When was the best time to be British?
This week our One Show reporters have been looking at some of their own 'Best times to be British'.
Lucy Siegle has chosen 1894 for her Best Time to be British. She travels to the Isle of Man as this was where the British Holiday Camp was first invented.
Dan Snow has chosen 1759 as his Best Time to be British. It was a year of great British naval victories which helped start Britain's dominate the oceans and signalled the beginning of an Empire.
Gyles Brandreth picked the early 1100's as this was when Church choirs strarted experimenting with harmonies which of course has had a massive influence on the world of music today.
Christine Walkden chose the year 1610 when two extradordinary plant collectors know as the Tadescants changed the face of British gardening forever by travelling all over the world to bring back exotic plants for the gardens of Hatfield House in Hertfordshire.
Mike Dilger picked the year of 1859 - he's fascinated by the Victorian age of exploration. Mike would liked to have been around to witness the publication of Charles Darwin's revolutionary book 'On The Origin of Species'.
We want to know your 'best time to be British'. What period in British history fascinates you? What would you like to have witnessed? Why?
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