Digging for Britain (2010)
Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country.
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Episodes
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1. The Roman Emperor’s Bathhouse2024-01-02 · 54mDigs 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.
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2. Anglo-Saxon Gold and Rebellious Nuns2024-01-03 · 58mIn 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.
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3. A Norman Panic Room and a Mesolithic Fish Trap2024-01-04 · 59mIn 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.
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4. A Roman Mystery and Waterloo’s Disappearing Dead2024-01-09 · 59mRoberts 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 de
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5. 3000-Year-Old Shoes and Giant Axeheads2024-01-10 · 59mArchaeology 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.
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6. Forgotten Fortresses and Lost Villages2024-01-11 · 58mDigs 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
Cast
Alice RobertsSelf - Presenter
Victoria HerridgeSelf - PresenterImages
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