Digging for Britain 2026 episode 6 delivers one of the most compelling hours of archaeological television in recent memory, weaving together four distinct investigations that span two millennia of British history.
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Digging for Britain 2026 episode 5 delivers one of the most extraordinary collections of archaeological revelations yet broadcast, spanning nearly two thousand years of British history and reaching back 300 million years into deep geological time.
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Digging for Britain 2026 episode 4 delivers one of the most extraordinary collections of archaeological revelations in the programme’s history, spanning four thousand years of human activity across England and Scotland
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The Digging for Britain 2026 episode 3 broadcast reveals how the land we call home holds a rich and varied history stretching back thousands of years
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The Digging for Britain 2026 episode 2 provides a window into the extraordinary archaeological efforts currently unfolding across the British Isles. These investigations reveal a rich and varied history that stretches back thousands of years, hidden just below the surface of the land we call home.
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In Digging for Britain 2026 episode 1, we peel back the layers of the earth once again. Alice Roberts returns to lead us through a landscape filled with secrets.
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What do you picture when you hear the “Dark Ages”? Perhaps you see a void. A time of chaos after Rome fell. We often imagine Britain shrouded in fog. Its libraries burned. Its culture vanished. This is the common story. But what if that story is wrong? What if the light of civilization wasn’t extinguished? What if it just moved?
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The documentary How the Celts Saved Britain episode 1 explores a traditional British view of history that often overlooks a critical narrative. This perspective typically regards Ireland as a wild and uncivilised land.
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Digging for Britain 2025 episode 2: Alice Roberts takes viewers on an enthralling journey across central Britain in the second episode of Digging for Britain 2025, uncovering a treasure trove of archaeological wonders unearthed in 2024. This episode brims with astonishing finds that shed light on life across millennia, offering glimpses into a world both alien and familiar. In a serendipitous moment, a quarryman stumbles upon a set of massive footprints embedded in stone—silent echoes of Jurassic giants that once roamed the earth. These tracks, extraordinary in their preservation, provide a unique opportunity for palaeontologists to reconstruct the movements and behaviors of dinosaurs. Like detectives piecing together a prehistoric mystery, the team delves into these ancient clues, painting a vivid picture of creatures that once thundered across the landscape.
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Michael’s adventure takes him to one of Britain’s most mysterious and intriguing locations. On his exploration along the scenic Suffolk coast, he stumbles upon a hidden gem of historical significance.
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Michael’s visit to the Royal London Hospital in the East End was more than just a casual exploration; it was a deep dive into a rich and storied past.
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Wild Isles episode 3 – Grasslands: David Attenborough explores Britain’s grasslands, from beautiful flower meadows to the rich open landscapes of our mountains. From the coastal flower meadows in the Scottish Outer Hebrides to the rich open landscapes in the mountains of southern Ireland, we enter surprising and dramatic worlds. In southern England, we meet an extraordinary bee that lives in chalk grassland, one of our rarest habitats, laying her eggs in empty snail shells. Meanwhile, in the colourful machair of the Hebrides, ringed plovers and lapwings strive to rear their families of tiny fluffy chicks and to save them
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