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From Old Bones to Precious Stones

Charting the birth of the heritage movement and the first arguments of radical thought which led to legislation to safeguard ancient structures.

Charting the birth of the heritage movement and the first arguments of radical thought, from figures including John Lubbock MP, Lieutenant General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers, Charles Darwin and John Ruskin. These remarkable individuals asked important questions and came up with the building blocks of a new world that valued the past. Their actions led to the first piece of legislation to safeguard prehistoric and ancient structures which until then had often fallen prey to the short-term interests of farmers and landowners.

59 minutes

Last on

Thu 27 Aug 2015 01:55

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Role Contributor
Narrator Sian Phillips
Executive Producer Basil Comely
Producer Ian Leese
Director Ian Leese

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