Season 1956

Glyn Daniel, Sir Mortimer Wheeler, and E.W. Marsden of Liverpool University, describe the origin of the great prehistoric hill fort near Dorchester and its dramatic capture by the Romans.

Presenter Glyn Daniel talks to archaeologists about excavations at Jericho, which have led to the discovery of the oldest city known to man. Discussing footage filmed at the site are Dr Kathleen Kenyon, Director of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem, who is in charge of the excavations and Sir Mortimer Wheeler who visited the site. Among the archaeologists who have dug there is Lady Wheeler, who is in the studio to discuss dig live at Jericho.

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Recent excavations have shown that Ireland's most famous site is many centuries older than was previously believed. Professor Sean O'Riordain and Professor Stuart Piggott tell Glyn Daniel the story of the excavations.

On the deserted wastes of Dartmoor stand the dwellings and ritual monuments of prehistoric man, who once inhabited the high moor. Lady Aileen Fox, Malcolm Spooner, and Professor Michael O'Kelly tell of excavations and experiments designed to find out more about the way of life of these people.

Glyn Daniel discusses the mysterious stone rows and tombs of Carnac in Brittany, which make it one of the most spectacular prehistoric sites in Europe.