Ranked #6 of 7 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg
Simon Schama starts his story in the Stone Age village of Skara Brae, Orkney. Over the next four thousand years Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Christian missionaries arrive, fight, settle and leave their mark on what will become the nations of Britain.
Simon Schama
Self — Presenter
Michael Kitchen
Reader
Lindsay Duncan
Reader
Simon Schama
Writer
Martin Davidson
Director
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"Beginnings (3100 BC - 1000 AD)" is episode 1 of A History of Britain season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 74 votes, ranking #6 of 7 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Martin Davidson and written by Simon Schama, it aired on September 30, 2000.