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Bringing the past to life
World Service,·94 episodes
How much of Jesus' Jerusalem still exists after 2000 years of turmoil?
10 Jun 1999,·28 mins
How an international effort is preserving the Roman Anastasian Wall in Turkey
01 Jul 1999,·28 mins
How are historic ships are conserved and why is so much spent on their long term survival?
Can heritage sites like Stonehenge and Westminster Abbey cope with modern mass tourism?
20 Jul 1999,·28 mins
Recent archaeological discoveries have shed new light on the Aztec civilisation
19 Jul 2000,·28 mins
How Calcutta (Kolkata) is fighting to preserve its crumbling architectural heritage
20 Jul 2000,·28 mins
Almost nothing of Alexandria remains above ground but the harbour is full of treasures...
27 Jul 2000,·28 mins
Was the mass suicide of Jewish rebels besieged by Romans at Masada the truth or a myth?
11 Sep 2000,·27 mins
A visit to Rome was an essential part of an 18th Century British gentleman's education
06 Nov 2000,·28 mins
The discovery of extensive gardens at Fishbourne Roman Palace in Sussex
14 Nov 2000,·28 mins
How new archaeological research has led to shipwrecks turning up in forests and fields
22 Dec 2000,·28 mins
Recent discoveries at ancient sites are changing the Thai's perception of their past
17 May 2001,·28 mins
How the building spurt for the Olympics has led to spectacular archaeological finds
30 Jun 2001,·28 mins
Angkor Wat survived the Khmer Rouge but more distant sites are at risk from thieves
05 Jul 2001,·28 mins
Under Russian colonial rule the fur trade saw the indigenous Aleuts forced into slavery
29 Oct 2001,·28 mins
The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California and its conservation work across the world
06 Nov 2001,·28 mins
Its architecture reflects centuries of invasion and includes the Palace of the Normans
15 Nov 2001,·28 mins
The surprising discoveries made when replicating the past including Stone Age tools
24 May 2002,·28 mins
The crumbling buildings of Havana are being restored. With music from Miriam Ramos
12 Nov 2002,·28 mins
The wonders of the Egyptian museum including the playable trumpets of Tutankhamen
18 Nov 2002,·28 mins
The restoration of the merchant's palaces and the social changes brought by tourism
29 Nov 2002,·24 mins
Buried by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 and now crumbling apart. Can Herculaneum be saved?
10 Dec 2002,·28 mins
Can lecturers at Jaffna University help save Rajarata and their country's heritage?
24 Mar 2003,·22 mins
The role of water in ancient Rome including Nero's aqueducts and Herculaneum's bath houses
10 Jul 2003,·22 mins
Cave paintings in Les Eyzies, France with palaeontologist Christine Desdemaines-Hugon
22 Jul 2003,·21 mins
The role of the World Heritage Centre in the preservation of the world's cultural heritage
22 Sep 2004,·22 mins
Can a multi-billion Euro tidal defence barrier protect Venice from rising Adriatic tides?
24 Sep 2004,·22 mins
A visit to Liverpool following its recent designation as a UNESCO world heritage site
28 Sep 2004,·22 mins
The multi-layered culture of Jewish, Moorish, Gypsy, and Christian traditions in Andalucia
19 Oct 2004,·22 mins
The problems a divided city faces conserving its buildings and monuments
26 Oct 2004,·22 mins
