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Heritage Episodes

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    Thailand

    Recent discoveries at ancient sites are changing the Thai's perception of their past

  2. The Netherlands

    How new archaeological research has led to shipwrecks turning up in forests and fields

  3. Gardens - Fishbourne Roman Palace

    The discovery of extensive gardens at Fishbourne Roman Palace in Sussex

  4. The Grand Tour - Rome

    A visit to Rome was an essential part of an 18th Century British gentleman's education

  5. The Masada Myth

    Was the mass suicide of Jewish rebels besieged by Romans at Masada the truth or a myth?

  6. Alexandria

    Almost nothing of Alexandria remains above ground but the harbour is full of treasures...

  7. Calcutta

    How Calcutta (Kolkata) is fighting to preserve its crumbling architectural heritage

  8. Mexico - The Aztecs

    Recent archaeological discoveries have shed new light on the Aztec civilisation

  9. Mass Tourism

    Can heritage sites like Stonehenge and Westminster Abbey cope with modern mass tourism?

  10. Historic Ships

    How are historic ships are conserved and why is so much spent on their long term survival?

  11. The Anastasian Wall

    How an international effort is preserving the Roman Anastasian Wall in Turkey

  12. The Holy Land

    How much of Jesus' Jerusalem still exists after 2000 years of turmoil?

  13. Elmina Castle in Ghana

    The oldest European building in Africa became a central point in the Atlantic slave trade

  14. Bedouins of Jordan

    How Bedouins in Jordan are abandoning goat herding for employment in eco-tourism

  15. Canals

    How the arteries of the British industrial revolution are being brought back to life

  16. Medieval Medicine

    The unexpected history of a hospital run by the Order of St John in 1180 Jerusalem

  17. A Question of Conservation

    Is conservation about restoration or preservation, heritage or tourism?

  18. Underwater Archaeology

    Divers explore the wreck of a Byzantine ship dashed onto rocks over a thousand years ago

  19. The Palaces of St Petersburg

    The Tsarist capital was a city of palaces with 30 surviving the Soviets and the Nazis

  20. Greenwich

    What makes Greenwich, an area in South London, a Unesco World Heritage site?

  21. Robbing the Past

    Who should own the past? The battle to own and display the world's ancient artefacts

  22. Rome

    From death at the Colosseum to Dominican monks, the layers of Rome's history are revealed

  23. The Maya

    The complex and sophisticated Mayan civilization survives in stone in Belize

  24. Syria

    A visit to the ancient Syrian sites of Homs Damascus and Palmyra

  25. Aviation Archeology in Suffolk

    The discovery of crashed US bombers along the Suffolk coast. With Charlton Heston

  26. Medieval Cairo

    The history of 'Old Cairo' is the history of the ancient world

  27. Canterbury Cathedral - St Augustine

    A celebration of St Augustine's re-establishment of Christianity in Britain 1400 years ago

  28. British Museum - On Tour

    How do you pack priceless ancient masterpieces to be exhibited half way around the world?

  29. The National Gallery

    How 2,300 paintings from the 13th Century to Picasso are housed, displayed, and cared for

  30. Zimbabwe

    The ancient sites at Great Zimbabwe Bulawayo and Zimbabwe's prehistoric painters

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