- Digging for Britain
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Digging for Britain 
Title cardGenre Documentary Presented by Alice Roberts Country of origin 
United KingdomLanguage(s) English No. of series 1 No. of episodes 4 (List of episodes) Production Executive producer(s) John Farren Running time 59 minutes Production company(s) 360 Production for BBC
(in association with Northern Ireland Screen)Broadcast Original channel BBC Two Original run 19 August 2010 – hh External links Website Digging For Britain is a television series on archaeology made by 360 Production for the BBC, starting in August 2010. It is presented by Dr Alice Roberts.[1][2][3]
The series focuses on archaeological excavations and research in the UK, both new sites and those already well-known to science, including:
- preparations for the first sailing of a replica Bronze Age ship
- uncovering new truths about the richest ever find of Anglo-Saxon treasure
- uncovering Shakespeare's first theatre
- exciting new discoveries in Dorset completely changing our understanding of life in Roman Britain
Filming has taken place over many parts of the UK.[4][5]
The first series consisted of four episodes, initially broadcast on BBC Two from 19 August to 10 September 2010. A second series is being broadcast.[6]
Contents
First series
Episode 1: The Romans
- Yewden Roman villa site at Hambleden
- Late Iron Age and Roman Banjo enclosure excavation by Bournemouth University at Bere Regis in Dorset
- The discovery of the Frome Hoard, one of the largest hoards of Roman coins found in the UK.
Episode 2: Prehistory
- Happisburgh beach
- Creswell Crags cave drawings
- The Links of Noltland and the Westray Wifey
- Culduthel man
- a Bronze Age ship wrecked off Salcombe.
- The Forteviot Bronze Age tomb
- The excavation of the new temple near Skara Brae
Episode 3: The Anglo-Saxons
- Bamburgh Castle
- Sittingbourne
- Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire
Episode 4: The Tudors
Episodes
Episode Episode title Airdate Viewers Director/producer 1 "The Romans" 19 August 2010 2.75m John Hayes-Fisher 2 "Prehistory" 26 August 2010 2.34m Serena Davies 3 "The Anglo-Saxons" 2 September 2010 2.45m Sarah Jobling 4 "The Tudors" 10 September 2010 N/A James Gray References
- ^ "Digging For Britain". BBC press office. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/06_june/18/authored_history.shtml. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ Alice Roberts. "Digging for Britain". 360production. http://www.360production.com/index.php/2010/04/digging-for-britain/. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ "Digging for Britain". BBC website. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tjps6. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ^ "Digging for Britain:timeline". 360production. http://www.360production.com/index.php?page_id=16&view=timeline. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ "Blog". 360production. http://www.360production.com/?cat=13#. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ BBC Two Summer & Autumn 2011
External links
- Digging for Britain overview at the 360 Production website
- Digging for Britain at BBC.co.uk
Categories:- 2010s British television series
- 2010 British television programme debuts
- Archaeology of the United Kingdom
- BBC television documentaries on history
- Television series about the history of the United Kingdom
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