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Miniseries – A History of Ancient Britain

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Neil Oliver travels back to Ice Age Britain as he tells the story of how the island and its people came to be over thousands of years.

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Neil Oliver

Host

Eamon Hardy

Producer

Eamon Hardy

Executive Producer

Cameron Balbirnie

Executive Producer

Cameron Balbirnie

Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 7, 2011 Age of Iron How a golden age of bronze collapsed into societal and economic crisis, eventually being replaced by a new era of iron. Details Episode 1 Aired Feb 9, 2011 Age of Ice Starting from Ice Age Britain, Neil Oliver documents the development of Earth and its peoples. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 16, 2011 Age of Ancestors Neil Oliver continues the story of how today's Britain and its people were forged over thousands of years of ancient history by focusing on the greatest social transformation ever experienced, the change from hunting and gathering to farming. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 24, 2013 Age of Cosmology An age of cosmological priests and some of the greatest monuments of the Stone Age; invention of the idea of Heaven itself. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 23, 2011 Age of Cosmology Stonehenge is a place where the living can commune with the dead. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 2, 2011 Age of Bronze Metal comes to Britain; the first swords appear; wealth, imports and exports create new social forces. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 31, 2013 Age of Bronze The arrival of metals and the social revolution that ushered in a new age of social mobility, international trade, and village life. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Eamon Hardy, Cameron Balbirnie
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
History, Documentary
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Apr 7, 2011