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Castles: Britain's Fortified History

Episode 1: Instruments of Invasion

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 24 days

Sam Willis shows how the castle arrived as an instrument of invasion with the Normans but became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the Crown. Show more

Dr George McGavin and Dr Zoe Laughlin chronicle the history of rubbish and explore how what we throw away tells us about the way we live our lives. Show more

The Secret History of Writing

Series 1

Changing the Script

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 6 months

For more than a century, the world has seemed to be moving to a single universal script - the Latin alphabet. But that means more than changing words. It means changing identity. Show more

Castles: Britain's Fortified History

Episode 1: Instruments of Invasion

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 24 days

Sam Willis shows how the castle arrived as an instrument of invasion with the Normans but became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the Crown. Show more

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