Digging for Britain

Season 2

2011 · 4 episodes · 4h 0m in all

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up digs and investigations

Episodes

1. 

   1. Britannia

   9 Sept 2011 · 60 min

   Looks at Roman Britannia, where finds include the thickening mystery of 97 baby skeletons.

2. 

   2. Invaders

   16 Sept 2011 · 60 min

   Includes a visit to Orkney where Viking dominance outlasted anywhere else in Britain.

3. 

   3. Age of Bronze and Iron

   24 Sept 2011 · 60 min

   Dr Alice Roberts discovers what kind of a place Britain was before the Romans invaded.

4. 

   4. Ice and Stone

   30 Sept 2011 · 60 min

   Dr Alice Roberts goes in search of our elusive Stone Age ancestors.