Continuing the historical strand. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/history
7.40 Meet the Ancestors
Friends, Romans or Countrymen? In 1997, a stone coffin was unearthed on a building site in Mangotsfield, near Bristol, after lying undiscovered for centuries.
Presenter Julian Richards joins archaeologists as they piece together the evidence to reveal the lavish lifestyle enjoyed by our Roman ancestors. Producer Paul Bradshaw ; Series producer Ian Potts Repeat
8.10 Into Africa with Henry Louis Gates
The Black Kingdoms of the Nile. On the third leg of his epic African journey,
Professor Henry Louis Gates travels through
Egypt and northern Sudan as he goes in search of the stone cities and temples of ancient Nubia. See today's choices. Director Nicola Colton ; Series producer
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