Talking Landscapes (2000)

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1 Season

September 3, 2000

English

Documentary

Synopsis

Aubrey Manning sets out on a journey to study the changing face of Britain's countryside

Creator

Richard Reisz

Network

BBC Four

Episodes

The Weald

Sep 3, 2000

Aubrey Manning focuses on the Weald, investigating why so much woodland has survived here when so much ancient forest has been felled elsewhere. A trip to the Mary Rose and Nelson's Victory reveals the full story of the Weald and its valuable timber.

The Pembrokeshire Coast

Sep 10, 2000

Professor Aubrey Manning explores the Pembrokeshire coastline and its connections with the sea. He discovers castles and standing stones, as well as evidence of successive invaders who arrived by sea when the coastline was far from remote.

The Yorkshire Dales

Sep 17, 2000

How have generations of Yorkshire families made a living from the bitter winds and stoney soils of the Dales? Aubrey Manning journeys high on the hillsides and deep underground to discover the key to this harsh landscape.

The Fens

Sep 24, 2000

Aubrey Manning investigates whether the Fens - flat, drained farmland - are a completely man-made landscape, and uncovers a 17th-century aristocratic plan gone horribly wrong. Plus, the secret of the Roman occupation - the Fens' hidden prehistoric hills.

The Cairngorms

Oct 1, 2000

Looking for the ancient Caledonian forest, Aubrey Manning uncovers a landscape that's now disappeared and the Victorian secret at the heart of the highlands.

The Vale of Evesham

Oct 8, 2000

Aubrey Manning investigates clues from the local art gallery, a spot of ploughing and a flight with a local pilot help uncover an Anglo-Saxon agricultural revolution.