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Sacred Wonders of Britain episode 3

Sacred Wonders of Britain episode 3

Sacred Wonders of Britain episode 3: Neil Oliver examines how the creation of saints by the early church led to a new generation of sacred wonders across Britain. On Iona, in the Inner Hebrides, Neil discovers the traditional resting place of Macbeth. He also delves back through time to discover how St Columba sanctified the island with a tough brand of monasticism all the way from the Egyptian desert. On Lindisfarne, Neil sees how the epic journey of St Cuthbert led to the writing of the extraordinary Lindisfarne Gospels and the building of Durham Cathedral.     At Canterbury Cathedral, […]

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Sacred Wonders of Britain episode 2

Sacred Wonders of Britain episode 2

Sacred Wonders of Britain episode 2: Neil is in search of Bronze and Iron Age sites that were sacred to ancient Britons, with water seen not just as a source of life, but also of reverence. At Flag Fen near Peterborough he discovers a vast ancient causeway built across the fens, with sacred objects placed among its timbers. At Maiden Castle’s hill fort in Dorset he unearths evidence of macabre human sacrifices to ward off evil spirits.     Neil travels to Anglesey, where swords, precious artefacts and even a slave chain were ritually deposited. It was home of the

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Sacred Wonders of Britain episode 1

Sacred Wonders of Britain episode 1

Sacred Wonders of Britain episode 1: In the first of a three part series, Neil Oliver sets off on in search of the Sacred Wonders of Britain. What was it about Britain’s rich and varied landscape that inspired our ancestors to express their beliefs by reshaping the world around them? What did they see in our countryside that led them to deem some places more sacred than others and why are we still drawn back to those places today?     Neil goes in search of the very first stirrings of religion in Britain. In Nottinghamshire he discovers clues to

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Blood of the Clans episode 3

Blood of the Clans episode 3 – The Last Rebels

Blood of the Clans episode 3 – The Last Rebels: Neil Oliver presents a drama-documentary revealing the divided loyalties of the clans during the 1745 rebellion. When Bonnie Prince Charlie arrives in Scotland to regain the crown of his ancestors the clans are called upon to rise in armed revolt for him. Many do, and they invade England. But others oppose him and join the British side to fight against the rebels. Some though play a cunning double game, pretending to be loyal to the British whilst secretly raising clansmen for the prince.     Neil Oliver presents a drama-documentary

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Blood of the Clans episode 2 - The Highland Rogue

Blood of the Clans episode 2 – The Highland Rogue

Blood of the Clans episode 2 – The Highland Rogue: Neil Oliver turns his attention to a true Scottish legend – a certain Rob Roy MacGregor. For centuries, Rob has been celebrated as a colourful Highland maverick, as a well-intentioned rogue – Scotland’s answer to Robin Hood. But what is the true story? How did a humble cattle trader, born to an impoverished and disgraced clan, come to be despised by the most powerful noblemen in the land? How did Rob Roy become Britain’s most wanted man?     Neil Oliver presents a drama-documentary series telling the tales of Scotland’s

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Blood of the Clans episode 1 - The Year of Victories

Blood of the Clans episode 1 – The Year of Victories

Blood of the Clans episode 1 – The Year of Victories: Neil Oliver presents a drama-documentary series telling the tale of Scotland’s 17th-century civil war. When the Scottish Parliament, led by the chief of Clan Campbell, declares war on Charles I, clans loyal to the King rise up in rebellion. At the heart of this epic struggle lies an ancient feud between the Campbells and the MacDonalds, and all hell is unleashed as the royalist clans use the war to wreak bloody vengeance on their rivals in an epic conflict that threatens the stability of the newly emerging British state.

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