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Digging for Britain
A small island with a big history. Professor Alice Roberts reveals the fascinating world hidden beneath our feet, showcasing the latest finds of dedicated archaeologists.
Series 6: 1. West (58 mins)
- Britain's Pompeii: A Village Lost in TimeAlice Roberts joins the team excavating a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village in the Fens.59 mins
- Archaeology: A Secret HistoryRichard Miles explores how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth.
- Ancient WorldsRichard Miles traces the roots of civilisation in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Anatolia and Greece.
- Sacred Wonders of BritainNeil Oliver goes in search of the very earliest stirrings of religion in Britain.
- A History of Ancient BritainLife in Britain in the brutal world of the last ice age.
- Treasures of Ancient GreeceAlastair Sooke explores the surprising roots of Greek art, beginning his journey in Crete.
- Stonehenge: The Lost Circle RevealedAlice Roberts follows a decade-long quest that reveals Stonehenge's oldest secret.59 mins
- Operation Stonehenge: What Lies BeneathA group of archaeologists use a new approach to uncover the very origins of Stonehenge.
- Civilisations: Rise and FallTheir legends remain, but treasures left behind reveal how and why they fell from power
- Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and RoguesThough romanticised in literature, the highwayman became a social menace on the roads.
- Pompeii: The New DigStill springing surprises. The biggest dig in a generation unearths fascinating secrets
- Egyptian Journeys with Dan CruickshankDan visits the underground tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
