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Living in the Past

Season 1 1978

  • 1978-02-23T00:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 42m
  • 8h 24m (12 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
A group of young people live and work on a replica of a prehistoric Iron Age settlement at a secret location in the West of England. Cut off from the modern world, the group try to re-create the way of life of Celtic tribesmen in the third century BC.

12 episodes

Series Premiere

1978-02-23T00:00:00Z

1x01 March

Series Premiere

1x01 March

  • 1978-02-23T00:00:00Z42m

The Archaeological background. Building the settlement.

1978-03-02T00:00:00Z

1x02 April

1x02 April

  • 1978-03-02T00:00:00Z42m

Difficulties and delays.

1978-03-09T00:00:00Z

1x03 May

1x03 May

  • 1978-03-09T00:00:00Z42m

Spring at last.

1978-03-16T00:00:00Z

1x04 June

1x04 June

  • 1978-03-16T00:00:00Z42m

Learning to be self-sufficient.

1978-03-22T23:00:00Z

1x05 July

1x05 July

  • 1978-03-22T23:00:00Z42m

The first signs of strain appear in the group's relationship with one another. They have problems with their livestock, but some successes as well.

1978-03-29T23:00:00Z

1x06 August

1x06 August

  • 1978-03-29T23:00:00Z42m

Fun and games for the Celtic Festival of Lugnatha-a prehistoric August Bank Holiday. Harvest time begins and one of the group goes missing.

1978-04-05T23:00:00Z

1x07 September

1x07 September

  • 1978-04-05T23:00:00Z42m

The group take in the harvest and run into more problems. They kill a pig and begin preparing for the winter.

1978-04-12T23:00:00Z

1x08 October

1x08 October

  • 1978-04-12T23:00:00Z42m

The village has a disastrous crop failure. They train cattle, make clothes and shoes and deal with minor cuts and injuries.

1978-04-19T23:00:00Z

1x09 November

1x09 November

  • 1978-04-19T23:00:00Z42m

The villagers celebrate the Celtic festival of Samhain, better known today as Bonfire Night. They burn a wicker man and enact a play with the spirits of darkness.

1978-04-26T23:00:00Z

1x10 December

1x10 December

  • 1978-04-26T23:00:00Z42m

The Iron Age village prepares for the winter. Lindsay and Peter return home with the children and the others regret their departure. The villagers experiment with metal working.

1978-05-03T23:00:00Z

1x11 January

1x11 January

  • 1978-05-03T23:00:00Z42m

The Iron Age village in winter. The group begin to master the skills of working iron and weaving. They talk about the lack of leadership and the lack of privacy in the Round House.

1978-05-10T23:00:00Z

1x12 February

1x12 February

  • 1978-05-10T23:00:00Z42m

The Iron Age village during the closing weeks of the project. The group talk about the skills they have attained and their feelings about returning to the outside world. The archaeologists take over and give an assessment of the project as a whole, its failures and its successes.

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