Horizon, First Britons, BBC2, Wednesday

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tjj Aug 19, 2015 22:39:18
Replying to CARL

CARL wrote:
Just finished watching the prog. I thought it was very good. I don't think it was a huge surprise to discover the ancients were more sophisticated than had previously been thought. As time goes on we will probably find they were even more advanced. All in all, well worth a watch.
Yes, it drew together the work of dedicated archaeologists over the past decade. I thought it was very good too and will watch it again soon as have recorded it.

I do also recommend Bettany Hughes's three part series which tonight was about Confucius. I enjoyed watching Bettany appear to effortlessly pursue her own scholarly yet accessible style of presentation. Apparently Confucius had little time for women.

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C common era
common era Aug 20, 2015 09:57:16
Replying to tjj

Thought overall is was a good programme too. I don't really believe that any archaeologist or scientist working in this are ever believed the first Britons were simple backward folk, which was the premise for the programme, as the knowledge and technology required to survive in those days was always apparent.

I had hoped it would talk a bit more about their day to day lives rather than focussing on the climactic changes and devastating events of the era, but overall it was a good insight with some very nice graphics that illustrated the points that were made.

Great job BBC!