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Talking Landscapes

Talking Landscapes

★ 7.0/10•2000•Documentary
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Aubrey Manning sets out on a journey to study the changing face of Britain's countryside

John Triffitt · Director

John Triffitt · Writer

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 3, 2000

Episodes

Episode 1 - The WealdE1

The Weald

Aubrey Manning focuses on the Weald, investigating why so much woodland has survived here when so much ancient forest has been felled elsewhere. A trip to the Mary Rose and Nelson's Victory reveals the full story of the Weald and its valuable timber.

Sep 3, 2000

Episode 2 - The Pembrokeshire CoastE2

The Pembrokeshire Coast

Professor Aubrey Manning explores the Pembrokeshire coastline and its connections with the sea. He discovers castles and standing stones, as well as evidence of successive invaders who arrived by sea when the coastline was far from remote.

Sep 10, 2000

Episode 3 - The Yorkshire DalesE3

The Yorkshire Dales

How have generations of Yorkshire families made a living from the bitter winds and stoney soils of the Dales? Aubrey Manning journeys high on the hillsides and deep underground to discover the key to this harsh landscape.

Sep 17, 2000

Episode 4 - The FensE4

The Fens

Aubrey Manning investigates whether the Fens - flat, drained farmland - are a completely man-made landscape, and uncovers a 17th-century aristocratic plan gone horribly wrong. Plus, the secret of the Roman occupation - the Fens' hidden prehistoric hills.

Sep 24, 2000

Episode 5 - The CairngormsE5

The Cairngorms

Looking for the ancient Caledonian forest, Aubrey Manning uncovers a landscape that's now disappeared and the Victorian secret at the heart of the highlands.

Oct 1, 2000

Episode 6 - The Vale of EveshamE6

The Vale of Evesham

Aubrey Manning investigates clues from the local art gallery, a spot of ploughing and a flight with a local pilot help uncover an Anglo-Saxon agricultural revolution.

Oct 8, 2000

Actors

Aubrey Manning

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