Digging for Britain
North: Vindolanda and WWII Spitfire
Season 7 Episode 1 of 4
Alice Roberts shares the best archaeological discoveries of 2018, starting with the North of the UK and a preserved prehistoric village at the black Loch in Myrton. The programme also follows archaeologists uncovering a previously unknown Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Lincolnshire, and a major regeneration project in Salford, unearthing the largest jail in Georgian England. Cameras join the hunt for a lost Second World War reconnaissance Spitfire in Norway and enjoy privileged access to the conservation labs at Vindolanda Roman fort to see what really happens when the digging stops
Digging for Britain airs on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD at 8:00 PM, Wednesday 30 October. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
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Alice Roberts
Presenter
Karen Kirk
Director