In Hidden Treasures, Sandi meets Britain's professional and amateur history hunters at four archaeological dig sites across the country to capture the stories of undiscovered treasures as they emerge from the ground for the first time in hundreds of years.At each dig, Sandi is joined by archaeologist Raksha Dave who will work with the teams of experts excavating the land, as well as sharing the history of the biggest and most remarkable finds.Sandi also searches for clues about the wider histories of the areas of each dig to answer questions the newly excavated items raise, as well as meeting local historians to help piece together the stories unearthed at each location.

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S1E2 - Episode 2

Sandi and Raksha join the team from the University of Reading at the site of Cookham Abbey, once ruled by the powerful Queen Cynethryth, as they uncover exciting new evidence of early medieval monastic life in eighth-century Britain, including clues that this site may have once served as a hospice for the sick and dying.

Air Date: 11 Nov 2025 15:00 (CDT)

S1E3 - Episode 3

Sandi takes her first ever trip to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland to discover what life would have been like for the soldiers, their families, the traders and enslaved people at the edge of the Roman Empire almost 2000 years ago. At the nearby site of Vindolanda, Sandi helps clean a massive size 14 boot, discovered in one of Magna Fort's defensive ditches.

Air Date: 18 Nov 2025 15:00 (CDT)

S1E4 - Episode 4

Sandi is in Essex, helping to find and identify the wreckage of a Second World War US Army Air Forces fighter plane in the hope of repatriating its pilot. As archaeologists carry out a forensic search, Sandi unearths training logs and a weather report from the day the plane crashed, gaining further insight into a young life cut short.

Air Date: 25 Nov 2025 15:00 (CDT)

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