(2003) Landscape Mysteries: The Tower People of Shetland / The Abandoned Marsh

From the makers of Coast, Landscape Mysteries embarks on a series of journeys in which Professor Aubrey Manning tries to solve mysteries hidden in the landscape of the British Isles. Unpicking clues in the geology, natural history and archaeology, Aubrey reveals how the land has come to look the way it does. The Tower People of Shetland On the far edge of Europe, a long, long time ago, a series of monumental stone towers, known as Brochs, once dominated the landscape. The Tower People of Shetland sees Aubrey travel to Shetland, the most northerly territory in the British Isles, in a search for clues to the identity of the ancient people who once lived in the mysterious Broch Towers. The Abandoned Marsh A trip to the bleak Romney Marsh is next for Aubrey where he searches for clues to a haunting and empty landscape in which humans once thrived and then mysteriously deserted. Now, only church ruins and tales of days gone by remain as Aubrey endeavours to find out what became of these lost communities in The Abandoned Marsh. The landscape around us is part of our life; it affects so much that we do and feel. Amazing forces have acted to shape our landscapes; they began millions of years back and continue to this day. Join me in a search for clues which reveal their influences on our past, present and future.

(2003) Landscape Mysteries: The Riddle of the Yorkshire Tracks / The Terraces of Avalon

From the makers of Coast, Landscape Mysteries embarks on a series of journeys in which Professor Aubrey Manning tries to solve mysteries hidden in the landscape of the British Isles. Unpicking clues in the geology, natural history and archaeology, Aubrey reveals how the land has come to look the way it does. The Riddle of the Yorkshire Tracks Aubrey ventures to the bleak and dangerous North Yorkshire coastline for his next adventure, to embark on an investigation into a forgotten story of Britain s industrial past. By day this stretch of coast appears like any other, but when the tide goes out, a different and mysterious landscape is revealed - Can Aubrey solve The Riddle of the Yorkshire Tracks? The Terraces of Avalon Along the steep sides of the Glastonbury Tor there s a distinctive pattern of regular stepped terraces, but their origin is a mystery. Is there a connection with the myths and legends that permeate this intoxicating landscape? For the last programme in this series Aubrey travels to Glastonbury to investigate the riddle of The Terraces of Avalon. The landscape around us is part of our life; it affects so much that we do and feel. Amazing forces have acted to shape our landscapes; they began millions of years back and continue to this day. Join me in a search for clues which reveal their influences on our past, present and future.

(2003) Landscape Mysteries: Britain Before the Ice Age / Secrets of the Flood

Synopsis: From the makers of Coast, Landscape Mysteries embarks on a series of journeys in which Professor Aubrey Manning tries to solve mysteries hidden in the landscape of the British Isles. Unpicking clues in the geology, natural history and archaeology, Aubrey reveals how the land has come to look the way it does. Britain before the Ice In Britain before the Ice Aubrey travels to the Gower Peninsula in South Wales. Where, in 1823, the skeleton of a young man who had died 29,000 years ago was found. Aubrey travels great lengths in his endeavour to unravel the mystery of the ancient world in which this man once lived and gains an insight into a lost world that was to forever disappear as the ice-sheets spread south. Secrets of the Flood Secrets of the Flood sees Aubrey travel to the Solent, off the south coast of England. It s known that people once lived in a landscape that is now covered by the sea but how did this area become flooded? Aubrey wastes no time at all as he gets to grips with this fascinating investigation, of a mystery that has puzzled experts for centuries. The landscape around us is part of our life; it affects so much that we do and feel. Amazing forces have acted to shape our landscapes; they began millions of years back and continue to this day. Join me in a search for clues which reveal their influences on our past, present and future.

(2003) Landscape Mysteries: In Search of Irish Gold / Figures in the Chalk

From the makers of Coast, Landscape Mysteries embarks on a series of journeys in which Professor Aubrey Manning tries to solve mysteries hidden in the landscape of the British Isles. Unpicking clues in the geology, natural history and archaeology, Aubrey reveals how the land has come to look the way it does. In Search of Irish Gold In Search of Irish Gold sees presenter Aubrey Manning travel to Ireland in search of a Celtic Eldorado, a secret source of Bronze Age gold, buried more than 3,000 years ago. Today s Irish landscape shows little sign of gold, so where did these prehistoric metalworkers find it? Watch in awe as clues in the landscape help Aubrey work out if and where deposits still exist. Figures in the Chalk Figures in the Chalk sees Aubrey travel to the Chalk Hills of England to unravel the origins of the enigmatic chalk figures such as the Long Man of Wilmington and the Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset. The age of these chalk figures has never been fully established and Aubrey, alongside a team of archaeologists from Reading University, come up with a remarkable new and exciting discovery. The landscape around us is part of our life; it affects so much that we do and feel. Amazing forces have acted to shape our landscapes; they began millions of years back and continue to this day. Join me in a search for clues which reveal their influences on our past, present and future.