Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets Of Orkney

Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets Of Orkney

2017•59m

Documentary

Neil Oliver, Chris Packham, Andy Torbet and Dr Shini Somara join hundreds of archaeologists from around the world who have gathered in Orkney to investigate at one of Europe's biggest digs.

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Production

BBC Scotland, BBC Studios

Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

January 2, 2017

Last Aired

January 16, 2017

Networks

BBC Two

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2017-01-02

Chris Packham uncovers the secrets revealed by the DNA of Orkney's unique vole, Neil Oliver explores Orkney's tombs and monuments, Dr Shini Somara experiments to discover how the Orcadians could have moved giant blocks of stone over rough ground, and archaeological adventurer Andy Torbet climbs Orkney's most challenging sea-stack to unlock the story of Orkney's unusual geology.

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2017-01-09

Andy and some locals cross the Pentland Firth as the ancient Orcadians would have done.

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2017-01-16

Andy Torbet dives below the waves in search of the inspiration for the first stone circle.

Cast

Neil Oliver

Neil Oliver

Self - Presenter

Chris Packham

Chris Packham

Self - Presenter

Andy Torbet

Self - Presenter

Shini Somara

Shini Somara

Self - Presenter

Doug Allan

Doug Allan

Self - Presenter

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