6 episodes

Digging for Britain - Season 11

First aired Jan 2, 2024Season 11

Browse all 6 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

The Roman Emperor’s Bathhouse still

Episode 1

The Roman Emperor’s Bathhouse

NR
Jan 2, 202454 min

Digs in northern Britain reveal a Roman emperor’s lost bathhouse, the sunken treasures of medieval pilgrims and a formidable fortress perched on top of a Scottish mountain.

Anglo-Saxon Gold and Rebellious Nuns still

Episode 2

Anglo-Saxon Gold and Rebellious Nuns

NR
Jan 3, 202458 min

In central England, an RAF airbase with a Roman past, a forgotten medieval nunnery, a gold pendant from a 7th-century grave and a pub with a very long history of hospitality.

A Norman Panic Room and a Mesolithic Fish Trap still

Episode 3

A Norman Panic Room and a Mesolithic Fish Trap

NR
Jan 4, 202459 min

In the west of Britain, there's a rare medieval cemetery, a disappearing Mesolithic landscape, a mysterious Iron Age burial and the ruins of a Gothic masterpiece.

A Roman Mystery and Waterloo’s Disappearing Dead still

Episode 4

A Roman Mystery and Waterloo’s Disappearing Dead

NR
Jan 9, 202459 min

Roberts reveals the most fascinating archaeological finds this year in the East of England: a Roman dodecahedron, the secrets of Boudicca’s hill fort and Waterloo’s disappearing dead.

3000-Year-Old Shoes and Giant Axeheads still

Episode 5

3000-Year-Old Shoes and Giant Axeheads

NR
Jan 10, 202459 min

Archaeology in the south of England unearths Britain’s oldest shoe, the lost shipyard of one of England’s greatest warrior kings and Britain’s top-secret WWII defences.

Forgotten Fortresses and Lost Villages still

Episode 6

Forgotten Fortresses and Lost Villages

NR
Jan 11, 202458 min

Digs in the West of Britain reveal a forgotten fortress teetering on the edge of a cliff, evidence of the oldest house in Cardiff and a discovery at a Roman mosaic that shocks the experts.