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Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets Of Orkney

Neil Oliver, Chris Packham, Andy Torbet and Dr Shini Somara join hundreds of archaeologists from around the world who have gathered in Orkney to investigate at one of Europe's biggest digs.

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Documentary
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First Aired on

Jan 02, 2017

1 seaons till Jan 16, 2017

Popularity: 4.6666
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(GB)
Production

BBC Scotland (GB)BBC Studios (GB)

Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: Episode 3

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 3 episodes

Season 1

Aired

3 Episodes
  • Episode 1Episode 159 min

    Chris Packham uncovers the secrets revealed by the DNA of Orkney's unique vole, Neil Oliver explores Orkney's tombs and monuments, Dr Shini Somara experiments to discover how the Orcadians could have moved giant blocks of stone over rough ground, and archaeological adventurer Andy Torbet climbs Orkney's most challenging sea-stack to unlock the story of Orkney's unusual geology.

  • Episode 2Episode 259 min

    Andy and some locals cross the Pentland Firth as the ancient Orcadians would have done.

  • Episode 3Episode 359 min

    Andy Torbet dives below the waves in search of the inspiration for the first stone circle.

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