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Inside the Tower of London

Specials 2020 - 2021

  • 2020-11-11T20:00:00Z on Channel 5
  • 45m
  • 3h (4 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
At 950 years old, the Tower of London is one of the oldest landmarks in Britain and has had many famous residents over the centuries, from Guy Fawkes to the Kray twins. But the only people who live in the ancient stronghold these days are the 37 ‘Yeoman Warders’ – or Beefeaters – who guard the walls and look after the three million visitors who walk through the gates every year.

4 episodes

Highlights of past episodes. The 20th century saw the most executions in the Tower's history, all German spies captured in the two world wars. Suffragette Leonora Cohen took aim at the Crown Jewels. The Tower acts as a site of remembrance.

Compilation focusing on the men and women who guard the Tower, known as the Beefeaters, revealing how they live and work inside the UK's most famous fortress, and what goes on behind the scenes away from the tours and tourists.

Special compilation exploring the Tower of London's reputation as the most terrifying prison in the country, looking back at stories of some of its most famed inmates and their daring escapes.

special compilation edition exploring the Tower of London's dark and infamous past as a place of terror and execution, and revealing how it got its grisly reputation.

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