The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden

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Episode 1: Benwell, NewcastleE1 · 47 min

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

Episode 2: Masham, North YorkshireE2 · 47 min

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

Episode 3: Lenton, NottinghamE3 · 47 min

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

Episode 4: South ShieldsE4 · 47 min

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

Maidstone, KentE5 · 47 min

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

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Episode 2: Masham, North Yorkshire

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

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Episodes

Now playing
Episode 1: Benwell, NewcastleE1 · 47 min

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

Episode 2: Masham, North YorkshireE2 · 47 min

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

Episode 3: Lenton, NottinghamE3 · 47 min

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

Episode 4: South ShieldsE4 · 47 min

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

Maidstone, KentE5 · 47 min

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