Roman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts

  • Premiered: Feb 2026
  • Episodes: 6
  • Followers: 3
  • Running
  • Channel 4
  • Saturday at 21
  • Documentary

Seasons:

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Season 1
1x1
Pompeii: A City Alive
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 07, 2026
All aboard as Alice starts her journey in glorious Naples. And then Pompeii - with some ingenious engineering, an examination of the lives of enslaved people and one of Rome's mysterious cults.
1x2
I'm Spartacus
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 14, 2026
Alice takes a train to Herculaneum, where she braves hand-dug tunnels to search for priceless scrolls. In Capua, she tracks down a secret cult and learns about the lives of gladiators.
1x3
What Have the Etruscans Ever Done for Us?
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 21, 2026
Alice digs into stories behind Rome's world-famous ancient landmarks and the Roman empire's debt to the Etruscans. In Florence, it's time for cocktails.
1x4
The Streets of Turin
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 28, 2026
In Parma, Alice discovers ancient gems. In Turin, she learns all about Roman bread and all-action Hollywood before catching a train up and across the Alps with Hannibal on her mind.
1x5
The Rome of France
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 14, 2026
In Nimes, Alice keeps running into crocodiles, amazing Roman engineering, and landmarks that are better than anything else outside of Rome. Then she hops on a train to Spain.
1x6 Season finale
New Carthage
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 21, 2026
On the final leg of her journey, from Tarragona to Cartagena, Alice learns how the Romans conquered Spain and gained control of the entire Mediterranean.

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