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British Isles: A Natural History

Episode 5: Taming the Wild

Duration: 47 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Armed with stone axes and grim determination, a few thousand people turned our islands from forest to farm. Alan Titchmarsh discovers how our ancestors - from Stone Age man to the Romans and Normans - not only changed the countryside but also brought us the scourge of gardeners everywhere. Show less

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