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. Scottish Massacre and 70s Skate Park2026-01-07 · 59mFeaturing visceral evidence of a bloody massacre in the Scottish Highlands, one of the largest Roman cemeteries ever found in Britain, Bradford’s first Muslim burial, more finds in
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2. Our Rarest Find and Biggest Dig2026-01-14 · 59mFeaturing two incredibly rare finds from an Iron Age hoard, a look inside the UK’s largest and most complex dig in a generation, an Iron Age site perched on the very edge of the Wh
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3. A Mysterious Bone Box and Admiral Nelson’s Favourite Ship2026-01-21 · 59mRare Anglo-Saxon swords, a mysterious and macabre Roman bone box and a cross-continental investigation into Admiral Nelson’s favourite ship.
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4. England’s Last Anglo-Saxon King and Scotland's First Whisky2026-01-28 · 58mThe lost estate of Harold Godwinson, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, a completely intact 4,000-year-old cremation vessel and an unprecedented Roman whetstone factory.
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5. Medieval Murder and Roman Pets2026-02-04 · 59mFeaturing a vast first-century Roman compound, the warhorses that changed the course of history, a medieval murder mystery, the thriving farmstead belonging to Isaac Newton's mothe
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6. A Cornish Legend and an Ancient Wishing Well2026-02-05 · 58mTantalising clues to the ancient origin story of St Michael’s Mount, rare Roman cavalry swords with hidden secrets and a wishing well of coins at a promontory fort in Pembrokeshire
Cast
Alice RobertsSelf - Presenter
Victoria HerridgeSelf - PresenterImages
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