Chronicle (1966)
Season 1966
Series tracing new developments in historical research.
Where to Watch Season 1966
11 Episodes
- The Vikings in North America
E1Episode 1The Vikings in North AmericaGlyn Daniel and Magnus Magnusson present a documentary about the Vikings who colonised Greenland and allegedly discovered North America. At the Royal Library in Copenhagen, Magnus Magnusson studies the Flatey Book, a medieval Icelandic manuscript containing sagas of the Norse kings. - Nimrud: The Story of a DigE2
Episode 2Nimrud: The Story of a DigThe extraordinary winged lions and vivid reliefs of battles and sieges from the ancient military capital of the Assyrians have been known for a century. Now, fourteen seasons of excavation have yielded yet more remarkable finds. The story of this dig is told by the man responsible for the newest discoveries, Professor Max Mallowan and by Sir Mortimer Wheeler - Stonehenge - Prehistoric Computer?E3
Episode 3Stonehenge - Prehistoric Computer?The suggestion that Stonehenge was a prehistoric observatory and computer of great complexity is one of the most startling in the recent history of science. Professor Gerald Hawkins of Massachusetts reports the latest developments of his theory. - Royal Ship, Royal Palace, Royal GraveE5
Episode 5Royal Ship, Royal Palace, Royal GraveThe uncovering at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk of an eighty-foot-long Anglo-Saxon warship with a magnificent royal treasure buried in it was brought to an abrupt close by the outbreak of war in 1939. South Cadbury hill fort in Somerset may be the site of King Arthur's Camelot. New Grange in County Meath, Ireland, is one of the largest and finest prehistoric burial mounds in Western Europe. Chronicle reports the problems, findings, and prospects of the current excavations of these three remarkable sites. - The Treasure of PriamE9
Episode 9The Treasure of Priam"We are weary, and since we have attained our goal and realised the great idea of our life we shall finally cease our efforts here in Troy." It was May 1873: within days of writing these words the famous millionaire archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann was to make his greatest discovery - the golden treasure he thought belonged to King Priam. Chronicle tells the story of this remarkable find and follows the treasure to its last known destination - Berlin. - The Roman Goose March
E11Episode 11The Roman Goose MarchAccording to classical authors the Romans got their best geese from northern France. Glyn Daniel recruits Olympic gold medal winner Ann Packer to investigate how long it would have taken to walk geese from northern Gaul in France to Rome, Italy. This march, which was described by the classic Roman writer Pliny in his 'Natural History' in the 1st Century AD, also serves as a practical demonstration of how keen the Romans were on their version of foie gras.