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Orkney's Skara Brae is Europe's best-preserved Neolithic village. A ferocious storm revealed a 5,000-year-old community of stone houses replete with luxuries and necessities: “they were built by people who had culture, who had style.” It's the perfect site for Beginnings, the first episode in Simon Schama's epic series A History of Britain. 15 hours of classic TV 📺 on BBC iPlayer | bit.ly/3GFjrZw | BBC Arts
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