meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Neil Oliver: News, Comment, History

6. Hidden Power – The Ness of Brodgar, Orkney

Neil Oliver: News, Comment, History

Fat Belly Films

News, Neil Oliver, History, Comment

4.71K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In this episode Neil turns the British Isles upside down! Travelling to Orkney, off the north-east tip of Scotland, he uncovers ancient burial tombs, ceremonial halls and gives us a glimpse of an influential powerhouse long hidden by time.


As he tells the story of the profound changes this once formidable centre of influence has undergone, Neil unravels the lessons history tells us and the pointers it gives to what may lay ahead in the future.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

The 15 million pound Lotto Super Saturday jackpot must be won this Saturday.

0:04.5

Or thousands of you will win a share of the prize.

0:06.7

But who will it be?

0:07.7

Maybe Raj, watching the racewalk and thinking I could do that.

0:10.6

Well speed walk down the shop and get yourself a ticket.

0:13.1

Lotto will you be next play in store or on app the national lottery account terms

0:17.6

rules and procedures apply players must be 18 or over It doesn't look or feel like Scotland at all. It doesn't look or feel like Scotland at all.

0:27.0

It doesn't look or feel like anywhere else in Britain.

0:32.0

It has an atmosphere and an appearance, a soul all of its own. And when the sun shines on it, it's like the waiting room of heaven itself.

0:45.0

In this week's podcast, I'm taking you to a place that feels like no other.

0:54.0

Burial tombs and ceremonial halls, temples, treasures,

1:01.0

and a snapshot of lives long hidden by time, a place that once shone so brightly,

1:11.2

a centre of power and ideas to rival anywhere in the British Isles.

1:17.0

I'm stepping out across Britain to discover 100 remarkable places that have shaped you, me, and the whole planet.

1:29.0

I'm Neil Oliver, and this is my love letter to the west coast of Ireland to a time when our species

1:48.2

changed forever. Where's next on your love letter?

1:52.4

The next place that I think is important historically and in the chronological order of how we were telling this story of the British Isles is Orkney.

2:01.0

It's very tempting to see the centers of gravity in the British Isles

2:08.0

as having always been as they are now. And obviously if you were to see what's the most important place in the

2:16.2

British Isles, most people would probably say London. And they would certainly say the southeast

2:22.1

of England for lots of reasons.

2:24.3

It's where there's a density of population for one thing.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Fat Belly Films, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Fat Belly Films and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.