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Taming the Wild

Episode 5 of 8

Armed with stone axes and grim determination, a few thousand people turned our islands from forest to farm. Alan Titchmarsh discovers how our ancestors - from Stone Age man to the Romans and Normans - not only changed the countryside but also brought us the scourge of gardeners everywhere.

47 minutes

Last on

Sat 7 Feb 201510:10
BBC Two

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Credits

PresenterAlan Titchmarsh
ProducerChris Cole

Broadcasts

  • Wed 27 Oct 200421:00
    BBC One
  • Fri 14 Mar 201413:50
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 7 Feb 201510:10
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire