Bringing the past to life
World Service,·94 episodes
How much of Jesus' Jerusalem still exists after 2000 years of turmoil?
How an international effort is preserving the Roman Anastasian Wall in Turkey
How are historic ships are conserved and why is so much spent on their long term survival?
Can heritage sites like Stonehenge and Westminster Abbey cope with modern mass tourism?
Recent archaeological discoveries have shed new light on the Aztec civilisation
How Calcutta (Kolkata) is fighting to preserve its crumbling architectural heritage
Almost nothing of Alexandria remains above ground but the harbour is full of treasures...
Was the mass suicide of Jewish rebels besieged by Romans at Masada the truth or a myth?
A visit to Rome was an essential part of an 18th Century British gentleman's education
The discovery of extensive gardens at Fishbourne Roman Palace in Sussex
How new archaeological research has led to shipwrecks turning up in forests and fields
Recent discoveries at ancient sites are changing the Thai's perception of their past
How the building spurt for the Olympics has led to spectacular archaeological finds
Angkor Wat survived the Khmer Rouge but more distant sites are at risk from thieves
Under Russian colonial rule the fur trade saw the indigenous Aleuts forced into slavery
The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California and its conservation work across the world
Its architecture reflects centuries of invasion and includes the Palace of the Normans
The surprising discoveries made when replicating the past including Stone Age tools
The crumbling buildings of Havana are being restored. With music from Miriam Ramos
The wonders of the Egyptian museum including the playable trumpets of Tutankhamen
The restoration of the merchant's palaces and the social changes brought by tourism
Buried by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 and now crumbling apart. Can Herculaneum be saved?
Can lecturers at Jaffna University help save Rajarata and their country's heritage?
The role of water in ancient Rome including Nero's aqueducts and Herculaneum's bath houses
Cave paintings in Les Eyzies, France with palaeontologist Christine Desdemaines-Hugon
The role of the World Heritage Centre in the preservation of the world's cultural heritage
Can a multi-billion Euro tidal defence barrier protect Venice from rising Adriatic tides?
A visit to Liverpool following its recent designation as a UNESCO world heritage site
The multi-layered culture of Jewish, Moorish, Gypsy, and Christian traditions in Andalucia
The problems a divided city faces conserving its buildings and monuments
