Tony Robinson's Time Walks | S2E3 | Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH
For 160 years, the green, garden city of Christchurch was the antipodean England. Two devastating earthquakes changed that forever, but they haven’t destroyed the city’s will. Tony visits a town that is looking to the future, but still takes pride in its past.

[@crwilson84]

Met Tony just before the Dance-O-Mat scene and watched him jiving away, it was awesome 😄

[@user-ds8dc9sq9f]

Tony! You were telling your own Soldier's real life story.I was laughing.You are Great historian of all times. Half of my country for Tony's stories. Thanks

[@mrbiscuits915]

First 😃. I was in Christchurch last month. Beautiful city, beautiful country, beautiful people 😍.

[@punns643]

Full of kiwis fing 🐑

[@jaclynrichmond1049]

Tony is so fun, I love the dance of mat. " its for free" 😄

[@chchwoman9960]

John Dean's builder, Samuel Manson, who built the oldest house in Canterbury, was my great great great grandfather. He, and his wife Jean, leased land at Teddington near Governors Bay, and became farmers. They had 17 children surviving to adulthood. Letters from the time indicate that Jean was a kind woman who had a close relationship with the local Maori, at Onawe Flat Peninsular. The suburb of Riccarton was named after the place in Ayreshire County, Scotland, that was the original home of the Deans, the Mansons and the Gebbie family who arrived in 1841 on a boat called The Thomas Harrison

[@euphoricpedge6019]

Ive always wanted to see Tony do a documentary on Titokowarus War it would absolutely kick off in New Zealand.

[@vee1545]

Thanks gor posting this, it's weird as a local to watch this and remember how things were just after the quake, with the cbd closed and everything. Wish I could clamber up the stairs to the cathedral spire one last time and really appreciate the view 🥲

[@christopherrenyard202]

Keep on keeping on tony

[@LauraTeAhoWhite]

The earthquake was horrible, a mate of my dad died in the cathedral when it came down.

[@mrc6301]

this and the wellington episode are lucky to be included in the series. its just an obvious i love australia series. i cant be bothered watching anymore.

[@elenawilliams32]

As a New Zealander living in Australia I love this series. It's not meant to be a comprehensive history of both countries. It's a snapshot of a few interesting moments. Australia is huge with 25+ million people, NZ has 5 million. Of course there's more stories from Australia. It doesn't mean NZ's aren't fascinating too. 🤦

[@meganwatson3732]

Needed more New Zealander episodes I reckon!!!

[@gaius_enceladus]

Sheesh.... **still** the inner city is closed off! Crazy!
I reckon it'll still be closed off ten years from now!

[@daisyaid20]

this was filmed a long time ago, the inner city is all open and running now

[@ghs7714]

At the start thought a torres straight Inslander was going to comeout with Spheres

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

The greed, arrogance, ignorance and stupidity of the business and political leaders in Christchurch before this man-made disaster occurred were beyond belief. And it will happen again for the very same reasons.

[@meganwatson3732]

Where are you from?

[@chchwoman9960]

Ok much of the city was built on marsh land but your judgment is harsh. It is easy to make these claims in hindsight, but I grew up there and I never heard anyone predict this

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

@@chchwoman9960 Do your own research. The data is available from reputable sources online. The critics of the negligent development in Christchurch were treated like pariahs, and completely ignored.