Digging for Britain
North - Vindolanda
Season 6 Episode 3 of 4
Alice Roberts joins archaeologists in the North as they uncover writing tablets, swords and domestic items left by Romans at Vindolanda during a time of British rebellion, before finding traces of a long lost monastery and pilgrimage site on the Scottish island of Iona. Meanwhile in the east of Scotland, a weapons hoard belonging to a wealthy Bronze Age warrior is unearthed
Digging for Britain airs on BBC Four at 1:40 AM, Friday 13 June. (Subtitles, audio description.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Archaeology
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Alice Roberts
Presenter
Emma Parkins
Executive Producer
Nick Gillam-Smith
Series Producer
Fiona Cushley
Director