Viking
4 episodes
The Battle of Clontarf
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Brian Boru's victory over Sigtrygg Silkbeard and his Viking allies outside Dublin in 1014, one of the best known events in Irish history.
10 April 2025
Featuring: Seán Duffy, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Alex Woolf
The Battle of Stamford Bridge
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Stamford Bridge, a decisive English victory over Viking forces which took place in September 1066.
2 June 2011
Featuring: John Hines, Elizabeth Ashman Rowe, Stephen Baxter
The Norse Gods
Melvyn Bragg discusses the theology that inspired the Vikings and the role that myths and religion played in their daily lives.
11 March 2004
Featuring: Carolyne Larrington, Heather O'Donoghue, John Hines
The Volga Vikings
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Volga Vikings, a group of Norsemen who travelled to Russia and set up settlements there during the 8th and 9th centuries AD.
11 November 2010
Featuring: James Montgomery, Neil Price, Elizabeth Ashman Rowe
