, on the Welsh border
- 15/2/2012 19:30 Britain's Heritage Heroes
Series 1. Episode 8/15 - John Craven and Jules Hudson visit historical sites along the border between England and Wales, discovering threats to natural, archaeological and architectural heritage, and how such problems are being tackled. In Shropshire they explore the restoration of Stiperstones miners cottages, as well as a woman's efforts to give Stokesay Court a bright future
- 16/2/2012 19:30 Britain's Heritage Heroes
Series 1. Episode 9/15 - John Craven and Jules Hudson continue their tour of Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, where they visit a rare breed pig farm, examine an effigy with an interesting story and join residents of Grosmont, who are organising themselves after losing their local school
- 17/2/2012 19:30 Britain's Heritage Heroes
Series 1. Episode 10/15 - John Craven and Jules Hudson journey around the Forest of Dean and into the Welsh valleys, where they learn about the mining traditions that are being preserved in some communities, despite many pit closures during the 1980s. They also meet a freeminer who is trying to draw in the crowds with an underground experience, and visit a memorial hall that is being saved for locals to enjoy
- 20/2/2012 19:30 Britain's Heritage Heroes
Series 1. Episode 11/15 - Jules Hudson and John Craven travel from Dorset to Somerset as they begin their journey across south-west England. Along the way, the duo sample some of the area's cider brandy, discover the story of twine, and attend a party at Illminster carnival, where they witness a show-stopping performance
- 21/2/2012 19:30 Britain's Heritage Heroes
Series 1. Episode 12/15 - John Craven and Jules Hudson meet more people helping to preserve Britain's heritage. They visit the nation's last oak bark tannery, meet a woman who has built a traditional sailing boat from scratch and learn how a youth club in Dorchester is finding new ways to tell stories from the past
- 22/2/2012 19:30 Britain's Heritage Heroes
Series 1. Episode 13/15 - Jules Hudson and John Craven explore efforts to preserve Devon's heritage. They try their hands at traditional farming with shire horses, learn about the craft of cob building and find out how two historic homes are being used by their local communities
- 23/2/2012 19:30 Britain's Heritage Heroes
Series 1. Episode 14/15 - Jules Hudson and John Craven continue their exploration of the south-west coast, meeting the volunteers of the Heritage Heroes and Heroines of Devon, who endeavour to keep the area's military history alive. The presenters also learn about the efforts of a group of re-enactors at Brixham trying to preserve the future of an anti-aircraft battery
- 24/2/2012 19:30 Britain's Heritage Heroes
Series 1. Episode 15/15 - During the final part of their journey along the south-west coast, Jules Hudson and John Craven reach Cornwall, where they meet creative people at a studio in St Ives and try to speak Cornish. They also set sail on a historic ship that has been restored so the public can learn about its maritime past. Last in the series
