First programme of a series dealing with the evolution of Celtic culture. Where did the culture have its roots? What made it distinctive? Who were the early Celts?
Celtic jewellery, weaponry and various Celtic villages.
Druids, human sacrifice and gods who were part human and part animal - all elements of Celtic religion.
Celtic tribes throughout Europe failed to halt the inexorable advance of the Roman Empire. Why?
Frank Delaney traces Celtic origins by following a trail of archaeological finds across Europe, from salt mines in Austria to burial mounds in Germany and England.
Frank Delaney investigates the origins and evolution of the four remaining Celtic homelands - Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Brittany.
Frank Delaney takes a look at how pagan and Christian rites amalgamated when the missionaries arrived.
An exploration of language as part of identity, including attempts to destroy Celtic languages and their recent renaissance, especially Welsh and Breton.
Frank Delaney argues that the Celts bequeathed to European civilisation not only glorious art but also a way of thinking, a philosophy of life and a passion for freedom.