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Heritage Episodes

  1. The Archaeology of The Balkans - Albania

    The ancient city of Butrint and the Ottoman city Gjirokastra

  2. The Archaeology of The Balkans - Bosnia

    The work done to salvage Sarajevo's heritage following the trauma of the Bosnian war

  3. The Archaeology of The Balkans - Dubrovnik

    How this World Heritage city has been restored following its near destruction

  4. The Archaeology of The Balkans - Kosovo

    Repairing the damage to Kosovo's cultural heritage including the Visoki Decani monastery

  5. The Archaeology of Patriotism

    American patriotic history from the Statue of Liberty Ellis Island to the Alamo

  6. The Archaeology of Patriotism

    How America exhibits its patriotic history including Thomas Jefferson's slave plantation

  7. The Archaeology of Patriotism

    How America exhibits its patriotic history including Williamsburg and the Constitution

  8. The Archaeology of Patriotism

    The places events and objects that Americans hold dear and influence their patriotism

  9. The Hejaz Railway

    What ultimately finished off the railway's 'through-service' to Medina?

  10. The Hejaz Railway

    The railway to Damascus where Christian and Muslim pilgrims converge

  11. The Hejaz Railway

    The impact in Jordan on the Bedouin, Amman and the desert castle of Qasr Mshatta

  12. The Hejaz Railway

    Built to transport Muslim pilgrims from Damascus to Medina and made famous by TE Lawrence

  13. World Heritage Sites in Cyprus

    The problems a divided city faces conserving its buildings and monuments

  14. Andalucia

    The multi-layered culture of Jewish, Moorish, Gypsy, and Christian traditions in Andalucia

  15. Liverpool

    A visit to Liverpool following its recent designation as a UNESCO world heritage site

  16. Venice

    Can a multi-billion Euro tidal defence barrier protect Venice from rising Adriatic tides?

  17. World Heritage Centre

    The role of the World Heritage Centre in the preservation of the world's cultural heritage

  18. Cave Art in Les Eyzies

    Cave paintings in Les Eyzies, France with palaeontologist Christine Desdemaines-Hugon

  19. Ancient Water

    The role of water in ancient Rome including Nero's aqueducts and Herculaneum's bath houses

  20. The Monuments of Sri Lanka

    Can lecturers at Jaffna University help save Rajarata and their country's heritage?

  21. Herculaneum

    Buried by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 and now crumbling apart. Can Herculaneum be saved?

  22. Cuba

    The restoration of the merchant's palaces and the social changes brought by tourism

  23. Treasures of the Egyptian Museum

    The wonders of the Egyptian museum including the playable trumpets of Tutankhamen

  24. Cuba

    The crumbling buildings of Havana are being restored. With music from Miriam Ramos

  25. Experimental Archaeology

    The surprising discoveries made when replicating the past including Stone Age tools

  26. Palermo, Scicily

    Its architecture reflects centuries of invasion and includes the Palace of the Normans

  27. The Getty Museum

    The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California and its conservation work across the world

  28. Alaska

    Under Russian colonial rule the fur trade saw the indigenous Aleuts forced into slavery

  29. Angkor Wat - Cambodia

    Angkor Wat survived the Khmer Rouge but more distant sites are at risk from thieves

  30. Athens

    How the building spurt for the Olympics has led to spectacular archaeological finds

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