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Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets Of Orkney

7.020171 seasonTV SeriesDocumentary

Neil Oliver, Chris Packham, Andy Torbet and Dr Shini Somara join hundreds of archaeologists from around the world who have gathered in Orkney to investigate at one of Europe's biggest digs.

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Seasons & Episodes

E1
Episode 1
Jan 2, 2017 7.0
E2
Episode 2
Jan 9, 2017
E3
Episode 3
Jan 16, 2017 7.0

Cast

NONeil Oliver
Neil Oliver
Self - Presenter
CPChris Packham
Chris Packham
Self - Presenter
AT
Andy Torbet
Self - Presenter
SSShini Somara
Shini Somara
Self - Presenter
DADoug Allan
Doug Allan
Self - Presenter

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Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets Of Orkney is streaming on Sky Go, BBC iPlayer and Channel 4 in United Kingdom. It's not currently on Netflix.

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No, Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets Of Orkney is not on Netflix in United Kingdom as of September 2026. It's currently on Sky Go and BBC iPlayer.

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No, Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets Of Orkney isn't on Amazon Prime Video in United Kingdom right now. It's on Sky Go and BBC iPlayer instead.

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Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets Of Orkney is available to stream free (with ads) on BBC iPlayer and Channel 4 in United Kingdom.

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Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets Of Orkney has 1 season so far.

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The 1 released season of Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets Of Orkney is complete, but the show is still in production — a new season is expected.

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