
The Celts
1978–1987 · BBC Two · 55 min · 2 seasons
S02E06 · The Legacy
Fri, 19 June, 5:05 am
Frank Delaney argues that the Celts bequeathed to European civilisation not only glorious art but also a way of thinking, a philosophy of life and a passion for freedom.
About
Frank Delaney presents a series about the Celts, the "fathers of Europe".
Episodes
- E01
The Man with the Golden Shoes
Fri, 15 May· 55 minFrank 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.
- E02
The Birth of Nations
Fri, 22 May· 55 minFrank Delaney investigates the origins and evolution of the four remaining Celtic homelands - Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Brittany.
- E03
A Pagan Trinity
Fri, 29 May· 55 minFrank Delaney takes a look at how pagan and Christian rites amalgamated when the missionaries arrived.
- E04
The Open-Ended Curve
Fri, 5 June· 55 minFrank Delaney examines the highly influential and still flourishing Celtic artistic tradition.
- E05
The Final Conflict
Fri, 12 June· 55 minAn exploration of language as part of identity, including attempts to destroy Celtic languages and their recent renaissance, especially Welsh and Breton.
- E06
The Legacy
Fri, 19 June· 55 minFrank Delaney argues that the Celts bequeathed to European civilisation not only glorious art but also a way of thinking, a philosophy of life and a passion for freedom.