<div>What makes the quintessential English village? A church? A pub? A post office? A cricket pitch?<br><br>Everyone knows the English village, whether it's from real life or via The Vicar of Dibley or Midsomer Murders. But what is the real history – from archaeological ruins to the present day – of this settlement? On today's Other Edens, we speak to Dr Ben Robinson (aka The Flying Archaeologist) about his book <em>England’s Villages: An Extraordinary Journey Through </em>to get the full story of how the great English settlement developed.<br><br>Presented by Nick Hilton.<br>With Dr Ben Robinson.<br>Theme music by George Jennings.<br>Please email [email protected] for sales and advertising.</div>