History
Digging for Britain
New series coming 2025
A small island with a big history. Professor Alice Roberts reveals the fascinating world hidden beneath our feet, showcasing the latest finds of dedicated archaeologists.
Series 6: 1. West (58 mins)
- Series 6: 1. WestFinds include a Viking camp, ancient gold and evidence of people living inside henges.58 mins
- Series 7: 4. Iron Age RevealedArchaeologists unearth Iron Age Britain鈥檚 most spectacular burial in Yorkshire.59 mins
- Series 10: 4. Mystery Shipwreck and a Roman Army CampA Dutch gunship, a Cornish Roman fort and a Neolithic monument.59 mins
- Series 10: 5. Roman Mosaics and Ancient WeaponsAlice reveals a Roman barn conversion and one of Henry VIII鈥檚 lost forts.59 mins
- Series 10: 6. Ice Age Camp and a Saint with SyphilisAn Ice Age camp and the mystery of a medieval skeleton.59 mins
- Series 11: 1. The Roman Emperor鈥檚 BathhouseAn imperial Roman bathhouse, lost treasures of medieval pilgrims and a mountain fortress.59 mins
- Series 11: 2. Anglo-Saxon Gold and Rebellious NunsAn RAF airbase hides a Roman past, a medieval nunnery rediscovered and Anglo-Saxon gold.59 mins
- Series 11: 3. A Norman Panic Room and a Mesolithic Fish TrapA disappearing Mesolithic landscape, a mysterious Iron Age burial and a Gothic masterpiece59 mins
- Series 11: 4. A Roman Mystery and Waterloo鈥檚 Disappearing Dead...The strangest object ever seen on Digging for Britain, and Waterloo鈥檚 disappearing dead.59 mins
- Series 11: 5. 3,000-Year-Old Shoes and Giant AxeheadsIn the south of England, Britain鈥檚 oldest shoe and Henry V鈥檚 lost shipyard are unearthed.59 mins
- Series 11: 6. Forgotten Fortresses and Lost VillagesA fortress on the edge of a cliff, the oldest house in Cardiff and a Roman mosaic.59 mins
