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Digging for Britain

Series 6

Episode 2: East

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

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 the archaeologists themselves.

We unearth the biggest collection of Roman writing tablets in Britain, giving insight into what Roman London was really like. Off the coast of Kent, we dive into the English Channel to complete the biggest marine excavation since the Mary Rose - an 18th-century East India Company ship, packed with silver. Also in Kent, we're on the detective trail to find the very first evidence of Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain - an ancient fort scattered with human skulls and weapons. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Production Company:
360 Production
Executive Producer:
Emma Parkins
Series Producer:
Nick Gillam-Smith
Producer:
Alex Rowson
Director:
Alex Rowson

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