One Foot in the Past is a British television series on BBC2 that ran from 1993 to 2000.
It considered conservation[3] in, and the architecture,[4] heritage[5] and history of, the British Isles and, in three episodes, France,[6] Italy[7] and India.
From 16 April 1999, the series was part of the History Zone.
[10] The series was subsequently broadcast outside the United Kingdom on BBC World.
[12] The programme had a segment called "Ruin of the Week".