The Celts
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Documentary
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 6
avg.Runtime | 55 min
First EP | 1987-03-14
Last EP | 1987-04-18
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Documentary series examining the origins, growth, and influence of Celtic culture in Great Britain and throughout Europe.
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season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 1987-03-14
Frank Delaney presents a series on Celtic culture and history.
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The Man with the Golden Shoes
1987-03-14
"The Man with the Golden Shoes" covers the archaeological and historical evidence for the Celts and the extent of their civilisation across the European continent, including the two core periods of Celtic Culture (i.e. Hallstatt culture and La Tène culture).
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The Birth of Nations
1987-03-21
Frank Delaney investigates the origins and evolution of the four remaining Celtic homelands - Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Brittany.
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A Pagan Trinity
1987-03-28
Frank Delaney takes a look at how pagan and Christian rites amalgamated when the missionaries arrived.
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The Open-Ended Curve
1987-04-04
Frank Delaney examines the highly influential and still flourishing Celtic artistic tradition.
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The Final Conflict
1987-04-11
An exploration of language as part of identity, including attempts to destroy Celtic languages and their recent renaissance, especially Welsh and Breton.
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The Legacy
1987-04-18
Frank Delaney argues that the Celts bequeathed to European civilisation not only glorious art but also a way of thinking, a philosophy of life and a passion for freedom.
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