Pick of the day: Robson Green finds out how modern Britain was shaped
Tales From Northumberland With Robson Green is on at 8pm on ITV
New series in which Robson Green travels the length and breadth of his home county to discover how it has helped shape modern Britain. In this opening episode he visits the remote Farne Islands, where he encounters thousands of angry Arctic terns and endures a sleepless night in a lighthouse.
He also learns about the history of the port of Seahouses and meets a man who is the third generation in his family to run boat trips to the Farnes.