The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden

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

Storyline

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

First Aired

2021-02-17
Last Aired

2023-07-20
Creator
Genre

Documentary
Seasons

4
Episodes

21
Status

Returning Series
Language

English
Network

More4

Keywords:

great britain archeology

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1. Episode 1: Benwell, Newcastle

Hugh and the team attempt to uncover a Roman fort, connected to Hadrian's Wall, that's buried beneath ...More

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 NewcastleLess

47mins 2021-02-17

2. Episode 2: Masham, North Yorkshire

Hugh and the team attempt to uncover a Viking burial ground hidden beneath Masham in North Yorkshire, ...More

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 thereLess

47mins 2021-02-24

3. Episode 3: Lenton, Nottingham

Hugh and the team unearth William the Conqueror's lost priory hidden beneath Lenton in Nottingham, and...More

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 eraLess

47mins 2021-03-03

4. Episode 4: South Shields

Hugh and the team attempt to uncover a secret World War military base on the clifftops of South Shield...More

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 mapLess