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Vikings in North America
First transmitted in 1966, Glyn Daniel presents a documentary about the Vikings who colonised Greenland and allegedly discovered North America. Narrated by Magnus Magnusson.
First transmitted in 1966, Glyn Daniel and Magnus Magnusson present a documentary about the Vikings who colonised Greenland and allegedly discovered North America.
At the Royal Library in Copenhagen, Magnus Magnusson studies the Flatey Book, a medieval Icelandic manuscript containing sagas of the Norse kings.
Last on
Sat 18 Jun 1966
20:40
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
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Megalithic Tomb
Duration: 01:43
Archaeology at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Collection
This programme is part of Archaeology at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ - a
collection of archaeology programmes from the 1950s to the 1970s. Available
online to watch in full.
More about this programme
For 25 years, Chronicle took viewers around the world to
explore historical excavations and discover long-gone cultures and
civilisations. With a mix of live broadcasts and filmed documentaries, the
series brought some of the greatest archaeologists of the 20th Century into our
homes. Vikings in North America was the first programme in the series, with the
last, Memphis Capital of Egypt shown in May 1991.
About Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ editorial guidelines. We aim to select
programmes which can be shown in their entirety but in some cases edits are
required.
Broadcast
- Sat 18 Jun 1966 20:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
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