Sacred Wonders of Britain Neolithic (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Horror

Sacred Wonders of Britain

Neolithic (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Horror

Neil goes in search of the very first stirrings of religion in Britain. In Nottinghamshire he discovers clues to a world of magic and ritual etched into the rock of Creswell Crags by Ice Age hunters. In the south of England and on the ...See moreNeil goes in search of the very first stirrings of religion in Britain. In Nottinghamshire he discovers clues to a world of magic and ritual etched into the rock of Creswell Crags by Ice Age hunters. In the south of England and on the Scottish borders, great tombs are evidence of ancestor worship among the first farmers of the Neolithic era and an extraordinary discovery in Herefordshire reveals what really lies beneath their burial mounds. In the flint mines of Grimes Graves in Norfolk, he discovers how stone age miners carried their religion deep underground. Finally, in the great stone circle and henge of Avebury and the extraordinary monuments of Orkney, he discovers how a new age of belief swept away the old religions and changed Britain for ever. Written by Enzedder See less

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Neil Oliver Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Coast Australia (2013)
Nick Card Self - University of the Highlands and Islands Self - University of the Highlands and Islands See fewer	Tom Scott (2006)
Jane Downes Self - University of the Highlands and Islands (as Prof Jane Downes) Self - University of the Highlands and Islands (as Prof Jane Downes) See fewer	Sacred Wonders of Britain (2013)
Ronald Hutton Self - University of Bristol (as Prof Ronald Hutton) Self - University of Bristol (as Prof Ronald Hutton) See fewer	Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022)
John Lord Self - Flintknapper Self - Flintknapper See fewer	Nova (1974)
Tom Muir Self - Orkney Museum Self - Orkney Museum See fewer	War at Sea: Scotland's Story (2015)
Paul Pettitt Self - Durham University (as Prof Paul Pettitt) Self - Durham University (as Prof Paul Pettitt) See fewer	Neanderthal (2000)
Joshua Pollard Self - University of Southampton (as Dr Joshua Pollard) Self - University of Southampton (as Dr Joshua Pollard) See fewer	Sacred Wonders of Britain (2013)
Miles Russell Self - Bournemouth University (as Dr Miles Russell) Self - Bournemouth University (as Dr Miles Russell) See fewer	Nova (1974)
Nick Snashall Self - Stonehenge & Avebury World Heritage Site (as Dr Nick Snashall) Self - Stonehenge & Avebury World Heritage Site (as Dr Nick Snashall) See fewer	Sacred Wonders of Britain (2013)
Julian Thomas Self - University of Manchester (as Prof Julian Thomas) Self - University of Manchester (as Prof Julian Thomas) See fewer	Stonehenge: Decoded (2008)