Landscape Mysteries – Britain Before the Ice & Secrets of the Flood. 2003 New

Synopsis: From the makers of Coast, Landscape Mysteries embarks on a series of journeys in which Professor Aubrey Manning tries to solve mysteries hidden in the landscape of the British Isles. Unpicking clues in the geology, natural history and archaeology, Aubrey reveals how the land has come to look the way it does. Britain before the Ice In Britain before the Ice Aubrey travels to the Gower Peninsula in South Wales. Where, in 1823, the skeleton of a young man who had died 29,000 years ago was found. Aubrey travels great lengths in his endeavour to unravel the mystery of the ancient world in which this man once lived and gains an insight into a lost world that was to forever disappear as the ice-sheets spread south. Secrets of the Flood Secrets of the Flood sees Aubrey travel to the Solent, off the south coast of England. It s known that people once lived in a landscape that is now covered by the sea but how did this area become flooded? Aubrey wastes no time at all as he gets to grips with this fascinating investigation, of a mystery that has puzzled experts for centuries. The landscape around us is part of our life; it affects so much that we do and feel. Amazing forces have acted to shape our landscapes; they began millions of years back and continue to this day. Join me in a search for clues which reveal their influences on our past, present and future.