Sunday 25 May, 8:20pm - 8:55pmon U&Yesterday

Villages by the Sea

Name: 9:25pm - Villages by the Sea
Start: 2025-05-25T20:25:00Z
End: 2025-05-25T20:55:00Z
Location: U&Yesterday

Series 3: Laxey

Situated on the eastern coast of the Isle of Man, the village of Laxey is known today as a tourist destination, but as archaeologist Ben Robinson finds out, it wasn't the beaches and the mountains that attracted Victorian tourists, but an engineering marvel - the biggest waterwheel in the world.

Category: Documentary / History
Original air date: 05/09/2022

Cast and crew

Dr Ben RobinsonHost

Upcoming broadcasts

Today, 4:45pmon BBC Two
Series 2 Episode 1
Today, 4:45pmon BBC Two HD
Series 2 Episode 1
Tomorrow, 4:45pmon BBC Two
Series 3
Tomorrow, 4:45pmon BBC Two HD
Series 3
Sunday 25 May, 8:55pmon U&Yesterday
Series 3
Sunday 25 May, 9:25pmon U&Yesterday
Series 3