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Secrets Of The Tower Of London

White Tower from across the river.
Courtesy of Historic Royal Places
White Tower from across the river.

Airs Sunday, June 7, 2020 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + PBS Video App

Standing guard over its city for nearly 1,000 years, the Tower of London has been a royal castle, a prison, a place of execution and torture, an armory and the Royal Mint.

"Secrets Of The Tower Of London," goes behind the tower’s ancient walls, exposing its stories, unlocking doors to rooms never before seen on television, talking to the people who do stealth jobs in the edifice and revealing little-known facts about this English icon.

PBS unmasks the real-life drama and intrigue hidden within the walls of notable British landmarks in three one-hour specials from Pioneer Productions:

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This episode originally aired in 2013.