Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Sunday, April 26 on U&Yesterday (27)
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Season 1, Episode 3
Andy Torbet dives below the waves in search of the inspiration for the first stone circle, while Chris Packham and Neil Oliver spend the night on an abandoned island as they hunt for clues as to why cultures change. Meanwhile, Shini Somara tests the technology behind a bronze age sauna and the archaeologists uncover a remarkable find
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Cast & Crew
Chris Packham
(Presenter)
Neil Oliver
(Presenter)
Andy Torbet
(Presenter)
Shini Somara
(Presenter)
Rachel Bell
(Executive producer)
Jamie Simpson
(Series producer)
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Did You Know..
Chris Packham
(Presenter)
Born:
May 04, 1961
in
Southampton
Best Known For:
Presenting a string of wildlife programmes.
Early-life:
Christopher Gary Packham was born in Southampton on May 4, 1961. His sister, Jenny, is a fashion designer. Chris studied zoology at his home city's university and was going to do a PhD, but instead, after meeting wildlife film-maker Stephen Bullwell, he decided to train with him as a cameraman. Chris's big break came in 1985 when he began working as a presenter on the BBC's children's TV series The Really Wild Show.
Career:
After seven years presenting The Really Wild Show, Chris set up his own TV company - Head Over Heels TV - where he made wildlife shows for ITV, Channel 4, Animal Planet, National Geographic and the BBC. More recently he has returned to his first love, working on and presenting TV shows, and can regularly be seen on BBC Two presenting Autumnwatch and Springwatch. He is active in many wildlife conservation bodies: he is vice-president of the RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts, and the Brent Lodge Bird & Wildlife Trust, and is a patron of Population Matters.
Quote:
On being a sex symbol: 'I suppose I am the only clean-shaven man in ornithology.'
Trivia:
In 2011, he was awarded the British Trust for Ornithology's Dilys Breese Medal.
Neil Oliver
(Presenter)
Born:
February 21, 1967
in
Renfrewshire
Best Known For:
Coast.
Early-life:
Neil was born in Renfrewshire on February 21, 1967. He went to school in Dumfries, before going on to attend Glasgow University to study archaeology. He worked as a freelance archaeologist before training as a journalist. Oliver's TV debut came in 2002 with BBC Two's Two Men in a Trench, which featured Oliver and close friend Tony Pollard visiting historic British battlefields and recreating the battle situation using state of the art archaeological techniques. In addition to the TV series, Oliver co-wrote the two accompanying books.
Career:
In 2005, Oliver wrote a tie-in book for the Channel 4 documentary Not Forgotten, which featured Ian Hislop. Oliver then became the archaeological and social history expert on Coast and later replaced Nicholas Crane as the show's main presenter. 2006 saw Oliver appear in two more documentary series, Channel 4's The Face of Britain and BBC Two's Scotland's History: The Top Ten. As well as this, in August 2006 he appeared on the special Big Royal Dig edition of Channel 4's Time Team, in which he presented a dig at Holyrood House. His other TV credits include Vikings, Sacred Wonders of Britain, Coast Australia and The Memorial: Beyond the Anzac.
Quote:
'I'd be unwilling to go back to a time that preceded modern dentistry or pain relief. It would be wonderful to see the construction of Stonehenge, but not with an impacted wisdom tooth.'
Trivia:
Oliver is a patron of the Association of Lighthouse Keepers.
Andy Torbet
(Presenter)
Shini Somara
(Presenter)
Rachel Bell
(Executive producer)
Jamie Simpson
(Series producer)
