Although mainly known as the host of a quiz show (Mastermind), Magnusson also translated several Icelandic sagas into English & hosted various documentary series on archaeology (I remember him crawling through some megalithic tombs with Colin Renfrew) and one on Vikings: http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1985125,00.html http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2134940.ece