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Digging For Britain
Series 10: 2. Arthur's Stone And A Georgian Mine
In the west of the UK, a spectacular monument older than Stonehenge, a 200-year-old mine trapped in time and a lost medieval friary.
14-07-2026
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
Series 10: 1. Roman Towns And Tudor Shipwrecks
Digs in southern England reveal a previously unknown Roman town, a Tudor ship buried beneath a quarry and evidence of Henry VIII’s financial\nforgery under the Tower of Lo ...
07-07-2026
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
Series 7: 3. East
Professor Alice Roberts explores this year’s most exciting archaeological finds from the east of Britain. Every new discovery was filmed by the archaeologists themselves, ...
23-06-2026
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
Series 7: 2. West
Professor Alice Robert explores this year’s most exciting archaeological finds from the west of Britain. Every new discovery was filmed by the archaeologists themselves, g ...
16-06-2026
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
Series 7: 1. North
Professor Alice Roberts celebrates the biggest and best archaeological discoveries of 2018 from the north of the UK. Each digging team has been filming its own excavations, givi ...
01-06-2026
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
Series 6: 4. The Horsemen Of Hadrian's Wall
In this special, Professor Alice Roberts reveals the forgotten story of the Roman Army's secret weapon in Britain - their cavalry. These fearsome horsemen were the key to defend ...
25-05-2026
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
Series 6: 3. North
Professor Alice Roberts explores some of this year's most exciting archaeological finds from the north of Britain. Each discovery comes straight from the site, filmed by the arc ...
18-05-2026
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
Series 6: 2. East
Professor Alice Roberts explores some of this year's most exciting archaeological finds from the east of Britain. Each discovery comes straight from the trenches/site, filmed by ...
22-04-2026
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
Series 6: 1. West
Professor Alice Roberts explores some of this year's most exciting archaeological finds from the west of Britain. Each discovery comes straight from the trenches/site, filmed by ...
08-04-2026
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
Series 9: Episode 6
The north of England is so rich in archaeological finds that Alice Roberts is travelling back there once again to reveal more of its fascinating history.\n\nShe starts this jour ...
25-03-2026
BBC 4
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Digging For Britain
Series 12: 5. Chariots And Slaves
Alice travels through the west of Britain, exploring the region's most exciting archaeological digs. \n\nA previously unknown Roman villa complex is unearthed west of Oxford, ...
04-11-2025
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Digging For Britain
The Greatest Discoveries: Episode 3
Professor Alice Roberts re-examines the key archaeological sites of Roman Britain, from the foundation of Londinium in the south to fierce siege battles in the north.
14-06-2024
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Digging For Britain
Series 13: 2. Our Rarest Find And Biggest Dig
Featuring 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 ...
20-01-2026
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
Series 13: 1. Scottish Massacre And 70s Skate Park
Featuring 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 ...
11-01-2026
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Digging For Britain
Series 9: Episode 2
The south of England is the location for a rich and colourful selection of outstanding archaeology excavated in this episode.\n\nThe HS2 High Speed Rail line from London to Birm ...
24-02-2026
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
Series 10: 6. Ice Age Camp And A Saint With Syphilis
In Scotland and the north of England, Alice investigates an Ice Age camp, the mystery of a medieval skeleton and the earliest evidence of salt making in Britain.
24-09-2025
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
Series 12: 4. Roman Crime And Ancient Dna
Alice heads to the north of Britain to explore the region's most fascinating archaeological digs. \n\nShe first heads to County Durham to join archaeologists digging at the sp ...
28-10-2025
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
Series 11: 2. Anglo-saxon Gold And Rebellious Nuns
In 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.
24-06-2025
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
Series 7: 3. East
Professor Alice Roberts explores this year’s most exciting archaeological finds from the east of Britain. Every new discovery was filmed by the archaeologists themselves, ...
23-06-2026
BBC 4
Digging For Britain
Series 10: 2. Arthur's Stone And A Georgian Mine
In the west of the UK, a spectacular monument older than Stonehenge, a 200-year-old mine trapped in time and a lost medieval friary.
14-07-2026
BBC 4