The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden

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Hugh Dennis and a team of expert archaeologists excavate back gardens around Britain, in an attempt to uncover the lost history buried beneath our lawns and flower beds

Seasons

5 Episodes • Premiered 2021

Still image for The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden season 1 episode 1: Episode 1: Benwell, Newcastle

1. Episode 1: Benwell, Newcastle

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

Still image for The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden season 1 episode 2: Episode 2: Masham, North Yorkshire

2. 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

Still image for The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden season 1 episode 3: Episode 3: Lenton, Nottingham

3. Episode 3: Lenton, Nottingham

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

Still image for The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden season 1 episode 4: Episode 4: South Shields

4. Episode 4: South Shields

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

Still image for The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden season 1 episode 5: Maidstone, Kent

5. Maidstone, Kent

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

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