River Hunters (2019)
US Youtube sensation Beau Ouimette, a river detectorist with over 30 years’ experience, and presenter and keen swimmer Rick Edwards search the UK’s waterways for archaeological finds. Using state-of-the-art technology, archive maps and contemporaneous accounts from the period, Beau and Rick perform the first underwater archaeological digs in some of the most exciting and iconic historical sites in Britain, often in dangerous and fast-flowing water.
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Episodes
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1. Stirling - First War of Scottish Independence2019-03-16 · 44mIn the first episode of the series, Rick and Beau tackle the mighty river Forth in the shadow of Stirling Castle. In the first archaeological river search of this spot ever, the pa
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2. Warwick - River Avon and War of Roses2019-03-25 · 44mEpisode two sees our intrepid River Hunters visit the River Avon beneath the medieval Warwick Castle. Synonymous with Shakespeare, the river has a much darker history as it once r
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3. English Civil War - Newark - River Trent2019-04-01 · 44mThis episode sees Rick and Beau head to the vast River Trent, site of one of the greatest strongholds of the English Civil War – Newark Castle. In the first official search of the
- 4 4. Vikings – River Trent2019-04-08 · 44mRick and Beau return to the River Trent to follow in the bloody footsteps of the Vikings as they invaded 9th century Britain. In the first ever archaeological river search of key
- 5 5. Hadrian’s Wall - River Eden and Carlisle2019-04-15 · 44mEpisode five sees Rick and Beau head to Britain’s most spectacular and best-preserved Roman frontier – Hadrian’s wall, where they scour the River Eden and River Carlisle which flow
- 6 6. Barnard Castle - River Tees2019-04-22 · 44mThis time on River Hunters at the edge of one of Britain’s greatest castles, Rick and Beau battle the forceful River Tees. In the first archaeological river search of this spot eve
- 7 7. Henry VIII – River Wear2019-04-29 · 44mIn the seventh episode Rick and Beau take on the stunning River Wear – a natural fortress protecting the ancient city of Durham and its sacred Cathedral, where in the 1500s Henry V
- 8 8. William The Conqueror – River Avon2019-05-06 · 44mIn the last episode of the series Rick and Beau head to the River Avon at the foot of one of Britain’s most historic sites, Old Sarum near Salisbury, in search of William the Conqu
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