Series synopsis
Kevin McCloud's Listed Britain is a British documentary television series that premiered on More4 on May 13, 2026. It stars Kevin McCloud and Ben Miles.
Kevin will travel the length and breadth of the country to uncover the stories behind some of Britain’s most remarkable buildings and structures, exploring why places as diverse as Coventry Cathedral and the Penguin Pool at London Zoo have been judged worthy of the highest level of protection.
This is heritage with the doors thrown open, as Kevin is invited into parts of these structures the public never normally sees, as he meets the people who care for them and gets hands-on himself.
Premise
Kevin will travel the length and breadth of the country to uncover the stories behind some of Britain’s most remarkable buildings and structures, exploring why places as diverse as Coventry Cathedral and the Penguin Pool at London Zoo have been judged worthy of the highest level of protection.
This is heritage with the doors thrown open, as Kevin is invited into parts of these structures the public never normally sees, as he meets the people who care for them and gets hands-on himself.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kevin McCloud as Self - Presenter
- Ben Miles as Self - Voice over
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 5 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | May 13, 2026 | June 11, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Kevin McCloud raises Tower Bridge and descends into its Victorian engine rooms, and enters a church beneath which 1500 years of London's history lie buried. In the oldest continuously working theatre in the English-speaking world, Kevin tries out a piece of stage machinery that's still operating after more than two centuries. |
May 13, 2026 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Kevin goes behind the scenes at Chatsworth House, and visits Castell Coch, the Marquess of Bute's Victorian gothic fantasy, complete with painted monkeys and medieval extravagance. Kevin also takes a look at the Palace of Westminster, one of the nation's treasured icons, but now badly in need of repair. |
May 20, 2026 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Kevin looks at six listed places where saving heritage meant a great deal of hard work from ordinary people campaigning, rebuilding, restoring and refusing to give up. The programme features a pioneering Georgian villa outside Edinburgh, Newport Transporter Bridge, a medieval timber hall, and a church saved from the Reformation. |
May 27, 2026 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | More4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 13, 2026 |
| Last aired | May 27, 2026 |
| Status | continue |