Digging for Britain

2011•12 series•Entertainment / Factual

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Dr Alice Roberts examines the findings and research of British archaeologists over the course of a year. Includes ancient and modern sites, which span the length of Britain.

Episode 1Roman Towns and Tudor Shipwrecks

Excavations in southern England uncover a lost Roman town, a Tudor ship and evidence of Henry VIII's financial forgery at the Tower of London. (S10, ep 1)

Episode 2Arthur's Stone and a Georgian Mine

In the west of the UK, explore a spectacular monument older than Stonehenge, a 200-year-old mine trapped in time and a lost medieval friary. (S10, ep 2)

Episode 3Headless Romans and Anglo Saxon Gold

Explore a gatehouse full of Civil War bullets, an Iron Age shield made from bark and Roman burials with pots where the heads should be. (S10, ep 3)

Episode 4Mystery Shipwreck and a Roman Army Camp

Alice Roberts reveals a Dutch ship sunk by the English, a Cornish Roman fort and a 5,000-year-old Neolithic monument. (S10, ep 4)

Episode 5Roman Mosaics and Ancient Weapons

Travelling east, Alice discovers a Roman barn conversion, unearthing a Tudor fort and finding intricately carved 10,000-year-old weapons. (S10, ep 5)

Episode 6Ice Age Camp and a Saint with Syphilis

Alice investigates an Ice Age camp, the mystery of a medieval skeleton and the earliest evidence of salt making in Britain. (S10, ep 6)

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