

TV series
Ian Hislop's Olden Days
2014, English, on BBC Two.
Ian Hislop explores the British obsession with the past. He reveals how and why, throughout our history, we have continually plundered 'the olden days' to make sense of and shape the present.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended in 2014
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Latest episode
S1 E3: Green Imagined Land
Aired 23 April 2014
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 9 April 2014
- Last aired
- 23 April 2014
- Network
- BBC Two
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Documentary
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How many seasons of Ian Hislop's Olden Days are there?
Ian Hislop's Olden Days has 1 season and 3 episodes, about 60 minutes each.
Is Ian Hislop's Olden Days finished?
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