Digging for Britain

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Digging for Britain
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GenreDocumentary
Presented byAlice Roberts
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series9
No. of episodes39 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time59 minutes
Production companies360 Production for BBC
(in association with Northern Ireland Screen)
Release
Original networkBBC Two
Original release19 August 2010 (2010-08-19) –
present
External links
Website

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]

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 aired in November 2018 and 2019 respectively. Four episodes titled The Greatest Discoveries... aired in 2020. It returned for its 9th series in January 2022.[3]

Archaeologist (and former Time Team member) co-presented series 3 and the first episode of series 4.[4] Another Time Team alumna, Raksha Dave, was a presenter in series 7.[5] The archaeologist and academic Naoíse Mac Sweeney was a presenter in series 8.[6]

Series 9 features historian Dr Onyeka Nubia and archaeologists , and in some episodes as presenters.[7]

The song Coins for Eyes was written for series 9 by Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane.[8]

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 [a]
5.2 "North" 13 December 2016 Gemma Hagen Gemma Hagen Graham Cooper [a]
5.3 "East" 20 December 2016 Alex Rowson Alex Rowson Graham Cooper [a]
6.1 "West" 22 November 2017 Not listed Not listed Nick Gillam-Smith [a]
6.2 "East" 29 November 2017 Alex Rowson Alex Rowson Nick Gillam-Smith [a]
6.3 "North" 6 December 2017 Fiona Cushley Fiona Cushley Nick Gillam-Smith [a]
6.4 "The Horsemen of Hadrian's Wall" 13 December 2017 James Gray James Gray Nick Gillam-Smith [a]
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
9.1 "East" 4 January 2022 Edward Hart, Rory Wheeler Theo Williams
9.2 "South" 5 January 2022 Edward Hart, Rory Wheeler Theo Williams
9.3 "North" 6 January 2022 Edward Hart, Rory Wheeler Theo Williams
9.4 "Midlands" 11 January 2022 Edward Hart, Rory Wheeler Theo Williams
9.5 "West" 12 January 2022 Edward Hart, Rory Wheeler Theo Williams
9.6 "North" 13 January 2022 Edward Hart, Rory Wheeler Theo Williams

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Listed in end credits as Series Producer/Director.

References[]

  1. ^ "Digging For Britain". BBC press office. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Digging for Britain". BBC Programmes. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ^ Digging for Britain (Documentary), 360 Production, Northern Ireland Screen, Rare-TV, 19 August 2010, retrieved 12 January 2022
  4. ^ Hart, Edward (3 February 2015), East, Digging for Britain, retrieved 12 January 2022
  5. ^ "Raksha Dave". Pitt Rivers Museum. Retrieved 4 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Olding, Paul (20 November 2019), West, Digging for Britain, retrieved 12 January 2022
  7. ^ "BBC Two - Digging for Britain". BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  8. ^ Flynn, Johnny [@JohnnyFlynnHQ] (4 January 2022). "Hello all and Happy New Year. The song @RobGMacfarlane and I have written for @theAliceRoberts's fantastic new series of Digging For Britain is released in two versions today, to celebrate the first episode on @BBCTwo - listen to Coins for the Eyes here: t.co/dHBYmRTsZW" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022 – via Twitter.

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