Digging for Britain

Season 11

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 11

6 Episodes

The Roman Emperor’s Bathhouse
E1
The Roman Emperor’s BathhouseDigs in northern Britain reveal a Roman emperor’s lost bathhouse, the sunken treasures of medieval pilgrims and a formidable fortress perched on top of a Scottish mountain.
Anglo-Saxon Gold and Rebellious Nuns
E2
Anglo-Saxon Gold and Rebellious NunsIn central England, an RAF airbase with a Roman past, a forgotten medieval nunnery, a gold pendant from a 7th-century grave and a pub with a very long history of hospitality.
A Norman Panic Room and a Mesolithic Fish Trap
E3
A Norman Panic Room and a Mesolithic Fish TrapIn the west of Britain, there's a rare medieval cemetery, a disappearing Mesolithic landscape, a mysterious Iron Age burial and the ruins of a Gothic masterpiece.
A Roman Mystery and Waterloo’s Disappearing Dead
E4
A Roman Mystery and Waterloo’s Disappearing DeadRoberts reveals the most fascinating archaeological finds this year in the East of England: a Roman dodecahedron, the secrets of Boudicca’s hill fort and Waterloo’s disappearing dead.
3000-Year-Old Shoes and Giant Axeheads
E5
3000-Year-Old Shoes and Giant AxeheadsArchaeology in the south of England unearths Britain’s oldest shoe, the lost shipyard of one of England’s greatest warrior kings and Britain’s top-secret WWII defences.
Forgotten Fortresses and Lost Villages
E6
Forgotten Fortresses and Lost VillagesDigs in the West of Britain reveal a forgotten fortress teetering on the edge of a cliff, evidence of the oldest house in Cardiff and a discovery at a Roman mosaic that shocks the experts.