Venice

Venice

Available on Prime Video, BBC Select
S1 E2: The romantic watery wonderland of Venice was actually built on a swamp. Despite this, it became one of the most powerful places in Medieval Europe. Historian Dr Michael Scott and history fanatic Alexander Armstrong delve beneath the city's famous canals. They uncover the reason why Venice is slowing sinking and try to work out what, if anything, can be done to save it.