Dr Alice Roberts visits archaeological excavations around the UK, linking together the results of digs and investigations to build up a picture of the year in British archaeology.
EPISODE 1
The Romans
Iraqi troops defended Britain from the Barbarians; melting pot of cultures in a cemetery on Hadrian's Wall.
EPISODE 2
Prehistory
Temple complex to match Skara Brae; Neolithic burial place suggesting mass murder in Oxfordshire.
EPISODE 3
Anglo-Saxons
In Northumbria, skeletons tell tales of violent death and tenderness; people curate grave goods in an amazing community project.
EPISODE 4
The Tudors
Excavating and restoring a British naval find; mystery surrounds a forgotten Tudor palace; Shakespeare's first theater.
Britannia
Uncovering 97 baby skeletons near the Thames; a newly discovered town in Devon; burial place for a Roman cult figure.
Invaders
Discovering a different side to the seafaring pirates of Scandinavia; searching for the earliest Viking settlers in the Outer Hebrides.
Alice Roberts
Eamon Hardy
