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The Festival Dig
First transmitted in 1974, Magnus Magnusson talks to Sir Mortimer Wheeler about his excavation at Stanwick St John in Yorkshire during the Festival of Britain celebrations in 1951. It was there that Wheeler uncovered the Iron Age stronghold of the Brigantes, a tribe of Celts.
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Thu 5 Jun 1975
07:55
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
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Archaeology at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Collection

This programme is part of Archaeology at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ - a
collection of archaeology programmes from the 1950s to the 1970s. Available
online to watch in full.
About ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four Collection programmes
Programmes are selected, in part, for their historical
context and reflect the broadcast standards and attitudes of their time, which
may not accord to some current ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ editorial guidelines. We aim to select
programmes which can be shown in their entirety but in some cases edits are
required.
Broadcasts
- Thu 26 Sep 1974 20:45ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Thu 5 Jun 1975 07:55ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
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