The Celts - Episode Guide

First programme of a series dealing with the evolution of Celtic culture, with David Parry-Jones. Where did the culture have its roots? What made it distinctive? Who were the early Celts?

Second programme of a series dealing with the evolution of Celtic culture with David Parry-Jones, where he looks at Celtic jewellery, weaponry and various Celtic villages.

Druids, human sacrifice and gods who were part human and part animal - all elements of Celtic religion. David Parry-Jones looks at the history of the Celts and their religion.

Fourth programme of the series dealing with the evolution of Celtic culture, with David Parry-Jones. Celtic tribes throughout Europe failed to halt the inexorable advance of the Roman Empire. Why?

Frank Delaney traces Celtic origins by following a trail of archaeological finds across Europe, from salt mines in Austria to burial mounds in Germany and England.

Frank Delaney investigates the origins and evolution of the four remaining Celtic homelands - Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Brittany.

Frank Delaney takes a look at how pagan and Christian rites amalgamated when the missionaries arrived.

Frank Delaney examines the highly influential and still flourishing Celtic artistic tradition.

An exploration of language as part of identity, including attempts to destroy Celtic languages and their recent renaissance, especially Welsh and Breton.

Frank Delaney argues that the Celts bequeathed to European civilisation not only glorious art but also a way of thinking, a philosophy of life and a passion for freedom.