Name: Digging for Britain
Released: 2011-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Alice Roberts

Dr Alice Roberts examines the findings and research of British archaeologists over the course of a year. Includes ancient and modern sites, which span the length of Britain.

Documentary · 2011 · 43 min

Starring Alice Roberts

EPISODE 1

The Romans

Alice and the team discover a series of intriguing Roman artefacts, including a bundle of coins in Somerset, and a man who was buried on a layer of dead animals. They also look into the mystery of 97 murdered babies.

43 min · 19 Aug 2010
EPISODE 2

Prehistory

Dr Roberts explores Norfolk, Orkney and Devon for ancient remains of lost civilisations. She finds early flint tools, ancient shipwrecks and evidence of early religion, including cattle skulls and goddess statues.

43 min · 26 Aug 2010
EPISODE 3

Anglo-Saxons

Dr Roberts explores Bamburgh, Northumbria for Anglo-Saxon remains, unearthing ancient skeletons that have a tale to tell about the lives and culture of people from the Dark Ages.

44 min · 2 Sept 2010
EPISODE 4

The Tudors

Dr Alice Roberts uncovers the history of a forgotten royal place, home to Tudor kings and queens, and the team reveal the secrets contained in the rubbish dump in Shakespeare's garden.

43 min · 10 Sept 2010
EPISODE 1

Britannia

Archaeological finds from Roman Britannia include 97 baby skeletons buried near the Thames, a town in rural Devon, and a Roman cult figure that remained buried beneath a fort for 1700 years.

43 min · 9 Sept 2011
EPISODE 2

Invaders

Dr Alice Roberts looks at some excavations that offer a different perspective on the Vikings. She searches in the Outer Hebrides and Orkney for early Viking settlements. The Viking chief's citadel reveals information about their way of life.

44 min · 16 Sept 2011