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 1Scottish Massacre and 70s Skate Park

New evidence of a brutal massacre, Bradford’s first Muslim burial and a 1970s skatepark.

Episode 2Our Rarest Find and Biggest Dig

An astonishing Iron Age hoard, the UK’s biggest dig and Romano-British interior design.

Episode 3A Mysterious Bone Box and Admiral Nelson's Favourite Ship

A Mysterious Bone Box and Admiral Nelson’s Favourite Ship. Anglo-Saxon swords, a mysterious bone box and Admiral Nelson’s favourite ship.

Episode 4England's Last Anglo-Saxon King...

England’s Last Anglo-Saxon King and Scotland's First Whisky. King Harold’s lost estate, a Bronze Age burial and whisky-making monks.

Episode 5Medieval Murder and Roman Pets

Roman bling, a medieval murder mystery and a 300-million-year-old forest.

Episode 6A Cornish Legend and an Ancient...

A Cornish Legend and an Ancient Wishing Well. Roman cavalry swords, an ancient wishing well and the origins of St Michael’s Mount.

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