Unearthing Britannia's Tribes

Pytheas and the Iron Sea

The peoples and myths of Iron Age Britain. Mandy Haggith on the voyages of Pytheas.

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Unearthing Britannia's Tribes

Arthur Begins

The Essay explores the peoples and myths of Iron Age Albion. Miles Russell reveals Arthur.

• 14 mins

Unearthing Britannia's Tribes

Lindow Man

Novelist Sarah Moss considers the enduring impact of an early encounter with Lindow Man.

• 14 mins

Unearthing Britannia's Tribes

The Roman Orbit

Guy de la Bédoyère explores the integration of tribal Britain into the Roman world.

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Unearthing Britannia's Tribes

The Atrebates

Archaeologist David Miles unravels the complex story of the Atrebates.

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Unearthing Britannia's Tribes

The Durotriges

Archaeologist Miles Russell unearths the truth about the Durtoriges of Dorset.

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Unearthing Britannia's Tribes

Maidens, Matriarchs and Crones

The Essay reaches journeys end across Britain. Mandy Haggith imagines Albion's women.

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The Well-Tempered Clavier

Armando Iannucci

Satirist Armando Iannucci contemplates the connection between music and comedy.

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The Well-Tempered Clavier

Clive Myrie

Clive Myrie considers Bach's role his constant travel companion.

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The Well-Tempered Clavier

Rachel Cooke

Journalist and writer Rachel Cooke considers The Well-Tempered Clavier as domestic music.

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The Well-Tempered Clavier

Thomas Guthrie

Opera director and performer Thomas Guthrie reflects on what it means to be well-tempered.

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The Well-Tempered Clavier

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Screenwriter and novelist Frank Cottrell-Boyce marvels at the enduring freshness of Bach.

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Fashion Stories

Body Armour

Sophie Oliver looks at a Mina Loy corselet and the history of reshaping bodies.

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Fashion Stories

In a Handbag

Shahidha Bari looks at what the contents of a handbag can tell us.

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Fashion Stories

Drama, Dressing-up and Droopy & Browns

Jade Halbert looks at the designs inspired by English history created by Angela Holmes.

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Fashion Stories

Uniforms - An Alternative History

Tom Smith links school blazers and clothes worn by East German soldiers to clubbing.

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Fashion Stories

Boy with a Pearl Earring

Lauren Working explores the cavalier look from Charles I to Harry Styles.

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Multitudes

Unread

A visit to an uninhabited house where old texts offer clues to the person who lived there.

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Multitudes

Sounds from an Armenian Childhood

Olivia Melkonian explores the sounds from an Armenian childhood in her grandmother's home.

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Multitudes

Peace at Last

Zoologist Hamza Yassin uncovers the hidden ways our noise pollution impacts marine life.

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The Sounds of Tyne

In the Dark

A soundscape from Segedunum Fort at Wallsend, Newcastle.

• 14 mins

The Sounds of Tyne

The Swing Bridge

The first crossing point of the Tyne, the birthplace of the city of Newcastle.

• 14 mins

The Sounds of Tyne

Benwell Temple

Noreen Masud considers communities old and new.

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The Sounds of Tyne

The Castle Keep

The Castle Keep in Newcastle with Tara Bergin.

• 14 mins

The Sounds of Tyne

The Spirit of Antenociticus

Poet Jake Morris-Campbell evokes the spirit of local god Antenociticus.

• 14 mins

Ways of Being

Kate Davis on Thomas Hardy

Poet Kate Davis explores her fascination with Thomas Hardy's poem Afterwards.

• 14 mins

Ways of Being

David Bower on Tom Waits

Actor David Bower explores his fascination with singer-songwriter Tom Waits's music.

• 14 mins

Ways of Being

Kate Fox on Doctor Who

Stand-up poet Kate Fox explores her fascination with Doctor Who and the Tardis.

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Ways of Being

Rachael Boast on The Book of Job

Poet Rachael Boast explores her fascination with the Book of Job.

• 14 mins

Ways of Being

Tom Shakespeare on J.R.R. Tolkien

Tom Shakespeare explores his relationship with J.R.R. Tolkien's characters.

• 14 mins