
Digging for Britain — Season 10

Recent discoveries in southern England have unearthed a surprising find: a Roman town, previously unknown to history. Beneath a local quarry lies the remains of a Tudor-era ship, while within the Tower of London, archaeologists have uncover…

In the western reaches of the United Kingdom lie remarkable remnants of the past: a monument of such antiquity it predates Stonehenge, a 200-year-old mine preserved as if suspended in time, and the ghostly ruins of a forgotten medieval fria…

The gatehouse bore the scars of the Civil War, a honeycomb of bullet holes in its weathered stone. Nearby, a remarkable Iron Age shield, crafted from layered bark, lay as a testament to ancient ingenuity. And in the Roman burial sites, the …

Historian Alice Roberts uncovers a Dutch vessel lost to the English, a Roman fort in Cornwall, and a Neolithic monument dating back five thousand years.

Journeying eastward, Alice stumbles upon a converted Roman barn, then uncovers the remains of a Tudor fort. Within, she discovers weapons of exquisite carving, dating back an astonishing ten thousand years.

In the landscapes of Scotland and northern England, Alice delves into the secrets of a prehistoric encampment, unravels the enigma of a medieval skeleton, and discovers Britain's earliest evidence of salt production.


