
Digging For Britain
Alice Roberts shares archaeological discoveries from the west of the UK, including the biggest maritime excavation since the Mary Rose, a Roman bath house and a German camp.

Alice Roberts shares archaeological discoveries from the west of the UK, including the biggest maritime excavation since the Mary Rose, a Roman bath house and a German camp.

The team search for remains of the crashed WWII Spitfire and discover parts of the cockpit.

The search for Slumach's gold sends the team 300 kilometres away into the heart of the mystery.

The Mystery of Terrarosa Gold: Kru chases down a taped conversation with a man claiming to have found Slumach's gold deposit. Taylor attempts to decipher an old map.

East: Alice Roberts and Matt Williams present more outstanding archaeology. The team unearths a mass grave and search the Thames for clues to a 17th century tragedy.

Karl Ude-Martinez looks at various items of weaponry employed during 1916's Battle of the Somme, from machine guns to poison gas.

Presenters Karl Ude-Martinez and Kevin Hicks continue their look at how weapons and body armour were developed, investigating the part played by Danish battle axes, Saxon shields and Norman lances during the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Professor Alice Roberts tells the story of Edwardian Britain by visiting Cardiff, which grew rich selling the coal that powered the Empire.

Professor Alice Roberts explores the Georgian era in her hometown of Bristol, from architectural gems to the world's first chocolate factory.

From the time of the Knights Templar to pre-historic Spain, uncover the origins of the curses surrounding the Turin Shroud, the Cave of Altamira and more.

From an Anglo-Saxon Burial ground to the caves of the Judean Desert and Siberia in the Ice Age, uncover the origins of the curses surrounding Sutton Hoo, Lyuba and more.

The Human Code: Step foot on the roller-coaster ride that is cracking humanity's most complex and important code - the Human Genome. Season finale.

Despite an idyllic tropical setting in the middle of the world's largest ocean, the Pacific Islands have been a battleground for centuries.

Explores the period from the birth of the Chinese republic in 1911 to the civil war, bloody Japanese occupation, the coming to power of Mao and the Communist Party, the Cultural Revolution, up to the present day.

The Human Code: Step foot on the roller-coaster ride that is cracking humanity's most complex and important code - the Human Genome. Season finale.

The Code That Won the Great War: Revealing the encrypted German telegram could save Britain in its darkest hour. Can a team of geniuses decode the message in time?

Professor Alice Roberts reveals the forgotten story of the Roman Army's secret weapon in Britain: their cavalry.

Alice discovers the well-preserved writing tablets, swords and domestic items left by Romans at Vindolanda during a time of British rebellion.

The Prospector's Secret: Clues revealed in Katzie First Nation history lead the team north. Kru discovers 100-year-old court documents that shed light on Slumach himself.

The Search For Volcanic Brown: Volcanic Brown is the most credible link to gold in the upper pit. Dig into the prospector's story, why he went missing and what he may have found.