The Celts
Looks at how the Celts were the first European people north of the Alps to rise from anonymity. This program looks at who the Celts were, where they came from and what…
Documentary • Series • 2001 • 1 season
S1 E1 - ...In the Beginning
The Celts were the first European people north of the Alps to rise from anonymity. This program looks at who the Celts were, where they came from and what made their culture so distinctive.
Nov 22, 2001 • 50m
S1 E2 - Heroes in Defeat
The heyday of the Celts was the La Tene era. It was tribal, and women were often the leaders: warriors, bards, druids, artists and craftsmen. Their little known settlements as well as their massive hill-torts tell of inhabitants who traded within and beyond Europe. But then the Celts clashed with the Romans and highly developed culture fell apart.
Nov 29, 2001 • 50m
S1 E3 - The Sacred Groves
This program looks at the pagan religion, Druidism, which underpinned early Celtic society and is still practiced today.
Dec 6, 2001 • 50m
S1 E4 - From Camelot to Christ
The slow collapse of the Roman Empire saw the arrival of new cultures which threatened the Celts. The program claims that the British king, Vortigern, invited the Anglo Saxons into Britain to help fight the Picts but they betrayed his trust and gradually took over the island.
Dec 13, 2001 • 50m
S1 E5 - Legend and Reality
From the 8th century onwards the Celts were hammered by invasions by the Vikings and then the Normans. Following the Reformation in the 16th century, Celtic communities in Wales, Ireland and Brittany were marginalised in the push for political and religious unity in England and France.
Dec 20, 2001 • 50m
S1 E6 - A Dead Song?
This program examines the emergence, history, meaning and threats to the Celtic identity. Today the struggle to define an identity continues.
Dec 27, 2001 • 50m
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The Celts
Looks at how the Celts were the first European people north of the Alps to rise from anonymity. This program looks at who the Celts were, where they came from and what made their culture so distinctive. Follow their fascinating story from their earliest roots 2,500 years ago through the flowering of their unique culture and their enduring heritage today, enhanced with stunning reconstructions of iron-age villages, dramatizations of major historical events and visits to modern Celtic lands.
Documentary • TV Series • 2001
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Documentary
- First aired
- Nov 22, 2001
- Last aired
- Dec 27, 2001
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 6
- Language
- English