Name: Digging Up Britain's Past
Released: 2019-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Helen Skelton, Alex Langlands

Available on NOW, Channel 5, Prime Video

Presenters Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands explore some of the most fascinating periods of British history through current archaeological excavations around the country.

Documentary · 2019 · 43 min

Starring Helen Skelton , Alex Langlands

Director Steven Perring , Lucy Bailey

EPISODE 1

Viking Invasion

Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands head to Lindisfarne and the Isle of Man to uncover the secrets of Viking burial grounds.

43 min · 5 Jan 2019
EPISODE 2

Secrets of Henry VIII's Palace

Elsyng Palace was one of nearly 60 royal residences owned by Henry Vlll, but for centuries its exact location was unknown. Now Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands join a new dig which is unearthing more clues to Henry's life and times.

43 min · 12 Jan 2019
EPISODE 3

Stonehenge

Once thought to be a Roman temple, it is now known Stonehenge has been around longer. Alex Langlands investigations the unique properties of the stones that make up the monument, while Helen Skelton visits the nearby village where its builders lived.

43 min · 19 Jan 2019
EPISODE 4

The Real Robin Hood

Although Robin is probably a mythical character, there are reasons why the King stirred widespread resentment among ordinary people. Helen and Alex head to Sherwood Forest, home to Robin Hood, an outlaw who may or may not have been real.

43 min · 26 Jan 2019
EPISODE 5

Witches

Archaeology series exploring fascinating periods in British history as revealed by unfolding archaeological digs. A site on the Lancashire-Yorkshire border could shed more light on the Pendle Witch trials of 1612.

43 min · 9 Feb 2019
EPISODE 6

Secrets of the Thousand Skeletons

A site on the Welsh border containing almost 1,000 skeletons reveals secrets about life during the Black Death, including signs of backbreaking agricultural work, poor nutrition and even medieval battle.

43 min · 2 Feb 2019