Digging Up Britain's Past TV Schedule
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Digging Up Britain's Past is scheduled to air at these times (may include spoilers):
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Thu 8
Stonehenge — Digging Up Britain's Past
Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands explore the history of Stonehenge, examining the stones that make up the structure, their acoustic properties, and how they were transported 120 miles from their origins in Salisbury Plain to form the circle. Helen also visits a village where builders were believed to have lived during the site's construction and meets scientists who have analysed the bodies buried beneath the monument, including the remains of a man who is believed to have come to Stonehenge all the way from Switzerland
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Fri 9
The Lost Roman Town — Digging Up Britain's Past
Archaeologists and presenters Raksha Dave and Alex Langlands join a team from Reading University at a site in Silchester, near Reading, as they examine one of the best-preserved Roman sites in Britain
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Sat 10
Henry VIII — Digging Up Britain's Past
Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands join a dig at Elsyng Palace, one of nearly 60 royal residences owned by Henry Vlll and one of his favourite homes during his last decade. The dig unearths more clues to the palace's architecture and splendour, and of Henry's life and times, with finds including the remnants of a working oven and a 16th-century groat - worth about four pence in Tudor times - featuring a portrait of Henry's face
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Sat 10
Robin Hood — Digging Up Britain's Past
Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands visit Sherwood Forest to learn more about the legend of Robin Hood - who may or may not have been real - and King John, who definitely was. An archaeological team digs the land surrounding the ruins of King John's palace at Clipstone in the heart of the forest, hoping to reveal how far the royal buildings stretched. Helen and Alex also visit several of Robin Hood's supposed hideouts, as well as Nottingham Castle, where he is reputed to have been imprisoned before escaping via a secret tunnel
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Sun 11
Dead Peasants — Digging Up Britain's Past
Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands head to the village of Poulton in Cheshire to see a location where archaeologists have dug up nearly 1,000 human skeletons. The remains have revealed secrets about life during the Black Death, including signs of backbreaking agricultural work, poor nutrition and battles
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Sun 11
Stonehenge — Digging Up Britain's Past
Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands explore the history of Stonehenge, examining the stones that make up the structure, their acoustic properties, and how they were transported 120 miles from their origins in Salisbury Plain to form the circle. Helen also visits a village where builders were believed to have lived during the site's construction and meets scientists who have analysed the bodies buried beneath the monument, including the remains of a man who is believed to have come to Stonehenge all the way from Switzerland
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Sun 11
The Lost Roman Town — Digging Up Britain's Past
Archaeologists and presenters Raksha Dave and Alex Langlands join a team from Reading University at a site in Silchester, near Reading, as they examine one of the best-preserved Roman sites in Britain
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Mon 12
Invincible - The Royal Navy's Greatest Ship — Digging Up Britain's Past
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Tue 13
Game of Thrones — Digging Up Britain's Past
Archaeologists conduct a dig at Auckland Castle in Co Durham, which 700 years ago was home to a group of power-crazed bishops who behaved more like warriors than religious leaders. The experts head to Dirleton Castle in East Lothian to reveal the role one of the men played in defending England from William Wallace's army, and also try their hands at the art of stained glass-making, and fire a working trebuchet - the ultimate medieval weapon of war
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Wed 14
Industrial Revolution - Bridgewater — Digging Up Britain's Past
Centuries ago, canals were the liquid highways of Britain, transporting raw materials and finished goods all over the country. Their arrival kick-started the Industrial Revolution, which was to turn Britain into a superpower. The very first water superhighway was the Bridgewater Canal, completed in 1761 to carry coal to Manchester from the mines in Worsley. Here, a team of archaeologists from Salford University roots out this industrial past, working with volunteers to excavate the very coal mine that inspired the creation of the canal
