Britain's Biggest Dig (2020)

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Britain's Biggest Dig

Profiling two of the massive archaeological digs along the 150-mile route of HS2, the UK’s new high-speed rail link, ahead of its start of construction. These cemetery excavations reveal forgotten stories of the rich and poor, and how Georgian-era London and industrial Birmingham left their mark on the thousands of skeletons buried there.

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Britain's Biggest Dig: Season 1 - 3 Episode s

1x1 - Episode 1
September 15, 2020
In advance of the construction of HS2, the biggest ever cemetery excavation in Britain reveals the forgotten stories of rich and poor in Georgian London.
1x2 - Episode 2
September 22, 2020
Professor Alice Roberts and Dr Yasmin Khan dig deeper through the excavations at St James’s burial ground on the hunt for the lost explorer who extended Britain’s empire across the globe.
1x3 - Episode 3
September 29, 2020
Working-class Victorians made Birmingham one of the most important industrial cities on the planet. Professor Roberts and Dr Khan present discoveries ranging from skeletons bearing mysterious cut marks to the rise of the real Peaky Blinders.

Britain's Biggest Dig: 1 Season

S1: Miniseries
3 Episode s

Actors in Britain's Biggest Dig

Alice Roberts
Self - Presenter
Yasmin Khan
Self - Presenter

Tags for Britain's Biggest Dig

british history archaeological dig archaeology

Other names for Britain's Biggest Dig

A Line Through Time (GB)

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1x1 - Episode 1

1x2 - Episode 2

1x3 - Episode 3

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Time Team

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1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

Digging for Britain

Digging for Britain

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

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Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain

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Empire Of The Seas

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Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

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Seven Ages of Britain

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Abroad Again in Britain