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Episode 2

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John Preston's account of a major excavation at Sutton Hoo in 1939. Peggy has found gold. Basil Brown explains how he found traces of the Anglo-Saxon burial ship.

John Preston's account of a major archaeological excavation at Sutton Hoo in 1939.

Peggy has found gold. Basil Brown explains how he first found traces of the Anglo-Saxon burial ship.

Peggy Piggott ...... Anna Madeley
Stuart Piggott ...... Bertie Carvel
Rory Lomax ...... Alex Wyndham
Charles Phillips ...... Stephen Critchlow
Robert Pretty ...... Ryan Watson
Edith Pretty ...... Joan Walker
Basil Brown ...... Sam Dale
Reid Moir ...... Nyasha Hatendi
Will/Grately/Vuilamy ...... Dan Starkey

Directed by Jeremy Mortimer.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 16 Sep 2008 19:45

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  • Tue 16 Sep 2008 19:45

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