About this season
Chronicle is a BBC Television series shown monthly and then fortnightly on BBC Two from 18 June 1966 to its last broadcast in May 1991. Chronicle focused on popular archaeology and related subjects. The best remembered episodes of Chronicle were "The Lost Treasure of Jerusalem...?", "The Priest, the Painter and The Devil" and "The Shadow of The Templars". These were presented by Henry Lincoln who later went on to write Holy Blood Holy Grail with Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh. The BBC have made some editions available online
Episodes (9)
1
E1
1. Black Napoleon
Aired 23 April 1980
2
E2
2. The New Zimbabwe
Aired 30 April 1980
3
E3
3. The Metal Detectives
Aired 7 May 1980
4
E4
4. Sacred Rings
Aired 21 May 1980
5
E5
5. China: The Emperors Immortal Army
Aired 5 October 1980
6
E6
6. The Wreck of the Mary Rose
Aired 29 October 1980
7
E7
7. China: Travellers in the Celestial Empire
Aired 12 November 1980
8
E8
8. The Last Seam at Blaenavon
Aired 26 November 1980
9
E9
9. The Chaco Legacy
Aired 3 December 1980