Education/Science/Factual TopicsHD
Duration
60 minutes
Series Info
Season 3 Episode 1 of 3

Quick Summary

Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit archaeological digs across the country

About This Program

Alice Roberts and Matt Williams visit archaeological digs across the country, beginning with a look at the work being carried out in the east of England. The presenters visit Norwich Castle Museum, where they find out about developments at Must Farm in Cambridgeshire, a hunt for Roman treasure in Colchester, a burial site at Abington, an Anglo-Saxon royal hall at Lyminge, the 16th-century Tudor Basing House, and a dig involving Emperor Nero at Silchester

Digging for Britain broadcasts on Sky History 2 HD at 2:00am, Wednesday, 24 December 2025.

Channel Numbers:
Virgin186

Production Details

Runtime60 mins

Cast & Crew

MW
Matt WilliamsPresenter
AR
Alice RobertsPresenter
JF
John FarrenExecutive-producer
CR
Catherine RossSeries-producer