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The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden

Season 1

2021 · 5 episodes

  1. 1. Episode 1: Benwell, Newcastle

    2021-02-17 · 47m

    Hugh and the team attempt to uncover a Roman fort, connected to Hadrian's Wall, that's buried beneath the back gardens of the quiet suburban streets of Benwell in Newcastle

  2. 2. Episode 2: Masham, North Yorkshire

    2021-02-24 · 47m

    Hugh and the team attempt to uncover a Viking burial ground hidden beneath Masham in North Yorkshire, to shed light on the lives of the Anglo-Saxons laid to rest there

  3. 3. Episode 3: Lenton, Nottingham

    2021-03-03 · 47m

    Hugh and the team unearth William the Conqueror's lost priory hidden beneath Lenton in Nottingham, and begin to draw a bigger picture of the landscape during the Domesday Book era

  4. 4. Episode 4: South Shields

    2021-03-10 · 47m

    Hugh and the team attempt to uncover a secret World War military base on the clifftops of South Shields and set out to become the first people to put these pieces of military history on the map

  5. 5. Maidstone, Kent

    2021-03-17 · 47m

    Hugh and the team search for a Roman settlement under the back gardens of Florence Road in Maidstone, Kent.

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