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Series, 2021–Returning

The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden

4 seasons, 21 episodes, 47 min avg.

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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Episode 1: Benwell, Newcastle
Episode 1: Benwell, NewcastleUp next
Feb 17, 2021

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

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Episode 2: Masham, North Yorkshire
Episode 2: Masham, North Yorkshire
Feb 24, 2021

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

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Episode 3: Lenton, Nottingham
Episode 3: Lenton, Nottingham
Mar 3, 2021

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
Episode 4: South Shields
Mar 10, 2021

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

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Maidstone, Kent
Maidstone, Kent
Mar 17, 2021

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

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GenresDocumentary
StatusContinuing
First airedFeb 17, 2021
TMDB119056
TVDB388076

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