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A History of Britain by Simon Schama Season 1 Episode 1
Simon Schama starts his story in the Stone Age village of Skara Brae, Orkney. Over the next four thousand years Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Christian missionaries arrive, fight, settle and leave their mark on what will become the nations of Britain.
Episode Title: Beginnings (3100 BC - 1000 AD)
Air Date: 2000-09-30
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