RIVER HUNTERS
River Hunters pairs US Youtube sensation Beau Ouimette and presenter and keen swimmer Rick Edwards who search the UK’s waterways for archaeological finds.
- EPISODE 2: Warwick Castle
- tx: 25th March 2019
- Channel: HISTORY
- Client: Hello Halo
- edit producer: Heather moore
- series producer: Julie Grant
- executive producer: Natalie Hill
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Intro
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Warwick castle
This episode takes them to the River Avon, the tranquil waterway that’s synonymous with William Shakespeare. But put aside all thoughts of luvvie actors gadding about in ruffs and tights, because the Avon trip is all about the bloody and brutal Wars of the Roses, with the pair conducting the first ever archaeological river search around Warwick Castle.
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musket ball & Catapult
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rick and a swan
Beau discovers a Musket Ball in the waters surrounding the castle and rick learns about the most persistently effective mechanism in warfare, the catapult. Rick uncovers a relic for himself before coming head to head with a swan.