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

TV Show · Documentary · History

Pprofessor Alice Roberts Explores The Most Exciting Archaeological Finds From Across Britain Each Series Explores A Year Of British Archaeology Joining Up The Results Of Digs And Investigations Across The Country From An Iron Age Chariot To Viking Treasures From Roman Burials To World War Ii Relics See How The Latest Discoveries Are Rewriting Historyp

2011 · 49m

Starring Prof Alice Roberts

EPISODE 1

The Romans

The mystery of a man buried face down on a bed of meat a treasure trove of coins dedicated to ancient gods and the evidence of 97 murdered babies buried beneath a field

43m
EPISODE 2

Prehistory

With no written records Prehistory is only told through the discovery of ancient artifacts and the remains of those who walked the earth before us With this evidence we can get a glimpse of the mysterious world of prehistoric Britain

43m
EPISODE 3

Anglo-Saxons

In Northumbria, skeletons tell juxtaposed tales of violent death and tenderness. Archeologists curate grave goods in an amazing community project.

44m
EPISODE 4

The Tudors

The Tudor age was a period of enormous political social and economic change Archeology can give us some insight into the lives of the people that lived through such a momentous time This episode features the excavation and restoration of a British naval find the mystery surrounding a forgotten Tudor palace and Shakespeares first theater

43m
EPISODE 1

Britannia

Roman Britain gives up some of its mysteries as Professor Roberts investigates the remains of 97 babies found near the Thames River, visits a newly discovered town in rural Devon, and examines a cult figure that has been buried for more than one and a half millennia beneath a Roman fort.

43m
EPISODE 2

Invaders

Roberts travels back to Britain during the time of the Vikings: to their earliest settlements in the Outer Hebrides, to excavations underway at their capital of York, and to their final stronghold in the remote Orkney Islands. She takes a look at some of the most celebrated finds, including the carved-ivory Lewis Chessmen.

44m