This engaging book traces the history, archaeology, and legends of ancient Ireland from 9000 B.C., when nomadic hunter-gatherers appeared in Ireland at the end of the last Ice Age to 1167 A.D., when a Norman invasion brought the country under control of the English crown for the first time. So much of what people today accept as ancient Irish history-Celtic invaders from Europe turning Ireland into a Celtic nation; St. Patrick driving the snakes from Ireland and converting its people to Christianity-is myth and legend with little basis in reality. The truth is more interesting. The Irish, as the authors show, are not even Celtic in an archaeological sense. And there were plenty of bishops in Ireland before a British missionary called Patrick arrived. But In Search of Ancient Ireland is not simply the story of events from long ago. Across Ireland today are festivals, places, and folk customs that provide a tangible link to events thousands of years past. The authors visit and describe many of these places and festivals, talking to a wide variety of historians, scholars, poets, and storytellers in the very settings where history happened. Thus the book is also a journey on the ground to uncover ten thousand years of Irish identity. In Search of Ancient Ireland is the official companion to the three-part PBS documentary series. With 14 black-and-white photos, 6 b&w illustrations, and 1 map.

All 32 episodes of Gerry Anderson's cult Supermarionation series chronicling Captain Scarlet's battle to save Earth from a Mysteron invasion. The episodes are: 'The Mysterons', 'Winged Assassin', 'Big Ben Strikes Again', 'Manhunt', 'Avalanche', 'White As Snow', 'The Trap', 'Operation Time', 'Spectrum Strikes Again', 'Special Assignment', 'The Heart of New York', 'Lunarville 7', 'Point 783', 'Model Spy', 'Seek and Destroy', 'Renegade Rocket', 'Crater 101', 'Shadow of Fear', 'Dangerous Rendezvous', 'Fire at Rig 15', 'Treble Cross', 'Flight 104', 'Place of Angels', 'Noose of Ice', 'Expo 2068', 'The Launching', 'Codename Europa', 'Inferno', 'Traitor', 'Flight to Atlantica', 'Attack On Cloudbase' and 'The Inquisition'.