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

A Roman coin hoard found in Somerset, a baby graveyard along the Thames and a man whose remains were discovered under a layer of dead animals are discussed.

43m
EPISODE 2

Prehistory

Flint tools found in Norfolk and their impact on history are discussed in the premiere of this documentary series, which focuses on archaeological digs in 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

Excavating and restoring a British naval find; mystery surrounds a forgotten Tudor palace; Shakespeare's 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