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Digging for Britain

Series 1

Episode 1: The Romans

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology. Roman finds include a fabulous Roman coin hoard found in Somerset and a man buried on a layer of dead animals. Show more

Digging for Britain

Series 1

Episode 2: Prehistory

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology. In Orkney an early farm yields glimpses of Britons' ancestors' earliest religious beliefs and customs. Show more

Digging for Britain

Series 1

Episode 3: Anglo-Saxons

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology. Skeletons at the royal seat of power in Bamburgh show signs of violent death but also of tenderness. Show more

Digging for Britain

Series 1

Episode 4: The Tudors

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Final episode of the series. Dr Alice Roberts goes in search of the Tudor age, visiting excavations at Shakespeare's first theatre in London's Shoreditch. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Producer:
James Gray
Director:
James Gray
Executive Producer:
John Farren