Digging for Britain

Digging For Britain is a British television series on archaeology made by 360 Production for the BBC, first aired in August 2010. It is presented by Alice Roberts.[1][2]

Digging for Britain
Title card
GenreDocumentary
Presented byAlice Roberts
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series8
No. of episodes29 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time59 minutes
Production company(s)360 Production for BBC
(in association with Northern Ireland Screen)
Release
Original networkBBC Two
Original release19 August 2010 (2010-08-19) –
present
External links
Website

The series focuses on archaeological excavations and research in the United Kingdom, both at new sites and those already well-known to science. Filming has taken place in many parts of the country.

The first series consisted of four episodes, initially broadcast on BBC Two in August and September 2010. A second series of four episodes was broadcast in September 2011. The programme returned as a series of three episodes on BBC Four in February 2015, covering the previous summer's investigations in several geographical regions of the United Kingdom. The same format was adopted for series 4 and 5, which first aired in March and December 2016 respectively. A sixth series of the programme began airing in November 2017, returning to the four-episode format (covering three geographical regions plus one special theme). This structure was retained for series 7 and 8, which began airing in November 2018 and 2019 respectively.

Archaeologist (and former Time Team member) Matt Williams co-presented series 3 and the first episode of series 4. Another Time Team alumna, Raksha Dave, was a presenter in series 7.[3]

Episodes
Episode Episode title Airdate Viewers Director Producer(s) Series Producer
1.1 "The Romans" 19 August 2010 2.75m John Hayes-Fisher John Hayes-Fisher
1.2 "Prehistory" 26 August 2010 2.34m Serena Davies Serena Davies
1.3 "Anglo-Saxons" 2 September 2010 2.45m Sarah Jobling Sarah Jobling
1.4 "The Tudors" 10 September 2010 James Gray James Gray
2.1 "Britannia" 9 September 2011 Tim Robinson Tim Robinson
2.2 "Invaders" 16 September 2011 Sarah Jobling Sarah Jobling
2.3 "Age of Bronze and Iron" 23 September 2011 Emma Parkins Emma Parkins
2.4 "Ice and Stone" 30 September 2011 James Gray James Gray
3.1 "East" 3 February 2015 Catherine Ross
3.2 "West" 10 February 2015 Catherine Ross
3.3 "North" 17 February 2015 Catherine Ross
4.1 "West" 10 March 2016 Edward Hart
4.2 "East" 17 March 2016 Edward Hart
4.3 "North" 24 March 2016 Edward Hart
5.1 "West" 6 December 2016 Not listed Gemma Hagen, Alex Rowson Graham Cooper [lower-alpha 1]
5.2 "North" 13 December 2016 Gemma Hagen Gemma Hagen Graham Cooper [lower-alpha 1]
5.3 "East" 20 December 2016 Alex Rowson Alex Rowson Graham Cooper [lower-alpha 1]
6.1 "West" 22 November 2017 Not listed Not listed Nick Gillam-Smith [lower-alpha 1]
6.2 "East" 29 November 2017 Alex Rowson Alex Rowson Nick Gillam-Smith [lower-alpha 1]
6.3 "North" 6 December 2017 Fiona Cushley Fiona Cushley Nick Gillam-Smith [lower-alpha 1]
6.4 "The Horsemen of Hadrian's Wall" 13 December 2017 James Gray James Gray Nick Gillam-Smith [lower-alpha 1]
7.1 "North" 28 November 2018 Karen Kirk Karen Kirk Nick Gillam-Smith
7.2 "West" 5 December 2018 Not listed Not listed Nick Gillam-Smith
7.3 "East" 12 December 2018 Louise Ord Louise Ord Nick Gillam-Smith
7.4 "Iron Age Revealed" 19 December 2018 Tom Ranson Tom Ranson Nick Gillam-Smith
8.1 "West" 20 November 2019 Sophie Smith Sophie Smith Paul Olding
8.2 "North" 27 November 2019 Gareth Sacala Gareth Sacala Paul Olding
8.3 "South" 4 December 2019 Sophie Smith, Gareth Sacala Sophie Smith, Gareth Sacala Paul Olding
8.4 "WWII Special" 11 December 2019 Sophie Smith Sophie Smith Paul Olding
0.1 "The Greatest Discoveries: The Early Settlers" 17 March 2020 Denis Minihan
0.2 "The Greatest Discoveries: A Land of Tribes" 24 March 2020 Denis Minihan
0.3 "The Greatest Discoveries: Roman Conquest" 31 March 2020 Denis Minihan
0.4 "The Greatest Discoveries: Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms" 7 April 2020 Denis Minihan

Notes
  1. Listed in end credits as Series Producer/Director.
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References
  1. "Digging For Britain". BBC press office. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. "Digging for Britain". BBC Programmes. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. "Raksha Dave". Pitt Rivers Museum. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

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