Episodes
1. The Man with the Golden Shoes
March 14, 1987
60 min
"The Man with the Golden Shoes" covers the archaeological and historical evidence for the Celts and the extent of their civilisation across the European continent, including the two core periods of Celtic Culture (i.e. Hallstatt culture and La Tène culture).
2. The Birth of Nations
March 21, 1987
55 min
Frank Delaney investigates the origins and evolution of the four remaining Celtic homelands - Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Brittany.
3. A Pagan Trinity
March 28, 1987
55 min
Frank Delaney takes a look at how pagan and Christian rites amalgamated when the missionaries arrived.
4. The Open-Ended Curve
April 4, 1987
55 min
Frank Delaney examines the highly influential and still flourishing Celtic artistic tradition.
5. The Final Conflict
April 11, 1987
55 min
An exploration of language as part of identity, including attempts to destroy Celtic languages and their recent renaissance, especially Welsh and Breton.
