Brick By Brick: Rebuilding Our Past

Dan Cruickshank and Charlie Luxton uncover the incredible hidden stories behind historic buildings as they are dismantled brick by brick, and meticulously resurrected in new locations. Dan and Charlie follow the reconstruction of one of Britain's earliest aviation buildings: Claude Grahame-White's watchtower.

Dan Cruickshank and Charlie Luxton follow the construction of a fully working coal-fired Edwardian fish and chip shop at Beamish Museum. Charlie helps with the refurbishment of one of the world's oldest surviving frying ranges and gets a horse-drawn fish and chip cart back on the road. Meanwhile, Dan discovers the surprising origins of our national dish.

A mysterious medieval building on the quayside at Haverfordwest was dismantled 30 years ago by young apprentices. Charlie Luxton helps those same men reconstruct the seemingly fortified vaulted house at the Welsh National History Museum. Dan Cruickshank sets out to discover what the building actually was and uncovers stories of wealthy merchants, pirates and the English invasion of South Wales.