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Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History
Weekly News & Comment
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Episodes
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History20. At the End of the Earth, Inishmore
In this episode Neil takes us to a place of great power and beauty, an island off the west coast of Ireland, with its shoulder set hard against the mighty…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History19. Reflections of another World, Llyn Fawr, Mid-Glamorgan
In this episode we travel with Neil to one of the most magical lakes in the British Isles. In the beautiful dark waters of Llyn Fawr, in Mid-Glamorgan, Neil…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History18. The Dover Boat, Kent
In this episode Neil takes us on board the oldest known seagoing boat in the world – the Dover Boat. Next door to the White Cliffs of Dover, one of the most…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History17. The Power Marriage, Great Orme, Llandudno,
This week Neil takes us with him to Llandudno to explore deep within the belly of a mountainous sea serpent. Across the world the powerful marriage of copper…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History16. Dawn Of A New Age, Pendeen, Cornwall
In this week’s podcast we travel with Neil across the British Isles into the Bronze Age, investigating the metal alloy that would transform the human species…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History15. The Welsh Atlantis, Cantre’r Gwaelod. Borth, Ceredigion
This week Neil takes us to a place swirling with myths and legends. In Cardigan bay lies the fabled Welsh Atlantis, Cantre’r Gwaelod. Legend tells of a rich…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History14. The Time Traveller, The Amesbury Archer, Salisbury Museum
In this week’s episode Neil takes us to Salisbury to meet a Time Traveller from around four and a half thousand years ago who still has much to say. Neil…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History13. Grand Designs Writ Large - Silbury Hill, Wiltshire
This week Neil travels to the largest artificial, prehistoric mound in Europe. Half a million tons of chalk were used by our Neolithic ancestors to build…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History12. The World’s Largest Stone Circle – Avebury, Wiltshire
In this week’s podcast Neil’s journey continues across Wiltshire’s powerful ritual landscape, taking us to the largest stone circle in the world. Avebury is a…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History11. A Wonder Of The World – Stonehenge, Wiltshire
In this episode Neil takes us to a place that is famous around the world and speaks of massive intent. Constructed with huge stones weighing up to 40 tons and…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History10. Tomb Detectives – West Kennet Long Barrow, Wiltshire
In this episode Neil takes us across Wiltshire’s Ritual Landscape to investigate a mysterious chambered tomb. Built by our ancestors over 5000 years ago West…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History9. Inventing Heaven – Great Langdale, lake district
This week Neil explores heaven itself. Travelling back in time to the Neolithic and the inspiringly beautiful Great Langdale in Cumbria’s Lake District, Neil…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History8. Chasing The Future - Grime’s Graves, Norfolk
In this episode Neil takes us deep underground chasing the beautiful, ‘must-have’ raw material our ancestors craved. Travelling to the incredible lunar…
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7. Walking With The Dead - Newgrange and Knowth, County Meath
In this episode Neil travels to a time when our ancestors lived with their dead in a way many of us would find shocking today. Journeying to the World Heritage…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History6. Hidden Power – The Ness of Brodgar, Orkney
In this episode Neil turns the British Isles upside down! Travelling to Orkney, off the north-east tip of Scotland, he uncovers ancient burial tombs…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History5. The Daily Grind – Ceide Fields, County Mayo
This week Neil takes us to the roots of the most profound, self-inflicted, social upheaval our species has ever known. Travelling to the west coast of Ireland…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History4. The British Isles Are Born - Montrose Basin, Angus
This week Neil brings us face to face with the violent, bloody birth of the British Isles. In this episode Neil takes us to Angus, in Scotland to see the…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History3. The Horse Head of Robin Hood’s Cave - Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire Border
Neil’s journey across the British Isles, and through its history, continues as he takes us on a walk down one of the oldest streets on the planet. In this…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History2. Mistaken Identity - West Glamorgan
In this episode, Neil’s journey across the British Isles brings us face to face with a dead body and a case of mistaken identity. In Goat’s Hole Cave, on the…
Neil Oliver: News, Interviews, History1. In Our Ancestors' Footsteps - Happisburgh, Norfolk
Neil Oliver’s Love Letter to the British Isles begins a million years ago, as he sets off on his journey through time and space to tell the story of the…