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6 Episodes 1987 - 1987
Episode 1
55 mins
Frank Delaney traces Celtic origins by following a trail of archaeological finds across Europe, from salt mines in Austria to burial mounds in Germany and England.
Episode 2
52 mins
Frank Delaney investigates the origins and evolution of the four remaining Celtic homelands - Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Brittany.
Episode 3
54 mins
Frank Delaney takes a look at how pagan and Christian rites amalgamated when the missionaries arrived.
Episode 4
55 mins
Frank Delaney examines the highly influential and still flourishing Celtic artistic tradition.
Episode 5
55 mins
An exploration of language as part of identity, including attempts to destroy Celtic languages and their recent renaissance, especially Welsh and Breton.
Episode 6
55 mins
Frank Delaney argues that the Celts bequeathed to European civilization not only glorious art but also a way of thinking, a philosophy of life and a passion for freedom.