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Meet the Ancestors Season 7 Episodes

6 Episodes 2004 - 2004

Episode 1

Nelson's Forgotten Heroes

Sat, Feb 14, 2004 30 mins

Exploring a discovery of human remains found by Italian archaeologists and believed to be British sailors serving under Adm. Nelson.

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Episode 2

Billy and the Fighter Boys

Sat, Feb 21, 2004 30 mins

World War II British pilot Billy Drake returns to the location in France where his plane was shot down and he was wounded in 1940.

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Episode 3

The Hunt for Darwin's Beagle

Sat, Feb 28, 2004 30 mins

Exploring the mysterious fate of the HMS Beagle, whose most famous passenger was Charles Darwin. Host: Julian Richards.

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Episode 4

The Curse of the Oxford Gaol

Sat, Mar 6, 2004 30 mins

The discovery of human skeletons outside the walls of England's Oxford Gaol is examined.

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Episode 5

The Stonehenge Enigma

Tue, Mar 13, 2001 30 mins

Richards examines the detective work which has taken place over the past 300 years and gives enthusiasts a clearer understanding of Stonehenge. An expert on the enigmatic standing stones himself, Richards shares the latest evidence, including forensic tests on a skeleton found at the site. He then reveals how they were erected as revolutionary cultural changes were sweeping Europe, leaving behind a timeless monument to one of the major turning points in human history.

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Episode 6

Journey to Hell

Sat, Mar 20, 2004 30 mins

A report from the site of the Heidenkopf in northern France, an abandoned German front-line trench which was relentlessly bombed during the war poet's two-day ordeal in January 1917.

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