Digging for Britain

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BBC iPlayer (UK)

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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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S11E1 - The Roman Emperor's Bathhouse

Digs in northern Britain reveal a Roman emperor's lost bathhouse, the sunken treasures of medieval pilgrims and a formidable fortress perched on top of a Scottish mountain.
 

Air Date: 02 Jan 2024 00:00 (CDT)

S11E2 - Anglo-Saxon Gold and Rebellious Nuns

In central England, an RAF airbase with a Roman past, a forgotten medieval nunnery, a gold pendant from a 7th-century grave and a pub with a very long history of hospitality.
 

Air Date: 02 Jan 2024 00:00 (CDT)

S11E3 - A Norman Panic Room and a Mesolithic Fish Trap

In the west of Britain, there's a rare medieval cemetery, a disappearing Mesolithic landscape, a mysterious Iron Age burial and the ruins of a Gothic masterpiece.
 

Air Date: 02 Jan 2024 00:00 (CDT)

S11E4 - A Roman Mystery and Waterloo's Disappearing Dead

Roberts reveals the most fascinating archaeological finds this year in the East of England: a Roman dodecahedron, the secrets of Boudicca's hill fort and Waterloo's disappearing dead.
 

Air Date: 02 Jan 2024 00:00 (CDT)

S11E5 - 3000-Year-Old Shoes and Giant Axeheads

Archaeology in the south of England unearths Britain's oldest shoe, the lost shipyard of one of England's greatest warrior kings and Britain's top-secret WWII defences.
 

Air Date: 02 Jan 2024 00:00 (CDT)

S11E6 - Forgotten Fortresses and Lost Villages

Digs in the West of Britain reveal a forgotten fortress teetering on the edge of a cliff, evidence of the oldest house in Cardiff and a discovery at a Roman mosaic that shocks the experts.
 

Air Date: 02 Jan 2024 00:00 (CDT)