
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.

From medieval Britain to the Northwest Passage in the Arctic, uncover the origins of the curses surrounding the Stone of Destiny, Landseer's Man Proposes, God Disposes and more.

From ancient Egypt - when the Pharaohs ruled - to Anglo-Saxon England, uncover the origins of the curses surrounding the Bust of Nefertiti, the Staffordshire Hoard and more.

Alice Roberts explores the story of Stewart Britain by visiting Stirling, the home of the Scottish royals.

Alice visits Canterbury for the story of Plantagenet England Canterbury is steeped in history and the era of the Plantagenets.

Rick and river-searching expert Beau explore important landmarks on the shores of the River Wear, a natural fortress protecting Durham and its cathedral.

Tony Robinson heads off for a 45-mile walk across Wiltshire to tell the story of life and death in the last centuries of the Stone Age His route takes him through the greatest concentration of prehistoric sites in Europe.

The secret brotherhood of the Illuminati was only active for ten years. They dreamed of having members of their brotherhood occupy crucial positions of power, thereby creating a new, fairer state.

The Freemasons are probably the secret brotherhood with the most members. Their fundamental ideals are, according to them, liberty, equality, fraternity, tolerance and humanity.

A chance archaeological discovery in Germany's Tollense Valley unearthed thousands of bones, skulls, and weapons from the Bronze Age.

A chance archaeological discovery in Germany's Tollense Valley unearthed thousands of bones, skulls, and weapons from the Bronze Age.

Prehistory: 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 another dig.

The Romans: 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.

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.

Could the source of Slumach's legendary lost gold actually be a lost Spanish mine east of the Pitt on Harrison Lake?

A recurring mine marker points the team east, to neighbouring Harrison Lake as leads and legend line up.

An old map connected to testimony from an 1891 eyewitness account of Slumach's hanging sheds light on the legend. Adam's new theory pushes the team deep into the BC wilderness where the legend says Slumach found the gold.

The final words of a lifelong gold hunter send Adam, Kru and Daryl Friesen through an icy gauntlet high above Pitt Lake. On the Gadsby claim, Kru & Daryl move earth in search of Slumach's walnut-sized gold nuggets.