Britain's Biggest Dig(2020)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2020-09-15
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 0.0
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Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
Profiling two of the massive archaeological digs along the 150-mile route of HS2, the UK’s new high-speed rail link, ahead of its start of construction. These cemetery excavations reveal forgotten stories of the rich and poor, and how Georgian-era London and industrial Birmingham left their mark on the thousands of skeletons buried there.
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british historyarchaeological digarchaeology
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Episodes: 3E01
Episode 1
Air Date: 2020-09-15
In advance of the construction of HS2, the biggest ever cemetery excavation in Britain reveals the forgotten stories ...
E02
Episode 2
Air Date: 2020-09-22
Professor Alice Roberts and Dr Yasmin Khan dig deeper through the excavations at St James’s burial ground on the hunt...
E03
Episode 3
Air Date: 2020-09-29
Working-class Victorians made Birmingham one of the most important industrial cities on the planet. Professor Roberts...
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