Villages by the Sea

BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

4:45 PM to 5:15 PM

Tuesday 24 September

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Archaeologist Ben Robinson examines the history of Lindisfarne, which lies off the Northumberland coast. From what became known as the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, monks spread Christianity to the rest of northern England and created one of Britain's finest treasures - the Lindisfarne Gospels. Viking attacks caused the monks to flee but the village survived and today the community has to share it with thousands of tourists