Villages by the Sea

BBC Two Wales HD

4:45 PM to 5:15 PM

Thursday 26 September

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Archaeologist Ben Robinson examines the history of Walberswick, the former medieval port on the Suffolk coast, which is now a favourite retreat for writers, artists and day trippers. For centuries the village lurched from prosperity to poverty and in medieval times a bitter battle for supremacy was fought against the neighbouring port of Dunwich