Digging for Britain episode 5: Travelling east, Alice discovers a Roman barn conversion, unearths a Tudor fort and finds intricately carved 10,000-year-old weapons. As Alice ventures eastward, she stumbles upon a striking architectural marvel: a barn that has undergone a Roman-inspired conversion. This age-old structure, beautifully restored, pays homage to the grandeur of ancient Rome, bringing its aesthetic into the […]
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Digging for Britain episode 4: This episode reveals more of the best archaeology happening in the south of Britain. Five miles east of Bristol, hidden among ancient woods are some old ruins which could provide very rare evidence of a skirmish during the medieval civil war between two contenders for the British throne, Matilda and Stephen, in a period known
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Digging for Britain episode 3: A gatehouse riddled with Civil War bullets, a unique Iron Age shield made from bark and Roman burials with pots where the heads should be. As we delve into the tenth season of the beloved and well-respected program “Digging for Britain”, we arrive at a truly captivating episode – the third out of a six-part
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Digging for Britain episode 2 2023: In this captivating episode, Professor Alice Roberts embarks on a journey to explore more archaeological sites scattered throughout the country, delving into the mysteries and discoveries that continue to illuminate British history from prehistoric times to the Roman, Saxon, and Tudor eras. On her latest adventure, she ventures to a breathtaking ancient monument that
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Digging for Britain episode 1 2023: In this exciting new series, renowned archaeologist Professor Alice Roberts embarks on a journey to explore even more archaeological sites scattered throughout the nation. With recent excavations in southern England shedding light on a previously undiscovered Roman town, a hidden Tudor ship submerged beneath a quarry, and evidence pointing to Henry VIII’s financial forgery
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Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank episode 6: On a lonely island in the River Nile, Dan visits the last-known hieroglyphic inscription in Egypt and discovers the surprising truth about those responsible for the final, brutal collapse of this great civilisation, a culture that had lasted more than 3,000 years. Travelling the length of the country, from Alexandria
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Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank episode 5: Dan delves into the dark side of the court of Ramesses III, tracing the conspiracy that spread through his harem and may have led to his mysterious death. At Ramesses III’s temple at Medinet Habu, the pharaoh wrote his own legacy in stone – huge wall carvings celebrating the glories and achievements of
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Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank episode 4: Dan Cruickshank discovers the ingenious techniques that the ancient Egyptians used to make their pyramids, temples and mummies last forever, driven by their obsession with magic and the afterlife. The Egyptians believed they could live forever – that death was not necessarily the end. But to enjoy the afterlife depended on preserving the
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Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank episode 3: Dan Cruickshank travels the Nile, from magnificent Karnak to the desolate ruins of El Amarna, in search of the truth about Akhenaten, the most radical and mysterious pharaoh ever to rule Egypt, and his beautiful wife Nefertiti. They were a golden couple, rich and all-powerful, but when Akhenaten had a
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Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank episode 2: Dan traces the unexpected twists and mysteries in the life of Howard Carter, the great British archaeologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun, and reveals the hidden legacy of Carter’s work. Carter rose from humble origins to become the most famous archaeologist in the world, but despite his spectacular success in discovering Tutankhamun’s
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Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank episode 1: Dan visits the magnificent underground tombs in the Valley of the Kings, in search of clues about the unsung heroes of this ancient world – the mysterious community of craftsmen who spent their lives building lavish burial chambers for the pharaohs. The tombs are wonderful feats of art and engineering
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Lost Kingdoms of South America episode 4: In the spectacular deserts of coastal Peru, archaeologist Dr Jago Cooper explores the dramatic rise and fall of Chimor, the first empire of South America. His journey begins among the ruins of a vast lost city once home to an all-powerful monarchy, whose subjects transformed the desert landscape, created gold and silver treasures
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