Ref NoMS 4000/6/1/65/1/C
TitleCD Rom listening copy
LevelItem
Date1971
DescriptionThe speakers on this programme are not identified.

Track 1: Test Signal, 0.12 mins
Track 2: Extract from literature, 1.08 mins
Track 3: An overview of the landscape of Britain from the point of view of flying over it in a plane; discussion about the people of Cornwall; Caesar's view of Britain and the Roman description of Britain; the geology of Britain, 2.14 mins
Track 4: Continues Track 3; Tacitus's view of Britain, 2.33 mins
Track 5: An overview of the landscape of Britain from the point of view of flying over it in a plane; the geography and rivers of Britain, 2.51 mins
Track 6: The climate of Britain; population density in neolithic times; a Roman expedition to Britain; the Druids' beliefs regarding mistletoe; the first inhabitants of Britain; the 'average iron age farm'; English physiology compared to that of the Gauls, 3.01 mins
Track 7: The soil and climate of Britain; neolithic hill forts and the coming together of people into cities; currency in Britain; animals unlawful to eat, 1.38 mins
Track 8: The Celts; the people of Kent, the appearance of Britons and British men's relationships with their wives; British woman; the construction of Celtic houses, 3.50 mins
Track 9: The Roman army is contrasted with the Celtic army; Roman influence in Britain; British place names, 3.41 mins
Track 10: Roman influence in Britain, 2.01 mins
Track 11: Roman influence in Britain; Druids and Celtic religious beliefs, 1.52 mins
Track 12: Roman influence in Britain, in particular the Roman effect on religion in Britain; Boudicca, 3.08 mins
Track 13: Boudicca, slavery, and taxes, 1.35 mins
Track 14: Chariot fighting, a battle, presumably between the Romans and the Britons; unidentified person talks about how people who sell produce are expected to run their shops and the style of buildings necessary for different sections of society, 2.32 mins

Total: 32.20 mins

Dubber's reference number: PLA KF573E0535380
Extent1
FormatCd-rom
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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