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Making History: Hadrian's Wall

18/07/2017

Hadrian's Wall

BBC Radio 4 - Making History, Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall, Iron Age origins of Heathrow Airport and a Saxon Burial mound in Slough.

Tom Holland views Heathrow in the Iron Age and asks if a mound in a Slough car park could be a Saxon burial site. Also, the 1,900th anniversary of Hadrian becoming Emperor of Rome.

Tom Holland travels north to mark the 1900th anniversary of Hadrian becoming Emperor, by examining the impact of his biggest legacy in Britain - Hadrian's Wall.

We also take-off for Heathrow to learn about its Iron Age origins and ask if a mound near a car park in Slough could really be a Saxon burial site.

Producer: Nick Patrick
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