Digging for Britain

  

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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, Apr 22, 8:00 pmBBC TWO60 mins

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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,SL]Fri, Feb 4, 12:20 amBBC TWO60 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,SL]Fri, Feb 4, 12:15 amBBC TWO60 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,SL]Tue, Feb 1, 1:40 amBBC TWO60 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,SL]Tue, Feb 1, 1:35 amBBC TWO60 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,SL]Fri, Jan 28, 12:45 amBBC TWO60 mins
Digging for Britain3/6. Excavating a Norman castle, a Neolithic tomb and Scotland's oldest railway. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Tue, Jan 25, 1:15 amBBC TWO60 mins
Digging for Britain3/6. Excavating a Norman castle, a Neolithic tomb and Scotland's oldest railway. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Tue, Jan 25, 1:00 amBBC TWO60 mins
Digging for Britain2/6. A massive hoard of Roman treasure is revealed under a Norman church. Also in HD. [S,AD,SL]Tue, Jan 18, 1:15 amBBC TWO60 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]Sun, Jan 16, 12:00 pmBBC TWO60 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]Sat, Jan 15, 11:00 amBBC TWO60 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]Sat, Jan 15, 10:00 amBBC TWO60 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]Thu, Jan 13, 8:00 pmBBC TWO60 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]Wed, Jan 12, 8:00 pmBBC TWO60 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]Tue, Jan 11, 8:00 pmBBC TWO60 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,SL]Tue, Jan 11, 3:05 amBBC TWO60 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]Sun, Jan 9, 12:00 pmBBC TWO60 mins
Digging for Britain2/6. A massive hoard of Roman treasure is revealed under a Norman church. Also in HD. [S,AD]Wed, Jan 5, 8:00 pmBBC TWO60 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, Jan 4, 8:00 pmBBC TWO60 mins
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. [S,AD]Thu, Oct 10, 1:45 pmBBC TWO60 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. [S,AD]Thu, Sept 26, 3:15 pmBBC TWO60 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. [S,AD]Fri, Sept 20, 3:15 pmBBC TWO60 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. [S,AD]Thu, Sept 19, 3:15 pmBBC TWO60 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. [S,AD]Wed, Sept 18, 3:15 pmBBC TWO60 mins
Digging for Britain1/3. A look at the year's outstanding archaeology projects. In the west of Britain, finds include WWI training trenches on Salisbury Plain and luxury foreign goods at Tintagel. [S,AD]Mon, Sept 16, 3:15 pmBBC TWO60 mins
Digging for Britain4/4. The Horsemen of Hadrian's Wall: Professor Alice Roberts reveals the forgotten story of the Roman cavalry. Also in HD. [AD,S]Mon, May 21, 2:30 pmBBC TWO60 mins
Digging for Britain3/4. North: Finds include Roman writing tablets, a lost monastery and a rare Bronze Age weapons hoard. Also in HD. [AD,S]Fri, May 18, 2:30 pmBBC TWO60 mins
Digging for Britain2/4. East: Finds include Britain's biggest Roman letter hoard, sunken treasure and Caesar's fort. Also in HD. [AD,S]Thu, May 17, 2:30 pmBBC TWO60 mins
Digging for Britain1/4. West: Finds include a Viking camp, ancient gold and evidence of people living inside henges. Also in HD. [AD,S]Wed, May 16, 2:30 pmBBC TWO60 mins
Digging for Britain3/3. East: Finds include the theatre where Shakespeare premiered Romeo and Juliet and Henry V. Also in HD. [AD,S]Tue, May 15, 2:30 pmBBC TWO60 mins
Digging for Britain2/3. North: 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. [AD,S]Mon, May 14, 2:30 pmBBC TWO60 mins
Digging for Britain1/3. West: Finds include training trenches on Salisbury Plain and luxury foreign goods at Tintagel. Also in HD. [AD,S]Fri, May 11, 3:15 pmBBC TWO60 mins
Digging for Britain3/3. North: Clues to Scotland's first kingdoms and metal detectorists unearth a Viking treasure hoard. Also in HD. [AD,S]Thu, May 10, 3:15 pmBBC TWO60 mins
Digging for Britain2/3. East: The year's most outstanding archaeology. In the east of Britain, a team unearths a mass grave and divers search the Thames for clues to a 17th-century tragedy. Also in HD. [AD,S]Wed, May 9, 3:15 pmBBC TWO60 mins
Digging for Britain1/3. West: Visiting sites in the west of Britain, including one uncovering the rituals of Stonehenge. Also in HD. [AD,S]Tue, May 8, 3:15 pmBBC TWO60 mins