Season 1 • Episode 12
LatestAnne Robinson is joined by the celebrities who championed the ten nominees while the final votes are cast.
Each programme is dedicated to one of the Top Ten Great Britons voted for by the public throughout the last year. Well-known modern-day Briton try to persuade you that their choice is the one to vote for.
Writing
Advocates' increasingly unhinged pitches for their picks.
Production
Dramatic reenactments that aged like milk.
Direction
2002 CGI attempting to make history 'cool'.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 2002 poll sparked actual parliamentary debate about Darwin vs. religious figures, with bishops publicly fuming.
The BBC had to add a disclaimer when viewers tried voting for fictional characters — Guy Fawkes and Sherlock Holmes nearly made the cut.
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