A collection of programmes charting the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's first ventures into archaeology programming, dating back to the 1950s, available online to watch in full.
An expert panel try to identify unusual artifacts, but will they guess correctly? (1954)
The National Museum of Prague challenges the experts. (1956)
The Victoria & Albert Museum challenges the experts. (1958)
Sir Mortimer Wheeler sails the Mediterranean. (1958)
Sir Mortimer Wheeler and the Hellenic scholars visit the Aegean Islands of Lesbos. (1958)
Sir Mortimer Wheeler and the Hellenic Travellers’ Club crew visit Delos and Athens. (1958)
A programme on the well-preserved body of a 2000-year-old Dane found in a peat bog. (1954)
Sir Mortimer Wheeler describes his excavations of Mohenjo-daro, in Pakistan. (1957)
Sir Mortimer Wheeler explores the stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe. (1958)
Film of the archaeological excavations at Jericho. (1956)
Glyn Daniel talks about recent research into the mystery of Stonehenge. (1954)
The story of the faked jaw and skull found in Sussex some 70 years ago. (1973)
Glyn Daniel recruits an Olympian to investigate how far a goose can walk in a day. (1966)
Documentary about the Vikings who allegedly discovered North America. (1966)
Sir Mortimer Wheeler investigates the legacy of the Roman Empire. (1960)
Sir Mortimer Wheeler looks at the religious beliefs of the Roman Empire. (1960)
Sir Mortimer Wheeler surveys the art and architecture of the Roman period. (1960)
Magnus Magnusson talks to Sir Mortimer Wheeler about Winston Churchill's writing. (1974)
Sir Mortimer Wheeler talks about the 1951 excavation at Stanwick in Yorkshire. (1974)
Sir Mortimer Wheeler talks about Brigantes in Yorkshire in 43 AD. (1974)
Sir Mortimer Wheeler talks about his journey to Pushkalavati, in Pakistan. (1974)
Sir Mortimer Wheeler talks about Sir Flinders Petrie. (1974)
Sir Mortimer Wheeler discusses how attitudes to archaeology have changed. (1974)
