Digging for Britain

Season 10

TV-14

Dr Alice Roberts visits archaeological excavations around the UK, linking together the results of digs and investigations the length and breadth of the country to build up a picture of the year in British archaeology.

Where to Watch Season 10

6 Episodes

Roman Towns and Tudor Shipwrecks
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Roman Towns and Tudor ShipwrecksDigs in southern England reveal a previously unknown Roman town, a Tudor ship buried beneath a quarry and evidence of Henry VIII’s financial under the Tower of London.
Arthur's Stone and a Georgian Mine
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Arthur's Stone and a Georgian MineIn the west of the UK, a spectacular monument older than Stonehenge, a 200-year-old mine trapped in time and a lost medieval friary.
Headless Romans and Anglo Saxon Gold
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Headless Romans and Anglo Saxon GoldA gatehouse riddled with Civil War bullets, a unique Iron Age shield made from bark and Roman burials with pots where the heads should be.
Mystery Shipwreck and a Roman Army Camp
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Mystery Shipwreck and a Roman Army CampAlice Roberts reveals a Dutch ship sunk by the English, a Cornish Roman fort and a 5000-year-old Neolithic monument.
Roman Mosaics and Ancient Weapons
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Roman Mosaics and Ancient WeaponsTravelling east, Alice discovers a Roman barn conversion, unearths a Tudor fort and finds intricately carved 10,000-year-old weapons.
Ice Age Camp and a Saint with Syphilis
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Ice Age Camp and a Saint with SyphilisIn Scotland and the north of England, Alice investigates an Ice Age camp, the mystery of a medieval skeleton and the earliest evidence of salt making in Britain.