List of episodes of the series «Talking Landscapes»

  • Seasons count: 1
  • Episodes count: 6
The Weald
Release date: 9/3/2000

The Weald

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 9/10/2000

The Pembrokeshire Coast

  • Episode number: 2
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 9/17/2000

The Yorkshire Dales

  • Episode number: 3
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 9/24/2000

The Fens

  • Episode number: 4
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 10/1/2000

The Cairngorms

  • Episode number: 5
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 10/8/2000

The Vale of Evesham

  • Episode number: 6
  • Episode description:
    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.