Digging For Britain

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the digs and investigations spanning the country. Results are astonishing - and sometimes disturbing. Tonight, Roman Britannia, where finds include the mystery of 97 baby skeletons by the Thames, a newly-discovered town in rural Devon's that turns history on its head, and a Roman cult figure buried for 1700 years beneath a fort.

Dr Alice Roberts journeys into Viking Britain, uncovering a world beyond raiding myths. From early settlements in the Outer Hebrides to Orkney's long-lasting Norse stronghold, she explores a chief's citadel and daily life. Treasure hoards reveal vast trade networks, while digs in York and new research on iconic finds like the Lewis Chessmen reshape our view of the Vikings.

Dr Alice Roberts explores Bronze and Iron Age Britain, revealing a complex world before Rome. Guided by archaeology, she investigates the Cladh Hallan mummies-composite bodies that challenge ideas of ritual and identity. In Norfolk she helps uncover a vast timber monument, while beneath Silchester's Roman streets Iron Age remains reveal a sophisticated society resisting invasion.

Dr Alice Roberts searches for Britain's elusive Stone Age ancestors. In Jersey she joins archaeologists rethinking Neanderthals and kayaks along cliffs hunting hidden sites. At the Natural History Museum she confronts evidence of cannibalism and ritual skull use, before travelling to Wales' Preseli Hills, where new research explores the distant origins of Stonehenge.