Anita visits a haunted village and a luxury hotel loved by Agatha Christie.
Anita Rani explores the coastline of South Wales, visiting the beaches where Henry Tudor fled into exile during the Wars of the Roses, and Malcolm Campbell broke the 150mph land speed record in 1925. In Llansteffan, Anita discovers that the ancient livelihood of cockling is still alive and well, and she also visits the place where a wireless message was sent over water for the first time and meets the granddaughter of Dylan Thomas.
Anita Rani presents a guide to the coastline of Eastern Scotland, including the world's oldest sea-washed lighthouse and Second World War fortifications in the Firth of Forth. She also discovers how the Scottish crown jewels were smuggled out of Dunottar Castle, and how Sir Walter Scott used a royal visit in 1822 to reinvent the idea of Scotland.
Yorkshire and Northumberland: Anita explores explores a shipwreck in Whitby to Vikings on Lindisfarne
Anita Rani returns to travel across the country and discover the remarkable secret history of Britain's beaches. She begins in Cornwall, a county renowned for its 420 miles of glorious coastline. At Porthcurno beach, Anita uncovers the hidden story of ingenious Victorian engineering buried beneath the golden sand, and how this remote spot remains central to Britain's global communications.
Anita Rani explores the Kent coast, beginning her journey on the beaches of Hythe and Dymchurch, where she visits an unusual architectural feature designed to keep Napoleon at bay. Deep within Dover Castle, Anita uncovers a secret wartime operation that enabled the biggest rescue in British history, and she concludes her journey in the artistic mecca of Margate, learning of a love story that fired the great painter JMW Turner.
Anita Rani explores the beaches of her childhood in Lancashire. In Blackpool, she discovers the stories behind the famous tower and ballroom, and takes a spin on the oldest operating ride in Europe. At Lytham St Annes, she learns of a dramatic sea rescue and how the worst RNLI lifeboat disaster inspired the world's first street charity collection.
Along the stunning Welsh coastline, Anita explores the legends of Harlech Castle, the last invasion of Britain, the ancient coracle, and a leisure revolution in Rhyl