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All Episodes of Talking Landscapes

Aubrey Manning sets out on a journey to study the changing face of Britain's countryside
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Season 1

  • The Weald
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    The Weald

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/2000

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Pembrokeshire Coast
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    The Pembrokeshire Coast

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/10/2000

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Yorkshire Dales
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    The Yorkshire Dales

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/2000

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Fens
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    The Fens

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/24/2000

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Cairngorms
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    The Cairngorms

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/1/2000

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Vale of Evesham
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    The Vale of Evesham

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/8/2000

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown