Jeff Wilkinson
Director
A History of Ancient Britain (2011)
Season 2
Neil Oliver tells the epic story of how Britain and its people came to be over thousands of years of ancient history—the beginnings of our world forged in ice, stone, and bronze
Released Feb. 9, 2011
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.history-documentary, imdb.epic, imdb.ancient, imdb.britain
Watch Providers: Britbox Apple TV Channel
Production Companies: BBC Productions
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Age of Iron
Neil Oliver continues his epic story of how Britain and its people came to be. Diving for 3,000-year-old treasure and pot-holing through an ancient copper mine, he discovers how a golden age of bronze collapsed into social and economic crisis set against a period of sharp climate change and would eventually be replaced by a new era, of iron.
April 7, 2011, midnight
S2E2 - Age of Warriors
Neil encounters a celebrated warrior from 300 BC, owner of the finest Iron Age sword ever discovered. He tries his hand at divination in an effort to discover the power of Celtic priests and searches into his own DNA for clues to Celtic identity.
April 14, 2011, midnight
S2E3 - Age of Invasion
Continuing his epic story, Neil Oliver explores the remains of brutal Iron Age battles and Celtic rebellion as he reaches the moment when Celtic Britain was ripped apart by the world's great empire - Rome.
April 21, 2011, midnight
S2E4 - Age of Romans
Neil Oliver completes his epic journey through thousands of years of ancient history with the modern marvels of Rome. He digs beneath a London tower block, discovers building work from a massive stadium, and encounters the remains of an African woman who lived in York 1800 years ago - all evidence of the extraordinary multicultural modern world of Rome.
April 26, 2011, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Feb. 9, 2011
Last Air Date: April 26, 2011, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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