Alex Langlands

Born: 1978-01-01

Alex Langlands is a British archaeologist and historian, also known for his work as a presenter of the educational documentary series on British television. Langlands has degrees in medieval archaeology and world archaeology from University College London. He completed a MPhil/PhD in early medieval history and archaeology at the University of Winchester in 2013. Langlands has been a presenter on series including Victorian Farm, Edwardian Farm and Wartime Farm, and the 2005 series Tales from the Green Valley. He joined Time Teamon Channel 4 in 2011. In 2011 he edited an abridged version of Henry Stephens's Book of the Farm, a work used as historical reference for the series Victorian Farm. In 2012 he was a competitor on BBC TV's The Great Sport Relief Bake Off. From October 2013 to August 2015 he was Lecturer at the University of Winchester. In 2015 he took up the post of Lecturer in the Department of History and Classics at Swansea University. In 2016 he co-presented the BBC Two series Victorian Bakers with Annie Gray, a historian, cook, lecturer and writer.


Placeholder

A Tudor Feast at Christmas

as Himself
Released: 2006-12-21

A group of historians and archaeologists prepare a Tudor feast as it would have been over 400...

Movie page

Victorian Farm Christmas

as uncredited
Released: 2009-12-05

Victorian Farm Christmas looks into the lives of 19th century farmers and shows you how to make...

Movie page

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

as Self - Contestant
First aired: 2012-01-10

Well-known faces don their aprons in this charity special. Who has got what it takes to go all...

TV Show page

Tales from the Green Valley

as Himself
First aired: 2005-08-19

Follows historians and archaeologists as they recreate farm life from the age of the Stuarts....

TV Show page

Victorian Farm

as Presenter
First aired: 2009-01-08

Historical observational documentary series following a team who live the life of Victorian...

TV Show page

Wartime Farm

as Himself
First aired: 2012-09-06

Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn turn back the clock to...

TV Show page

Edwardian Farm

as Presenter
First aired: 2010-11-10

Edwardian Farm is an historical documentary TV series in twelve parts, first shown on BBC Two...

TV Show page

Victorian Farm Christmas

as Himself
First aired: 2009-12-11

Victorian Farm Christmas looks into the lives of 19th century farmers and shows you how to make...

TV Show page

Full Steam Ahead

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2016-07-21

With the help of Victorian steam enthusiasts across the country, historian Ruth Goodman and...

TV Show page

Britain at Low Tide

as Himself - Presenter
First aired: 2016-11-19

Britain at Low Tide explores remarkable stories that are revealed when the tide goes out

TV Show page

Victorian Bakers

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2016-01-05

Four professional bakers leave their modern businesses behind to bake their way through the...

TV Show page