Bone Detectives: Britain's Buried Secrets

2020•2 series

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Tori Herridge and a team of scientists piece together the lives behind unearthed bones to find out their stories. Once a skeleton has been recorded, the bones immediately begin to reveal their mysteries, opening up a secret history of Britain.

Episode 1Isle of Thanet

Five Bronze Age bodies found in a Kent pit. One old woman is posed pointing at something. The team investigates what and why. (S1, ep 1)

Episode 2Leeds

Tori investigate the remains of children and teenagers found in Leeds city centre. The team reveals what life was like for the children of the Industrial Revolution. (S1, ep 2)

Episode 3Hampshire

The remains of over 100 young Anglo-Saxon men are found under a planned car park in Hampshire. (S1, ep 3)

Episode 4Victoria Gate, Leeds

Beneath a shopping arcade in Leeds' city centre, archaeologists discovered a Roman-era Christian cemetery containing the remains of 317 individuals. (S1, ep 4)

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