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A Mysterious Bone Box and Admiral Nelson鈥檚 Favourite Ship
Episode 3 of 6
Rare Anglo-Saxon swords, a mysterious and macabre Roman bone box and a cross-continental investigation into Admiral Nelson鈥檚 favourite ship.
Featuring an 18th-century slipway in the New Forest where Admiral Nelson's favourite ship was built, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery where a host of well-preserved and rare objects have been found, and fascinating finds from Trinity College, Oxford. Plus a remarkable late Roman cemetery that features an intricate bone box and part of a Roman bone flute, and a tangle of delicate Iron Age objects that have to be carefully micro-excavated in Kent.
On TV
Fri 23 Jan 2026
08:00
麻豆社 Two HD & England only
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alice Roberts |
| Presenter | Tori Herridge |
| Expert | Stuart Prior |
| Series Producer | Ian Hunt |
| Line Producer | Verity Quinn |
| Commissioning Editor | Denise Mather |
| Executive Producer | Rory Wheeler |
| Executive Producer | Edward Hart |
| Executive Producer | Susannah Zeff |
| Production Company | Rare TV |
Broadcast
- Fri 23 Jan 2026 08:00麻豆社 Two HD & England only
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