Digging for Britain

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Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country.

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Alice Roberts

Victoria Herridge

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Fist Air Date:

2010-08-19

Episode Runtime:

60m

Production Companies:

360 Production, Rare TV

Genres:

Documentary

Keywords:

archaeological dig archaeologist british history educational

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Vote Average: 5.0/10

Vote Count: 3 Votes

Show Popularity: 3.0303

Show Status: Returning Series

Show Type: Documentary

Spoken Languages: English

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Season 0

5 Episodes

Air Date: 2015-02-23

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Season 1

4 Episodes

Air Date: 2010-08-19

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up digs and investigations

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Season 2

4 Episodes

Air Date: 2011-09-09

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up digs and investigations

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Season 3

3 Episodes

Air Date: 2015-02-03

Dr Alice Roberts and Matt Williams highlight the best discoveries from around the country.

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Season 4

3 Episodes

Air Date: 2016-03-10

Series highlighting the best archaeological discoveries from around the country.

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Season 5

3 Episodes

Air Date: 2016-12-06

Highlighting the best archaeological discoveries from around the country.

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Season 6

4 Episodes

Air Date: 2017-11-22

Professor Alice Roberts explores 2017's most exciting archaeological finds.

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Season 7

4 Episodes

Air Date: 2018-11-28

Professor Alice Roberts explores 2018's most exciting archaeological finds.

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Season 8

4 Episodes

Air Date: 2019-11-20

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Season 9

6 Episodes

Air Date: 2022-01-04

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Season 10

6 Episodes

Air Date: 2023-01-01

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Season 11

6 Episodes

Air Date: 2024-01-02

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Season 12

6 Episodes

Air Date: 2025-01-07

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Season 13

6 Episodes

Air Date: 2026-01-07

Cast

Alice Roberts

Victoria Herridge

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