England's Villages : An Extraordinary Journey Through Time- Dr Ben Robinson

What is a village? How did they come into existance and why are we still building new ones?Take a charming and unexpected journey in the excellent company of Dr Ben Robinson, expert archaeologist.

Join him in visiting villages from prehistoric and Roman times, throughout medieval England, to today's urban villages. Discover how landowners, governments and communities have shaped villages, why village greens and ponds exist, and the real meaning behind village names like Bunny, Yelling, Lover, Great Snoring and Slaughter.