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Popular history series where the past connects with the present.

Making History: 28/01/2014

28/01/2014

BBC Radio 4 - Making History, 28/01/2014

Helen Castor joins guests to discuss the latest historical research from across the UK.

Helen Castor is joined by guests to discuss the latest historical research from across the UK, including how Welsh might originally have been Spanish.

Helen Castor is joined by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe from Oxford University and the military historian Dr Timothy Bowman from the University of Kent to discuss the latest historical research from across the UK - including how Welsh might originally have been Spanish.

Tom Holland is on the coast of North Wales, just south of Anglesey, with Professor John Koch from the University of Wales whose research on the language of the Celts is changing our understanding of how they arrived in Britain.

Dr Fiona Watson heads for Glasgow and a great fire in 1652 which helps us understand Cromwell's relationship with the city during the Civil War.

And in Connemara on the west coast of Ireland, archaeologist Mike Gibbons explains how the recent storms have destroyed and revealed treasures from the past.

Contact the programme: making.history@bbc.co.uk

Producer: Nick Patrick
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