The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden

47min

Documentary

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

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1: Benwell, Newcastle

1. Episode 1: Benwell, Newcastle

47min

17th Feb 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

Episode 2: Masham, North Yorkshire

2. Episode 2: Masham, North Yorkshire

47min

24th Feb 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

Episode 3: Lenton, Nottingham

3. Episode 3: Lenton, Nottingham

47min

3rd Mar 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

Episode 4: South Shields

4. Episode 4: South Shields

47min

10th Mar 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

Maidstone, Kent

5. Maidstone, Kent

47min

17th Mar 2021

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

First air date

17th Feb 2021

Last air date

20th Jul 2023

Status

Returning Series

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks