John Triffitt
Director
Talking Landscapes (2000)
Season 1
Aubrey Manning sets out on a journey to study the changing face of Britain's countryside
Released Sept. 2, 2000
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.british-history, tmdb.british-geography
Production Companies: TV6
Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Weald
Aubrey Manning focuses on the Weald, investigating why so much woodland has survived here when so much ancient forest has been felled elsewhere. A trip to the Mary Rose and Nelson's Victory reveals the full story of the Weald and its valuable timber.
Sept. 3, 2000, midnight
S1E2 - The Pembrokeshire Coast
Professor Aubrey Manning explores the Pembrokeshire coastline and its connections with the sea. He discovers castles and standing stones, as well as evidence of successive invaders who arrived by sea when the coastline was far from remote.
Sept. 10, 2000, midnight
S1E3 - The Yorkshire Dales
How have generations of Yorkshire families made a living from the bitter winds and stoney soils of the Dales? Aubrey Manning journeys high on the hillsides and deep underground to discover the key to this harsh landscape.
Sept. 17, 2000, midnight
S1E4 - The Fens
Aubrey Manning investigates whether the Fens - flat, drained farmland - are a completely man-made landscape, and uncovers a 17th-century aristocratic plan gone horribly wrong. Plus, the secret of the Roman occupation - the Fens' hidden prehistoric hills.
Sept. 24, 2000, midnight
S1E5 - The Cairngorms
Looking for the ancient Caledonian forest, Aubrey Manning uncovers a landscape that's now disappeared and the Victorian secret at the heart of the highlands.
Oct. 1, 2000, midnight
S1E6 - The Vale of Evesham
Aubrey Manning investigates clues from the local art gallery, a spot of ploughing and a flight with a local pilot help uncover an Anglo-Saxon agricultural revolution.
Oct. 8, 2000, midnight
BBC Four
30 min/ep
30 min
Sept. 2, 2000
Oct. 8, 2000, midnight
Ended
NR
Action
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