Britain's Ancient Tracks with Tony Robinson
Britain is crisscrossed by an amazing network of ancient trackways. These remarkable routes are our oldest roads and have been travelled for more than 5000 years. Walked by pilgrims and traders, hunters and invaders, Celts and Romans, Saxons and Vikings, each track is bound up in myth, mystery and legend. Tony Robinson sets out to explore the truth behind the megaliths, burial sites, ley lines and hidden caves along these ancient pathways and connect the clues they have left hidden in the British landscape.
- 2016-2017
- 2 seasons
- Documentary
Britain is crisscrossed by an amazing network of ancient trackways. These remarkable routes are our oldest roads and have been travelled for more than 5000 years. Walked by pilgrims and traders, hunters and invaders, Celts and Romans, Saxons and Vikings, each track is bound up in myth, mystery and legend. Tony Robinson sets out to explore the truth behind the megaliths, burial sites, ley lines and hidden caves along these ancient pathways and connect the clues they have left hidden in the British landscape.
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Season 2 Episode Guide
Episode 1
Dartmoor
47 mins
Britain is crisscrossed by a network of ancient track ways that have been traveled for over 5000 years. In a new four part series, Tony Robinson returns to explore the mysteries and legends on these remarkable routes. Tony hikes across Dartmoor in the footsteps of Britain's greatest detective, plunges into a reputedly bottomless lake and comes face-to-face with a four-legged beast.
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