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Timewatch: Before Columbus

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Christopher Columbus is popularly believed to have been, in 1492, the first European to discover America. However, some historians are convinced the New
World was known before he set sail.
The second of six documentaries examines their claims and looks into the belief that the Mandan Indians of North Dakota are partly descended from a 12th-century Welsh prince.

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Producer:
Alan Ereira
Editor:
Laurence Rees
Source: Radio Times

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