Operation Asterix: The Roman Wreck in Guernsey

Synopsis

The rescue at St Peter Port of a Roman merchantman. The vessel is a sailing ship of the 2nd century AD, built in the Celtic tradition and capable of carrying pottery, grain and pitch across the Channel from Europe to Britain. It caught fire shortly before it reached harbour.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

Year of production

1986

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Uses

Introductory courses.*

Subjects

Archaeology

Keywords

Guernsey; Roman Empire; shipwrecks

Credits

Producer

Ray Sutcliffe

Contributor

Les Filby; Margaret Rule; Stephen Foote; Tim Johnson

Cast

Andrew Faulds

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’