Chronicle 1966
What is Chronicle?
Chronicle is a television series first released in 1966. Catalogued under Documentary.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1966
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 144
- Runtime
- 50 minutes
- First aired
- Jun 18, 1966
- Last aired
- May 29, 1991
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Genres
- Documentary
- Updated
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Estimate the schedule using 144 episodes and an average 50-minute runtime.
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Chronicle is a television series first released in 1966. Catalogued under Documentary. Status: Ended. A full overview for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.
Should you watch it?
“Discover the long-running BBC television series that explored popular archaeology and related historical subjects.”
- Explores popular archaeology and related subjects
- Features memorable episodes presented by Henry Lincoln
- Only some editions are available online
- Episodes aired across a long broadcast history from 1966 to 1991
Watch it if you are interested in historical documentaries about popular archaeology.
The series focuses on documentary coverage of popular archaeology and related subjects.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 The Vikings in North America Jun 18, 1966
- E2 Nimrud: The Story of a Dig Jul 16, 1966
- E3 Stonehenge: Prehistoric Computer?/The First European Aug 13, 1966
- E4 Royal Ship/Royal Palace/Royal Grave Sep 10, 1966
- E5 The Invasion That Never Was.../... And the Last Invasion Oct 8, 1966
- E6 London's Burning Nov 5, 1966
- E7 The Treasure of Priam Dec 3, 1966
- E8 The Holy Sailors + The Roman Goose March Dec 31, 1966
Season 2 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide →- E1 The Finds of the Year Feb 11, 1967
- E2 The Other Conquest/The City That Vanished Mar 11, 1967
- E3 Diagnosis: A.D. 70/Iron Age Autopsy Apr 8, 1967
- E4 The Lost Leonardos/The Gate of Hell May 13, 1967
- E5 Arthur: The Peerless King Jun 10, 1967
- E6 The Claws of the Griffin/Dragons' Bones Jul 8, 1967
- E7 Collision Course/Shall the Waters Prevail? Aug 5, 1967
- E8 Cast for Posterity/Searching for Sheba Sep 30, 1967
- E9 6,000 Working Dives Oct 28, 1967
- E10 The Fall of Constantinople/Lepenski Vir/South Cadbury Nov 25, 1967
- E11 The Last Days of Minos Dec 23, 1967
Season 3 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide →- E1 Faces of the Moon/Cave Cemetery of Niah Jan 20, 1968
- E2 Finders and Keepers Feb 17, 1968
- E3 The Death of the High King Mar 23, 1968
- E4 The Silbury Dig + The Man Who Was Given a Gasworks Apr 20, 1968
- E5 The Tomb Robbers May 11, 1968
- E6 Sarajevo 1914/The Biggest Roman Handshake Jun 1, 1968
- E7 The Shrine of the Bulls Jun 29, 1968
- E8 The Silbury Dig: The Heart of the Mound Jul 27, 1968
- E9 This Is the Wonderful Year Aug 24, 1968
- E10 Abu Simbel Reborn Sep 21, 1968
- E11 The Legend of the Borgias/The High Roman Style Oct 19, 1968
- E12 Human Sacrifice/The Ghost Ship Nov 16, 1968
- E13 Bring in the Big Hammer Dec 14, 1968
Season 4 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide →- E1 Carved for the Gods Jan 11, 1969
- E2 The Realms of Gold Feb 8, 1969
- E3 Thomas Becket Mar 1, 1969
- E4 Lord Elgin and the Parthenon Mar 29, 1969
- E5 Blood-Axe's Revenge Apr 19, 1969
- E6 No Ordinary Monk May 24, 1969
- E7 Silbury 1969: Part 1 Jul 19, 1969
- E8 Silbury 1969: Part 2 Aug 16, 1969
- E9 The Fate of the Armada Sep 13, 1969
- E10 'There Is No Conqueror...': The Story of the Moors in Spain Oct 11, 1969
- E11 The 100 Days Oct 15, 1969
- E12 The Treasures from the Sacred Well Dec 20, 1969
Season 5 · 5 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide →- E1 The Mad King? Jan 15, 1970
- E2 The Catacombs of Sakkara Apr 11, 1970
- E3 The Great Iron Ship Jun 13, 1970
- E4 Atatürk - Father of the Turks Sep 5, 1970
- E5 Cracking the Stone Age Code Oct 31, 1970
Frequently asked questions
When did Chronicle first air?
Chronicle first broadcast on 18 June 1966.
When was the last broadcast of Chronicle?
The last broadcast took place in May 1991.
Which network broadcast Chronicle?
Chronicle was broadcast on BBC Two.
What subjects did Chronicle focus on?
The series focused on popular archaeology and related subjects.
Who presented some of the best remembered episodes of Chronicle?
Henry Lincoln presented the best remembered episodes of the series.