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Chronicle Episodes

  1. Digging for Slaves

    Archaeology unearths the past histories of African slaves in America.(1989)

  2. Sutton Hoo

    Excavations at Sutton Hoo cast new light on Anglo-Saxon culture. (1989)

  3. Lost City of the Incas

    David Drew and team visit the Peruvian jungle in search of the last Inca capital. (1984)

  4. Lost Kings of the Desert

    An exploration of a lost city in the middle of the Iraq desert. (1979)

  5. Digging from the Air

    Britain's ancient past is investigated from the air using aerial photography. (1979)

  6. Tomb of the Lost King

    Spectacular archaeological discoveries of ancient tombs in northern Greece. (1978)

  7. Aphrodite's Other Island

    Following the progress of an excavation at the Bronze Age site of Phylakopi. (1978)

  8. The Key to the Land of Silence

    How the Rosetta Stone helped translate ancient hieroglyphics to the modern world. (1977)

  9. True or False?

    Magnus Magnusson reports on the developments in the Piltdown Man controversy. (1974)

  10. The 'Celebration' of the 100th Chronicle

    Chronicle serves up a banquet of food from the past. (1974)

  11. The Ape Man That Never Was

    The story of the faked jaw and skull found in Sussex some 70 years ago. (1973)

  12. The Lost World of the Maya

    Magnus accompanies expert, Eric Thompson on a journey through ancient Mayan sites. (1972)

  13. Cracking the Stone-Age Code

    Professor Alexander Thom details his theory on the purpose of Stonehenge. (1970)

  14. The Great Iron Ship

    The story of SS Great Britain's rescue from the icy shores of the Falkland Islands. (1970)

  15. Silbury Dig:The Heart of the Mound

    Magnus meets the archaeologists who uncovered a secret tunnel at Silbury Mound. (1968)

  16. The Last Days of Minos

    Magnus investigates the legend of the Minotaur and the fabled city of Atlantis. (1967)

  17. The Fall of Constantinople

    John Julius Norwich tells the dramatic story of the fall of Constantinople. (1967)

  18. The Roman Goose March: The Holy Sailors

    Glyn Daniel recruits an Olympian to investigate how far a goose can walk in a day. (1966)

  19. Vikings in North America

    Documentary about the Vikings who allegedly discovered North America. (1966)