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BRP Features in BBC’s Digging for Britain

The BBC’s Digging for Britain programme team and film crew joined the BRP in Week 2 of the 2010 season, filming with us and with Dr. Sarah Groves of Durham University for the four-part documentary series that’s been exploring and … Continue reading

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Now sing the solution…

A strange creature ran on a rippling road, Its cut was wild, its body bowed, Four feet under belly, eight on its back, Two wings, twelve eyes, six heads, one track. It cruised the waves decked out like a bird, … Continue reading

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Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons

Art Historian Dr. Janina Ramirez of Oxford University hosts this documentary that explores Anglo-Saxon art and material culture in the UK. The documentary explores iconic Anglo-Saxon artefacts, from the recently discovered Staffordshire Hoard to the stunning Franks Casket and the … Continue reading

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Project Woruldhord, University of Oxford

For those of you who have yet to come across this, the University of Oxford’s Project Woruldhord is well worth a look. As the project’s website explains, the idea behind Woruldhord is quite simple: Members of the public, of academia, of … Continue reading

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