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<< News >> Forthcoming archaeology programmes on BBC Radio 4

Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 02 February 2010  Page Views: 2693

TV and RadioCountry: England Mike Pitts let me know of the following three programmes he made, coming up on BBC Radio 4, the first being: In Pursuit of Treasure
Sunday 7 Feb, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4
Archaeologist and broadcaster Mike Pitts delves into the sometimes murky world of the metal detector, from harmless amateur history buffs to criminal nighthawkers, and discovers how metal detecting is changing our national heritage.

He hears stories of in-fighting within the metal detecting community, bust-ups between landowners and detectorists and battles inside the archaeological establishment. And Mike hears from the man who found a multi-million pound Saxon hoard.

The Voices Who Dug Up The Past, Episode 1
Monday 8 Feb, 11:00 on BBC Radio 4

Broadcaster and archaeologist Mike Pitts delves into the question of why different archaeologists can dig the same sites yet reach completely different conclusions. Mike visits Britain's biggest Iron Age hill fort, Maiden Castle, and, through archive, diary excerpts and interviews, relives two seminal digs that took place there in the 1930s and 1980s. Is it a monument tied up in Roman warfare and invasion, or a structure symbolising power and exclusion from the outside world? Featuring interviews with Niall Sharples, Beatrice de Cardi, Ian Armit and Chris Sparey-Green.

The Voices Who Dug Up The Past, Episode 2
Monday 15 Feb, 11:00 on BBC Radio 4

Mike visits Sutton Hoo, with Lady Clark and Martin Carver among others.


The programmes should be on 'Listen Again' for a week after transmission: In Pursuit of Treasure and The Voices Who Dug Up The Past.
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