The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden

Season 1

2021 · 5 episodes · 3h 55m in all

Episodes

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   1. Episode 1: Benwell, Newcastle

   17 Feb 2021 · 47 min

   Hugh and the team attempt to uncover a Roman fort, connected to Hadrian's Wall, that's buried beneath the back gardens of the quiet suburban streets of Benwell in Newcastle

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   2. Episode 2: Masham, North Yorkshire

   24 Feb 2021 · 47 min

   Hugh and the team attempt to uncover a Viking burial ground hidden beneath Masham in North Yorkshire, to shed light on the lives of the Anglo-Saxons laid to rest there

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   3. Episode 3: Lenton, Nottingham

   3 Mar 2021 · 47 min

   Hugh and the team unearth William the Conqueror's lost priory hidden beneath Lenton in Nottingham, and begin to draw a bigger picture of the landscape during the Domesday Book era

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   4. Episode 4: South Shields

   10 Mar 2021 · 47 min

   Hugh and the team attempt to uncover a secret World War military base on the clifftops of South Shields and set out to become the first people to put these pieces of military history on the map

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   5. Maidstone, Kent

   17 Mar 2021 · 47 min

   Hugh and the team search for a Roman settlement under the back gardens of Florence Road in Maidstone, Kent.