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Meet the Ancestors At the Sign of the Eagle.
Julian Richards and an excavation team unearth a lead coffin from a fourth-century Roman cemetery, only the second ever such find in Winchester. The clues they found within shed light on a wealthy Roman's pagan beliefs. Series producer Ian Potts ; Executive producer
Caroline van den Brul (R) (S)
8.05 Timewatch Las Vegas and the Mormons. Creation of Las
Vegas has traditionally been attributed to the Mafia, but it was in fact the Mormons who founded "Sin City". First-hand testimony recalls the involvement of the devout religious movement, from "Mr Las Vegas", who bankrolled the casinos, to the aides who surrounded billionaire Howard Hughes.
Producer Richard Bradley ; Editor Laurence Rees (R) (S) (W)
Then Flora Britannica Profiling another British plant.