Seasons & Episodes
The Romans
Roman finds include the mystery of 97 babies murdered by the Thames, a fabulous Roman coin hoard found in Somerset and a
Prehistory
Her journey takes her from Orkney to Devon by land, sea and air. In Norfolk, flint tools unearthed this year push the e
Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons - they divided our land and heralded the arrival of the Dark Ages. But were they really just barbarians
The Tudors
Alice Roberts finds out about discoveries that shed new light on the Tudor Age, visiting excavations at Shakespeare's fi
Britannia
Looks at Roman Britannia, where finds include the thickening mystery of 97 baby skeletons.
Invaders
Includes a visit to Orkney where Viking dominance outlasted anywhere else in Britain.
Age of Bronze and Iron
Dr Alice Roberts discovers what kind of a place Britain was before the Romans invaded.
Ice and Stone
Dr Alice Roberts goes in search of our elusive Stone Age ancestors.
East
Professor Alice Roberts and archaeologist Matt Williams present 2014's most outstanding archaeology. In the summer, arc
West
Professor Alice Roberts and archaeologist Matt Williams present 2014's most outstanding archaeology. In the summer, arc
North
Professor Alice Roberts and archaeologist Matt Williams present 2014's most outstanding archaeology from the north of Br
West
This episode heads to the west of Britain, while archaeologists join us back in the Salisbury Museum to look at the new
East
Professor Alice Roberts explores the year's most exciting archaeological finds in the east of Britain. A team unearths a
North
Professor Alice Roberts explores the year's most exciting archaeological finds in the north of Britain. A team discovers
West
Finds include training trenches on Salisbury Plain and luxury foreign goods at Tintagel.
North
Finds include evidence of the first Roman siege in Britain and Scottish man-made islands.
East
Finds include the theatre where Shakespeare premiered Romeo and Juliet and Henry V.
West
We discover the camp from which Vikings invaded Britain, and find groundbreaking new evidence that the world-famous Aveb
East
We unearth the biggest collection of Roman writing tablets in Britain, giving insight into what Roman London was really
North
Alice discovers the well-preserved writing tablets, swords and domestic items left by Romans at Vindolanda during a time
The Horsemen of Hadrian's Wall
In this special, Professor Alice Roberts reveals the forgotten story of the Roman Army's secret weapon in Britain - thei
North
Professor Alice Roberts celebrates the biggest and best archaeological discoveries of 2018 from the north of the UK. Eac
West
Professor Alice Robert explores this year’s most exciting archaeological finds from the west of Britain. Every new dis
East
Professor Alice Roberts explores this year’s most exciting archaeological finds from the East of Britain. Every new di
Iron Age Revealed
Alice Roberts follows the excavation of Iron Age Britain’s most spectacular grave. A team of archaeologists in East Yo
West
Archaeological discoveries with Professor Alice Roberts. In the Cotswolds, a secret location, which appears to be a high
North
More than is expected is found in the remains of a house thought to be the childhood home of Lady Jane Grey. Plus the gr
South
How a lobster led archaeologists to the discovery of an 8000-year-old neolithic settlement. And Naoise Mac Sweeney visit
WWII Special
The team are on an archaeological hunt of our more recent past as they follow the search for artefacts from World War II
East
The astonishing discovery of a mosaic has art historians, archaeologists and Alice very excited as they slowly reveal it
South
The south of England offers rich pickings, including the earliest money made in Britain and a massive haul of Roman trea
North
The best archaeology from the north of Britain, including Scotland’s oldest railway, one of the best-preserved Norman
Midlands
Unearthing a Jurassic giant, investigating finds from an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and uncovering the hidden heart of Roman L
West
A new Roman town and hundreds of finds are discovered. The Cerne Giant finally gets a date, and a World War II air crash
North
Featuring a Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall, evidence of early writing by the Picts in Scotland and a 3000-year-old Bronz
Roman Towns and Tudor Shipwrecks
Digs in southern England reveal a previously unknown Roman town, a Tudor ship buried beneath a quarry and evidence of He
Arthur's Stone and a Georgian Mine
In the west of the UK, a spectacular monument older than Stonehenge, a 200-year-old mine trapped in time and a lost medi
Headless Romans and Anglo Saxon Gold
A gatehouse riddled with Civil War bullets, a unique Iron Age shield made from bark and Roman burials with pots where th
Mystery Shipwreck and a Roman Army Camp
Alice 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
Travelling east, Alice discovers a Roman barn conversion, unearths a Tudor fort and finds intricately carved 10,000-year
Ice Age Camp and a Saint with Syphilis
In Scotland and the north of England, Alice investigates an Ice Age camp, the mystery of a medieval skeleton and the ear
The Roman Emperor’s Bathhouse
Digs in northern Britain reveal a Roman emperor’s lost bathhouse, the sunken treasures of medieval pilgrims and a form
Anglo-Saxon Gold and Rebellious Nuns
In central England, an RAF airbase with a Roman past, a forgotten medieval nunnery, a gold pendant from a 7th-century gr
A Norman Panic Room and a Mesolithic Fish Trap
In the west of Britain, there's a rare medieval cemetery, a disappearing Mesolithic landscape, a mysterious Iron Age bur
A Roman Mystery and Waterloo’s Disappearing Dead
Roberts reveals the most fascinating archaeological finds this year in the East of England: a Roman dodecahedron, the se
3000-Year-Old Shoes and Giant Axeheads
Archaeology in the south of England unearths Britain’s oldest shoe, the lost shipyard of one of England’s greatest w
Forgotten Fortresses and Lost Villages
Digs in the West of Britain reveal a forgotten fortress teetering on the edge of a cliff, evidence of the oldest house i
Saxon Gold and Buried Coins
The most incredible grave goods ever found on Digging for Britain, a strange Roman sarcophagus filled with plaster and a
Dinosaur Highway and Roman Sauna
A quarryman makes the discovery of a set of very large footprints, and a chance find reveals a spectacular Roman villa w
Island Treasures
Exploring Britain’s islands: a 5,000-year-old Neolithic tomb, an international effort to save a WWI warship, and a Nea
Roman Crime and Ancient DNA
Gold is found at a bishop’s palace, a Roman crime is uncovered, detectorists unearth a staggering bronze age haul, and
Chariots and Slaves
In the west of Britain, there's one of the largest Roman buildings ever discovered in Britain, an Iron Age chariot is sa
Lost Mansions and Impaled Prisoners
Extraordinary digs from the south - a Romani encampment in the New Forest, a convict’s burial ground, discovery of a c
Scottish Massacre and 70s Skate Park
Featuring visceral evidence of a bloody massacre in the Scottish Highlands, one of the largest Roman cemeteries ever fou
Our Rarest Find and Biggest Dig
Featuring two incredibly rare finds from an Iron Age hoard, a look inside the UK’s largest and most complex dig in a g
A Mysterious Bone Box and Admiral Nelson’s Favourite Ship
Rare Anglo-Saxon swords, a mysterious and macabre Roman bone box and a cross-continental investigation into Admiral Nels
England’s Last Anglo-Saxon King and Scotland's First Whisky
The lost estate of Harold Godwinson, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, a completely intact 4,000-year-old cremation vess
Medieval Murder and Roman Pets
Featuring a vast first-century Roman compound, the warhorses that changed the course of history, a medieval murder myste
A Cornish Legend and an Ancient Wishing Well
Tantalising clues to the ancient origin story of St Michael’s Mount, rare Roman cavalry swords with hidden secrets and
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