The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden
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Seasons | 4
Episodes | 21
avg.Runtime | 47 min
First EP | 2021-02-17
Last EP | 2023-07-20
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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
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season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2021-02-17
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Episode 1: Benwell, Newcastle
2021-02-17
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
2
Episode 2: Masham, North Yorkshire
2021-02-24
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
3
Episode 3: Lenton, Nottingham
2021-03-03
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
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Episode 4: South Shields
2021-03-10
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
5
Maidstone, Kent
2021-03-17
Hugh and the team search for a Roman settlement under the back gardens of Florence Road in Maidstone, Kent.
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