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Graffiti Gorge

Episode 2 of 5

Dr George Nash travels to Portugal and muses on why both prehistoric and modern graffiti art can be found in dangerous places.

Archaeologist George Nash explores five of Western Europe's most remarkable rock art sites.

Today he risks his neck in Northern Portugal's Coa Valley to see Iron Age carvings of beasts and warriors. But why are they engraved directly on top of earlier art in such dangerous places? And what drives modern day graffiti artists to risk their lives to the same end?

Producer: Chris Eldon Lee
A Culture Wise production for BBC Radio 4.

15 minutes

Last on

Wed 11 Oct 201702:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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ProducerChris Eldon Lee

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  • Sun 10 Feb 200814:45
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  • Tue 2 Sep 200815:45
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  • Tue 4 May 201015:45
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  • Sun 13 Oct 201307:15
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  • Sun 13 Oct 201313:15
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  • Tue 10 Oct 201714:15
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  • Wed 11 Oct 201702:15
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