Anglo-Saxon England: The Making of a Kingdom', with Tony Robinson

Anglo-Saxon England was forged amid dynastic feuds, Viking attacks and a struggle to create a united kingdom.

Tony Robinson, star of Blackadder and presenter of Time Team , reveals the turbulent 9th century world of King thelwulf and his sons, including the future Alfred the Great.Moving from royal courts and monasteries to battlefields and Rome, he reveals an age of ambition, betrayal, faith and warfare and why these dramatic decades became a decisive turning point in the making of England explored in his book The House of the Wolf.Chaired by Janina Ramirez.