Digging for Britain

  

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Digging for Britain3/6. A gatehouse riddled with Civil War bullets, a unique Iron Age shield made from bark and Roman burials with pots where the heads should be. Also in HD. [S,AD]Tue, Sept 2, 8:00 pmBBC TWO60 mins

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Digging for Britain3/4. Archaeologists find Roman objects abandoned during a British rebellion, traces of the lost Iona monastery, and a weapons hoard belonging to a wealthy Bronze Age warrior. Also in HD. [S,AD]Fri, Jun 13, 1:40 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain2/4. The best in British archaeology. Finds include Roman letters that reveal what London was like, an East India ship packed with silver, and evidence of Julius Caesar in Britain. Also in HD. [S,AD]Thu, Jun 5, 2:30 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain2/4. The best in British archaeology. Finds include Roman letters that reveal what London was like, an East India ship packed with silver, and evidence of Julius Caesar in Britain. Also in HD. [S,AD]Wed, Jun 4, 8:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain1/4. The best in British archaeology. Finds in the west include the camp from which the Vikings invaded, Iron Age gold and evidence that people lived inside our henge monuments. Also in HD. [S,AD]Thu, May 29, 2:00 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain1/4. The best in British archaeology. Finds in the west include the camp from which the Vikings invaded, Iron Age gold and evidence that people lived inside our henge monuments. Also in HD. [S,AD]Wed, May 28, 8:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain4/4. The team are on an archaeological hunt of our more recent past as they follow the search for artefacts from World War II. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Tue, Jul 9, 2:20 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain4/4. The team are on an archaeological hunt of our more recent past as they follow the search for artefacts from World War II. Also in HD. [S,AD]Mon, Jul 8, 8:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain3/4. How a lobster helped archaeologists discover an 8,000-year-old underwater settlement. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Tue, Jul 2, 2:55 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain3/4. How a lobster helped archaeologists discover an 8,000-year-old underwater settlement. Also in HD. [S,AD]Mon, Jul 1, 8:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain1/4. A secret location in the Cotswolds gives up a very precious and fragile artefact. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Tue, Jun 18, 3:00 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain1/4. A secret location in the Cotswolds gives up a very precious and fragile artefact. Also in HD. [S,AD]Mon, Jun 17, 8:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain6/6. Featuring a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, evidence of early writing by the Picts in Scotland and a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age coffin buried under a golf course. Also in HD. [S,AD]Tue, Aug 29, 1:50 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain6/6. Featuring a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, evidence of early writing by the Picts in Scotland and a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age coffin buried under a golf course. Also in HD. [S,AD]Mon, Aug 28, 8:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain5/6. A new Roman town and hundreds of finds are discovered. The Cerne Giant finally gets a date, and a World War II air crash mystery is laid to rest. Also in HD. [S,AD]Tue, Aug 22, 2:00 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain5/6. A new Roman town and hundreds of finds are discovered. The Cerne Giant finally gets a date, and a World War II air crash mystery is laid to rest. Also in HD. [S,AD]Mon, Aug 21, 8:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain4/6. Unearthing a Jurassic giant, investigating finds from an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and uncovering the hidden heart of Roman Leicester. Also in HD. [S,AD]Mon, Aug 14, 8:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain3/6. The best archaeology from the north of Britain, including Scotland's oldest railway, one of the best-preserved Norman castles and an extraordinary find from a Neolithic tomb. Also in HD. [S,AD]Fri, Apr 14, 12:45 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain3/6. The best archaeology from the north of Britain, including Scotland's oldest railway, one of the best-preserved Norman castles and an extraordinary find from a Neolithic tomb. Also in HD. [S,AD]Mon, Apr 10, 8:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain2/6. A massive hoard of Roman treasure is revealed under a Norman church. Also in HD. [S,AD]Tue, Apr 4, 12:30 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain2/6. A massive hoard of Roman treasure is revealed under a Norman church. Also in HD. [S,AD]Mon, Apr 3, 8:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain1/6. The astonishing discovery of a mosaic has art historians, archaeologists and Alice very excited as they slowly reveal its full beauty. Also in HD. [S,AD]Tue, Mar 28, 12:30 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain1/6. The astonishing discovery of a mosaic has art historians, archaeologists and Alice very excited as they slowly reveal its full beauty. Also in HD. [S,AD]Mon, Mar 27, 8:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain3/4. How a lobster helped archaeologists discover an 8,000-year-old underwater settlement. Also in HD. [S,AD]Thu, Mar 10, 1:35 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain3/4. How a lobster helped archaeologists discover an 8,000-year-old underwater settlement. Also in HD. [S,AD]Wed, Mar 9, 9:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain2/4. Archaeologists find more than they expect in the childhood home of Lady Jane Grey. Also in HD. [S,AD]Thu, Mar 3, 1:30 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain1/4. A secret location in the Cotswolds gives up a very precious and fragile artefact. Also in HD. [S,AD]Thu, Feb 24, 1:20 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain1/4. A secret location in the Cotswolds gives up a very precious and fragile artefact. Also in HD. [S,AD]Wed, Feb 23, 9:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain4/4. Alice Roberts follows archaeologists as they excavate Iron Age Britain's most spectacular grave - a Yorkshire chariot burial. Also in HD. [S]Thu, Feb 17, 2:20 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain4/4. Alice Roberts follows archaeologists as they excavate Iron Age Britain's most spectacular grave - a Yorkshire chariot burial. Also in HD. [S]Wed, Feb 16, 9:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain3/4. This year's best archaeological finds from the east of the UK: a monument as old as Stonehenge, a dig at the site of Britain's first tank battle and some disturbing Roman burials. Also in HD. [S]Thu, Feb 10, 2:35 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain3/4. This year's best archaeological finds from the east of the UK: a monument as old as Stonehenge, a dig at the site of Britain's first tank battle and some disturbing Roman burials. Also in HD. [S]Wed, Feb 9, 9:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain2/4. Alice Roberts shares archaeological discoveries from the west of the UK, including the biggest maritime excavation since the Mary Rose, a Roman bath house and a German camp. Also in HD. [S]Thu, Feb 3, 2:25 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain2/4. Alice Roberts shares archaeological discoveries from the west of the UK, including the biggest maritime excavation since the Mary Rose, a Roman bath house and a German camp. Also in HD. [S]Wed, Feb 2, 9:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain1/4. Alice Roberts celebrates the biggest and best archaeological discoveries of 2018 from the north of the UK. Also in HD. [S]Wed, May 5, 8:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain3/3. The very best in British archaeology 2016. Finds include new revelations from 'Britain's Pompeii' and the theatre where Shakespeare premiered Romeo and Juliet and Henry V. Also in HD. [S,AD]Thu, Feb 11, 1:25 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain3/3. The very best in British archaeology 2016. Finds include new revelations from 'Britain's Pompeii' and the theatre where Shakespeare premiered Romeo and Juliet and Henry V. Also in HD. [S,AD]Wed, Feb 10, 8:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain2/3. The very best in British archaeology 2016. In the north, finds include evidence for the first Roman siege in Britain and Stone Age Scottish man-made islands. Also in HD. [S,AD]Thu, Feb 4, 1:30 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain2/3. The very best in British archaeology 2016. In the north, finds include evidence for the first Roman siege in Britain and Stone Age Scottish man-made islands. Also in HD. [S,AD]Wed, Feb 3, 8:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain4/4. The team are on an archaeological hunt of our more recent past as they follow the search for artefacts from World War II. [S,AD,SL]Thu, Dec 12, 2:30 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain4/4. The team are on an archaeological hunt of our more recent past as they follow the search for artefacts from World War II. [S,AD]Wed, Dec 11, 9:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain3/4. How a lobster helped archaeologists discover an 8000-year-old underwater settlement. [S,AD,SL]Thu, Dec 5, 2:30 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain3/4. How a lobster helped archaeologists discover an 8000-year-old underwater settlement. [S,AD]Wed, Dec 4, 9:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain2/4. Archaeologists find more than they expect in the childhood home of Lady Jane Grey. [S,AD,SL]Thu, Nov 28, 2:40 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain2/4. Archaeologists find more than they expect in the childhood home of Lady Jane Grey. [S,AD]Wed, Nov 27, 9:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain1/4. A secret location in the Cotswolds gives up a very precious and fragile artefact. [S,AD,SL]Sun, Nov 24, 2:40 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain1/4. A secret location in the Cotswolds gives up a very precious and fragile artefact. [S,AD,SL]Wed, Nov 20, 9:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain4/4. Alice Roberts follows archaeologists as they excavate Iron Age Britains most spectacular grave  a Yorkshire chariot burial. [S]Wed, Dec 19, 9:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain3/4. This years best archaeological finds from the east of the UK: a monument as old as Stonehenge, a dig at the site of Britains first tank battle and some disturbing Roman burials. [S,SL]Thu, Dec 13, 3:00 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain2/4. Alice Roberts shares this years discoveries from the west, including the biggest maritime excavation since the Mary Rose, a colossal Roman Bathhouse and a German camp in Hampshire. [S,SL]Thu, Dec 6, 2:30 amBBC FOUR60 mins
Digging for Britain2/4. Alice Roberts shares this years discoveries from the west, including the biggest maritime excavation since the Mary Rose, a colossal Roman Bathhouse and a German camp in Hampshire. [S]Wed, Dec 5, 9:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins