Archaeology
To mark the tenth anniversary of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ sitcom Detectorists, Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones dig into archaeologists and treasure hunters on screen.
To mark the tenth anniversary of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ sitcom Detectorists, Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones dig into archaeologists and treasure hunters on screen.
Mark speaks first to stand-up comedian and actor Alexei Sayle about his small, but pivotal, role in the third Indiana Jones film The Last Crusade.
Mark then talks to Italian director Alice Rohrwacher, whose recent film La Chimera is the story of a down-at-heel tomb raider, played by Josh O’Connor, looting Etruscan artefacts in 1980s Italy.
Meanwhile, Ellen speaks to French-Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop about her new film Dahomey - a docudrama that follows 26 looted treasures from the 19th century Kingdom of Dahomey, as they make their return trip from Paris to present-day Benin.
And she talks to Mackenzie Crook, creator and star of Detectorists, about how an episode of Time Team inspired the series - about a pair of Essex metal detectorists hunting for long-buried treasures from the past.
Producer: Jane Long
A Prospect Street production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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- Fri 18 Oct 2024 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Tue 22 Oct 2024 11:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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