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East

This episode looks at the east of Britain. Finds include: new revelations from 'Britain's Pompeii' - the 3,000-year-old perfectly preserved village in Cambridgeshire - including how our Bronze Age ancestors designed their homes, and their kitchens packed with food and equipment; the theatre where Shakespeare premiered Romeo and Juliet and Henry V, complete with sound effect props and evidence that Shakespeare's original audience was much rowdier than you might expect; evidence that we may have finally found the location of the Battle of Barnet, the famous Wars of the Roses site where Edward IV defeated Warwick the Kingmaker in a bloody battle that would eventually bring the Tudor dynasty to England's throne.

English
  • Originally Aired December 20, 2016
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Production Code b0864zvq
  • Network BBC Four
  • Notes Is a season finale
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Name Type Role
Alex Rowson Director