Digging for Britain

History | Adventure

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BBC iPlayer (UK)

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Running

Start:
2010-08-19

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The BBC Two series is presented by Professor Alice Roberts and archaeologist Matt Williams as they present the year's most outstanding archaeological excavations around the UK, linking together the results of digs and investigations the length and breadth of the country to build up a picture of the year in British archaeology.

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S12E1 - Saxon Gold and Buried Coins

The most incredible grave goods ever found on Digging for Britain, a strange Roman sarcophagus filled with plaster and an intriguing medieval coin hoard.

Air Date: 07 Jan 2025 00:00 (CDT)

S12E2 - Dinosaur Highway and Roman Sauna

A quarryman makes the discovery of a set of very large footprints, and a chance find reveals a spectacular Roman villa with mosaics and a sauna.

Air Date: 07 Jan 2025 00:00 (CDT)

S12E3 - Island Treasures

Exploring Britain's islands: a 5,000-year-old Neolithic tomb, an international effort to save a WWI warship, and a Neanderthal hunting ground off Jersey's coast.

Air Date: 07 Jan 2025 00:00 (CDT)

S12E4 - Roman Crime and Ancient DNA

Gold is found at a bishop's palace, a Roman crime is uncovered, detectorists unearth a staggering bronze age haul, and ancient DNA solves a medieval mystery.

Air Date: 07 Jan 2025 00:00 (CDT)

S12E5 - Chariots and Slaves

In the west of Britain, there's one of the largest Roman buildings ever discovered in Britain, an Iron Age chariot is saved, and evidence is found of the transatlantic slave trade in Devon.

Air Date: 07 Jan 2025 00:00 (CDT)

S12E6 - Lost Mansions and Impaled Prisoners

Extraordinary digs from the south - a Romani encampment in the New Forest, a convict's burial ground, discovery of a civil war mansion and London's best-preserved Roman cemetery.

Air Date: 07 Jan 2025 00:00 (CDT)