Digging For Britain
An awe-inspiring year of archaeological digs with Dr Alice Roberts. Roman finds include an amazing coin hoard and a man buried on a pile of dead animals.
An awe-inspiring year of archaeological digs with Dr Alice Roberts. Roman finds include an amazing coin hoard and a man buried on a pile of dead animals.
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Stirling has long been one of the most strategically important castles in Britain. Dan Jones examines the rich and savage history of this stronghold.
Dan visits one of Northern Ireland's oldest castles, Carrickfergus, to learn more about the tempestuous relationship between Britain and Ireland.
Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit sites in the west of Britain, including one uncovering the rituals of Stonehenge
Dr Alice Roberts explores finds from the west of Britain, including the lost World War I training trenches on Salisbury Plain.
Archaeologists continue their exploration of Pompeii, uncovering the secrets of this fascinating ancient city, with surprises to be found and trouble ahead.
Enjoy a journey through time, joining archaeologists as they tread new ground and search for new secrets in one of the world's most fascinating places - Pompeii.
Presenter Rick Edwards and river detectorist Beau Ouimette are in North Wales to investigate waterways that might contain signs of the medieval Welsh Rebellion.
The new series of River Hunters kicks off with an investigation into the last battle to have taken place on British soil, the battle of Culloden in 1746, on the outskirts of Britain's most northerly city and capital of the Highlands, Inverness.
Dr Alice Roberts visits excavations in Orkney and York on the hunt for Viking relics. Finds include an amazing collection of silver and gold.
A newly discovered town in Devon turns history on its head and there's a shocking find by the Thames - almost 100 baby skeletons.
Dr Alice Roberts pays tribute to the Bard, visiting Shakespeare's first theatre in London's Shoreditch and sifting through the poet's rubbish!
In Northumbria, skeletons tell tales of violent death and tenderness, and people curate grave goods in an amazing community project.
Humans are found to have lived in Britain earlier than thought when tools are unearthed in Norfolk, while some of our ancestors' customs are revealed at a dig in Orkney.
An awe-inspiring year of archaeological digs with Dr Alice Roberts. Roman finds include an amazing coin hoard and a man buried on a pile of dead animals.
Dr Alice Roberts discovers what Britain was like before the Romans as she examines fascinating finds from the Bronze and Iron Ages.
An awe-inspiring year of archaeological digs with Dr Alice Roberts. Roman finds include an amazing coin hoard and a man buried on a pile of dead animals.
Alice Roberts learns more about mankind's Stone Age ancestors, and travels to Jersey to meet a team hoping to shed new light on the Neanderthals.
Dr Alice Roberts discovers what Britain was like before the Romans as she examines fascinating finds from the Bronze and Iron Ages.
Dr Alice Roberts visits excavations in Orkney and York on the hunt for Viking relics. Finds include an amazing collection of silver and gold.
A newly discovered town in Devon turns history on its head and there's a shocking find by the Thames - almost 100 baby skeletons.
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