Taming the Wild | British Isles: A Natural History
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.
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- Clip length: 47'02''
- Broadcast year: 2004
- Geography | Human and physical geography | Landscapes of the UK
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC One
- Programme: British Isles: A Natural History
- Episode: Taming the Wild
Our Future | British Isles: A Natural History
Alan Titchmarsh travels Britain to discover why our islands are so diverse and extreme. He concludes his journey and asks what the future might hold for our landscape.
Modern Times | British Isles: A Natural History
Close encounters with rare red squirrels and bats hiding in the silos at Greenham Common - Alan Titchmarsh reveals a hundred years of change to our countryside, including some unexpected alterations to Northumberland using high explosives.