Horizon, First Britons, BBC2, Wednesday

close
more_vert
common era C
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!

S spencer
spencer Aug 21, 2015 04:25:02
Replying to common era

Yup, well done Beeb, saw the repeat. I thought it was more geared towards those who were not necessarily greatly aware of current archaeological hot topics such as Doggerland: an intro. In no way a criticism. A very good lucid and informative example of the type, and I'd readily watch it again if I could...no access to iPlayer, alas. O/T or tangentally, the one scary bit was the mention of the Norway-origined tsunami that swept down the east coast. One day that could, or will, happen again, as will the La Palma/Azores one south of us. Iirc there is evidence of Cornwall being inundated in past millennia, probably from the latter source, a far earlier and larger event than the Severn estuary tsunami of the c17/(18?). All those centres of population and nuclear power stations by the sea here and in France vulnerable to both... (sorry, in doomy mood)