Talking Landscapes

Season 12000

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

6 Episodes

E01 The Weald

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.

September 3, 2000

E02 The Pembrokeshire Coast

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.

September 10, 2000

E03 The Yorkshire Dales

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.

September 17, 2000

E04 The Fens

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.

September 24, 2000

E05 The Cairngorms

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.

October 1, 2000

E06 The Vale of Evesham

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.

October 8, 2000

Talking Landscapes

E01 The Weald

E02 The Pembrokeshire Coast

E03 The Yorkshire Dales

E04 The Fens

E05 The Cairngorms

E06 The Vale of Evesham

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E01 The Weald

E02 The Pembrokeshire Coast

E03 The Yorkshire Dales

E04 The Fens

E05 The Cairngorms

E06 The Vale of Evesham