Season 1

1. The Wolf Den

1998-01-08 · 30m

Richards investigates the discovery of a subterranean chamber discovered by two pot-holing divers, Andrew Goddard and Phil Murphy, in the Yorkshire Dales which contains human remains from the Bronze Age and visits a cave in which a prehistoric footprint has been unearthed.

2. The Lady of the Sands

1998-01-15 · 30m

Richards investigates a bulldozer-operator's discovery of bodies cremated almost 2,000 years ago on a beach near Donegal, providing an insight into the lives and deaths of Ireland's first Christians.

3. Friends, Romans or Countrymen?

1998-01-22 · 30m

Richards joins a team excavating a large sarcophagus from a Bristol burial site discovered by a bulldozer-operator which could shed light on the Roman lifestyle.

4. The Rose Garden Mystery

1998-01-29 · 30m

Richards investigates the remains of a body dating from Saxon times, discovered in the grounds of Malmesbury Abbey, which could be the final resting place of King Athelstan.

5. Bones in the Barnyard

1998-02-05 · 30m

Richards investigates remains of two crouched bodies discovered in a remote Somerset village that DNA experts link with the Iron Age.

6. At the Sign of the Eagle

30m

Richards investigates the priceless contents of a fourth-century lead sarcophagus found in a Roman cemetery in Winchester, which gives unexpected clues to the pagan beliefs of its wealthy occupant.