Meet the Ancestors

Meet the Ancestors

Nelson's Forgotten Heroes (7x1)


: 14, 2004

Nick Slope's investigation into an archaeological dig on a tiny island which may have uncovered human remains connected to Horatio Nelson's 1798 victory against Napoleon at the Battle of the Nile. Forensic evidence is combined with information from ships' logs and personal memoirs from the time in a bid to identify bodies and paint a picture of life in Nelson's fleet.

  • : 1998
  • : 39
  • : -1
  • BBC Two