Digging for Britain

Season 11

6 episodes · Jan 2, 2024

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  • The Roman Emperor’s Bathhouse
    S11E1

    The Roman Emperor’s Bathhouse

    Jan 2, 202454m

    Digs 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.

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  • Anglo-Saxon Gold and Rebellious Nuns
    S11E2

    Anglo-Saxon Gold and Rebellious Nuns

    Jan 3, 202458m

    In 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.

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  • A Norman Panic Room and a Mesolithic Fish Trap
    S11E3

    A Norman Panic Room and a Mesolithic Fish Trap

    Jan 4, 202459m

    In 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.

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  • A Roman Mystery and Waterloo’s Disappearing Dead
    S11E4

    A Roman Mystery and Waterloo’s Disappearing Dead

    Jan 9, 202459m

    Roberts 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.

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  • 3000-Year-Old Shoes and Giant Axeheads
    S11E5

    3000-Year-Old Shoes and Giant Axeheads

    Jan 10, 202459m

    Archaeology 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.

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  • Forgotten Fortresses and Lost Villages
    S11E6

    Forgotten Fortresses and Lost Villages

    Jan 11, 202458m

    Digs 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.

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