Digging Up Britain's Past
Digging Up Britain's Past is a TV show on British national television from Channel 5 with an average rating of 3.3 stars by TelevisionCatchUp.co.uk's visitors. We have 33 episodes of Digging Up Britain's Past in our archive. The first episode of Digging Up Britain's Past was broadcast in November, 2020. Did you miss an episode of Digging Up Britain's Past but don't you wan't that to happen in the future? Please set an alarm and add Digging Up Britain's Past to your favourites, so we can remind you by email when there's a new episode available to watch. For free!
Rating:3.3 of 5Total number of episodes:33
Last broadcast:16/11/2020 at 00:10
Last broadcast:16/11/2020 at 00:10


Series 1, Episode 5 - Secrets of the Thousand Skeletons
3.0 5 x
A site on the Welsh border containing almost 1,000 skeletons reveals secrets about life during the Black Death, including signs of backbreaking agricultural work, poor nutrition and even medieval battle.

Series 1, Episode 5 - Secrets of the Thousand Skeletons
3.0 7 x
A site on the Welsh border containing almost 1,000 skeletons reveals secrets about life during the Black Death, including signs of backbreaking agricultural work, poor nutrition and even medieval battle.

Series 1, Episode 4 - Robin Hood & King John
3.0
6 x
According to legend, King John was the sworn enemy of Robin Hood. Although Robin is probably a mythical character, there are strong reasons why the King stirred widespread resentment among ordinary people. A recent dig uncovered evidence of the King's lavish lifestyle.

Series 1, Episode 6 - Witches
3.0 7 x
Can a site on the Lancashire-Yorkshire border shed more light on the Pendle Witch trials of 1612?

Series 1, Episode 2 - Henry VIII
3.0 8 x
Elsyng Palace was one of nearly 60 royal residences owned by Henry Vlll, but for centuries its exact location was unknown. Now Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands join a new dig which is unearthing more clues to Henry's life and times.

Elizabeth I
3.0 5 x
In 1592, Elizabeth visited magnificent Sudeley Castle for a three-day party to end all parties, which included the creation of a spectacular garden. 500 hundred years later, a team of archaeologists hunt for this lost gem.

Bridgewater
3.0 8 x
The team search for artefacts from the country's first superhighway - the Bridgewater Canal - that linked the coal mines of Worsley with Manchester, and powered the Industrial Revolution.

Game of Thrones
4.0 3 x
Stories of a group of power-hungry bishops living some 700 years ago give the feuding factions of Game of Thrones a run for their money. A team of archaeologists descend on County Durham to learn more.

The Royal Navy's Greatest Ship
4.0 3 x
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