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Season 1

  • S01E01 Brighton Grand

    • Channel 4

    Matthew Sweet delves into the past of the Brighton Grand hotel, which was home to an engineering milestone and a notorious cross-dresser. It later became the target of a terrorist attack in 1984, when the IRA attempted to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the entire British Cabinet.

  • S01E02 The Savoy

    • Channel 4

    Matthew Sweet reveals the colourful and sometimes scandalous history of the famous lifestyle hotel The Savoy in London's West End, where celebrity guests have included Oscar Wilde and Frank Sinatra.

  • S01E03 The Ritz

    • Channel 4

    Matthew Sweet delves into the secrets of London's famous Ritz Hotel, including the descent into madness of the man who gave it his name.

  • S01E04 Burgh Island

    • Channel 4

    The story of the famous art deco Burgh Island Hotel, situated off the coast of Devon, which inspired several of Agatha Christie's murder mysteries and served as a location for film adaptations. It is also reputed to have been the site of a meeting of Churchill and Eisenhower in the run up to D-Day.

  • S01E05 Claridge's

    • Channel 4

    Matthew Sweet finds out about the history of London hotel Claridge's, where royalty have been known to relax.

  • S01E06 The Midland

    • Channel 4

    Matthew Sweet explores the history of Manchester's Midland hotel, built during the golden age of the railways.