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The four-part series covers one town per hour-long episode, and it documents the benefits of life in a town as compared with a larger city. The series will return in late May 2013.
The four-part series covers one town per hour-long episode, and it documents the benefits of life in a town as compared with a larger city. The series will return in late May 2013.


==Episodes==
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==Series 1==
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| 1 || "[[Oban]]" || 21 May 2013 || Nicholas visits Oban, "a bustling ferry port clinging to the western side of Scotland that most people pass by with barely a sideways glance".
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| 2 || "[[Huddersfield]]" || 28 May 2013 || Nicholas visits the Yorkshire town of Huddersfield.
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| 3 || "[[Enniskillen]]" || 4 June 2013 || Nicholas visits the lakeside Northern Ireland town of [[Enniskillen]].
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| 4 || "[[ Saffron Walden]]" || 11 June 2013 || Nicholas presents the town of Saffron Walden, [[Essex]].
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Revision as of 12:30, 21 May 2013

Town with Nicholas Crane
GenreDocumentary
Created byTern Television
Presented byNicholas Crane
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerSam Anthony
ProducerIshbel Hall
Running time60 min (approx.)
Original release
NetworkBBC
Release28 July –
18 August 2011
Related
Coast

TOWN with Nicholas Crane is a BBC documentary series first broadcast on BBC Two in 2011. It covers various subjects about the history and development of four towns in Britain. The series is presented by presenter and geographer Nicholas Crane. The show is a spin-off of the TV series Coast

The four-part series covers one town per hour-long episode, and it documents the benefits of life in a town as compared with a larger city. The series will return in late May 2013.

Episodes

Series 1

Episode Title Original airdate Summary
1 "Ludlow" 28 July 2011 Nicholas sees the remote Shropshire town of Ludlow and the many treasures there.
2 "Scarborough" 4 August 2011 Nicholas visits the Yorkshire town of Scarborough. He investigates the highs and lows of the holiday town.
3 "Perth" 11 August 2011 Nicholas discovers the Scottish town of Perth. He explains how the town wants to become a city, and visits its celebration of 800 years as a royal burgh.
4 "Totnes" 18 August 2011 Nicholas presents the town of Totnes in Devon, a transition town.


Series 2

Episode Title Original airdate Summary
1 "Oban" 21 May 2013 Nicholas visits Oban, "a bustling ferry port clinging to the western side of Scotland that most people pass by with barely a sideways glance".
2 "Huddersfield" 28 May 2013 Nicholas visits the Yorkshire town of Huddersfield.
3 "Enniskillen" 4 June 2013 Nicholas visits the lakeside Northern Ireland town of Enniskillen.
4 "Saffron Walden" 11 June 2013 Nicholas presents the town of Saffron Walden, Essex.