Terry Jones' Great Map Mystery
2008 · 1 season · 4 episodes · Ended · BBC Two
Documentary
Terry Jones' Great Map Mystery is a four-part television documentary series first broadcast on BBC Two Wales in 2008 and presented by ex-Python Terry Jones. As described on the BBC's website, "Terry Jones sets out on a series of journeys through Wales following the world's first road atlas: John Ogilby's Britannia, published in 1675."
Episodes
- S01E01The Road To Aberystwyth2008-05-1330m
Terry travels the road from the English border to Aberystwyth and begins to suspect there is more to Ogilby's atlas than meets the eye.
- S01E02The Road To St David's2008-05-2030m
On the way to St David's, Terry discovers that this was never a road at all. The mystery deepens as dark forces behind the making of the map are revealed.
- S01E03St David's To Holywell2008-05-2730m
Following an ancient pilgrim route, Terry discovers that the map contains a dangerous secret, with a trail of intrigue leading all the way back to the throne of England and King Charles II.
- S01E04Chester To Holyhead2008-06-0330m
The final leg of Terry's journey is the most hazardous of all. Terry becomes the first person to follow this route successfully for 180 years. At the end of his journey, he finally uncovers the deadly political plot which was the real purpose of the map.
