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Neil Oliver's epic story of how Britain and its people came to be

Neil Oliver tells the epic story of how Britain and its people came to be over thousands of years of ancient history - the beginnings of our world forged in ice, stone, and bronze

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A History of Ancient Britain: Series 1: Episode 4: Age of Bronze

Age of Bronze

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Episode 4: Age of Bronze

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Neil Oliver looks at the arrival of metals and the seismic social changes they triggered.

Neil Oliver continues his tour of Britain's past with the arrival of metals and how they ushered in a new age of social mobility, international trade and village life.

Neil Oliver continues his epic tour of Britain's most distant past with the arrival of metals and the social revolution that ushered in a new age of social mobility, international trade, and village life.

A History of Ancient Britain: Series 1

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Neil Oliver examines the origins of our ancestors through the Stone Age

Neil Oliver examines the origins of our prehistoric ancestors from the glacial wasteland of 12,000BC through the glories of the Stone Age

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