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Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney

  • 1 Series
  • 3 Episodes
  • Category: History
  • High Definition available
  • Subtitles available

A three-part investigation into recent archaeological finds that point to Orkney being the cultural capital of Stone Age Britain and the birthplace of the stone circle cult.

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All episodes for series 1 of Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney

  • S1 E1

    Neil Oliver, Chris Packham, Andy Torbet and Shini Somara investigate finds on Orkney.

  • S1 E2

    Andy Torbet sets out to cross the Pentland Firth as the ancient Orcadians would have done.

  • S1 E3

    Andy Torbet searches for the inspiration behind stone circles.

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