Tapping into the latest scientific detective work and experimental archaeology, TV historian and archaeologist Neil Oliver (Coast, A History Of Scotland) discovers how the people of Britain emerged from the last ice age; how agriculture really came to Britain; and the tipping points that changed the course of history.

Investigating famous sites anew, as well as little known ones (which hold some of the biggest secrets), Neil goes to Carnac, Brittany, where farmers and hunter-gathers clashed 7000 years ago, and to Ireland, where he finds the most extensive Stone Age system of fields and walls yet, hidden under a metre of peat bog.

Packed with insights and firsts, this ambitious series brings to life the very beginnings of civilization. Centre stage is the land itself, in all its spiritual and cultural glory.