The tower staff prepares to reopen to paying visitors after lockdown results in the longest closure in 75 years, beginning with a special ceremonial lowering of the drawbridge. The ravenmaster makes sure his birds are ready to interact with members of the public after months in isolation, while the chief curator oversees the launch of a gruesome new attraction commemorating the executions on Tower Hill.

A special episode airing on Armistice Day 2020, looking back at the vital role the Tower of London played during the First and Second World Wars, and how for First World War centenaries, the Tower transforms into a huge national site of remembrance.