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The History Zone

on BBC Two England

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HOUSE DETECTIVES: In the first assignment of a new six-part series, Juliet Morris and the team of architectural sleuths travel to Hampshire to unravel the secrets of St Margaret's Priory. Experts Dan Cruickshank and Judith Miller examine the building's Jacobean staircase and imposing chimneys as they investigate the local myth that it was in this house that Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet. See Choice.
Series producer Tim Dunn; Executive producer Basil Comely (S) (W)
House history websites - Webwatch: page 53 Judith Miller 's kind of day: page

8.05 TIMEWATCH: Tank - Wonder Weapon of the First World War?
At the time of its debut on the Somme in 1916 and at Cambrai and Amiens, tanks fascinated the media and public. But how did they actually perform in the field? Through accounts of veterans and archive film, this programme traces the story of the tank in the First World War.
Editor Laurence Rees ; Producer Helen Bettinson (R) (S)

Then Viking Stories: A Trick of the Light. A look at a high-quality Viking lens that may have formed part of a telescope. Series producer Paul Bradshaw; Executive producer Caroline van den Brul (S) (W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Juliet Morris
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Dan Cruickshank
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Judith Miller
Producer:
Tim Dunn
Unknown:
Judith Miller
Editor:
Laurence Rees
Producer:
Helen Bettinson
Producer:
Paul Bradshaw
Producer:
Caroline van Den Brul

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