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Simon Schama begins his history of Britain at the miraculously preserved Stone Age cottages of Skara Brae in Orkney and then moves on to the world of Anglo-Saxon England.

Simon Schama begins his history of Britain with a visit to the miraculously preserved Stone Age cottages of Skara Brae in Orkney and then moves all the way to the world of Anglo-Saxon England, newly converted to Christinanity, and plagued by Vikings. He describes how a nation was conceived by war, trade, migrations of peoples, religion, and an infatuation with Rome.

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Credits

PresenterSimon Schama
Executive ProducerMartin Davidson
ProducerNick Ware

Broadcasts

  • Sat 30 Sep 200020:05
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sun 1 Oct 200023:35
    BBC One
  • Mon 2 Oct 200009:00
    BBC Knowledge
  • Mon 2 Oct 200012:00
    BBC Knowledge
  • Mon 2 Oct 200015:00
    BBC Knowledge
  • Mon 2 Oct 200018:00
    BBC Knowledge
  • Mon 2 Oct 200021:00
    BBC Knowledge
  • Mon 2 Oct 200023:30
    BBC Knowledge
  • Sat 7 Oct 200008:30
    BBC Knowledge
  • Sat 7 Oct 200012:30
    BBC Knowledge
  • Sat 7 Oct 200016:30
    BBC Knowledge
  • Sat 7 Oct 200020:30
    BBC Knowledge
  • Thu 19 Oct 200002:40
    BBC One
  • Mon 2 Apr 200121:00
    BBC Knowledge
  • Tue 3 Apr 200101:10
    BBC Knowledge
  • Sat 30 Jun 200110:00
    BBC Knowledge
  • Sat 30 Jun 200113:00
    BBC Knowledge
  • Sat 30 Jun 200116:00
    BBC Knowledge
  • Fri 14 Sep 200109:00
    BBC Knowledge
  • Fri 14 Sep 200111:05
    BBC Knowledge
  • Fri 14 Sep 200115:00
    BBC Knowledge
  • Sun 1 Sep 200220:00
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 18 Dec 200409:00
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 5 Jan 201310:00
    BBC Two England, Northern Ireland, Wales & Scotland only
  • Thu 12 Jun 201421:00
    BBC Four
  • Fri 13 Jun 201402:50
    BBC Four
  • Tue 17 Jun 201423:50
    BBC Four
  • Tue 10 Jan 202321:00
    BBC Four
  • Fri 13 Jan 202302:10
    BBC Four
  • Tue 3 Mar 202621:15
    BBC Four

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Quiz: How's your British history knowledge?

Quiz featuring seven key moments between 3000 BC and 1603 AD from the first series.

Quiz: Can you answer these seven history questions?

Quiz: Can you answer these seven history questions?

Quiz featuring seven key moments between 1603 and 1776 from the second series.