Digging for Britain

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Genre	Documentary
Presented by	Alice Roberts
Template:Pluralize from text of origin	United Kingdom
Original languageTemplate:Pluralize from text	English
No. of series	13
No. of episodes	64
Production
Running time	59 minutes
Production Template:Pluralize from text	Rare TV (formerly known as 360 Production (series 1-7)) for BBC; (in association with Northern Ireland Screen)
Original release
Network	BBC Two
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Digging for Britain is a British television series focused on last and current year archaeology. The series is made by 360 Production (now Rare TV) for the BBC and is presented by Alice Roberts.^[2]^[3] It was first aired on 19 August 2010.

The series focuses on archaeological excavations and research in the United Kingdom, both at new sites and those already well known to science. Filming has taken place in many parts of the country.

Production

The first series consisted of four episodes, initially broadcast on BBC Two in August and September 2010. A second series of four episodes was broadcast in September 2011. Each episodes of first two series had covered archaeology of specific period. The programme returned as a series of three episodes on BBC Four in February 2015, covering the previous summer's investigations in a specific geographical region of the United Kingdom in each episode. Each episode of this series was hosted in a regional museum. The same format as in series 3 was adopted for series 4 and 5, which first aired in March and December 2016, respectively. There was also a programme Digging for Ireland linked to the series^[4] which had the same format and presenters as series 5; it was broadcast in February 2015. A sixth series of the programme began airing in November 2017, returning to the four-episode format (covering three geographical regions plus one special theme). This structure was retained for series 7 and 8, which aired in November 2018 and 2019 respectively. Four episodes titled The Greatest Discoveries aired in 2020. It returned for its 9th series in January 2022.^[5]

Since series 3, with exception of series 5, the programme was co-presented in various forms. Some presenters are former members of the Time Team crew (as is Roberts). The series 3 and 4 by archaeologist Matt Williams (who also presented some Time Team episodes). (Roberts and Williams also presented Digging for Ireland.) Raksha Dave (archaeologist in Time Team) series 7.^[6] The archaeologist and academic Naoíse Mac Sweeney was a presenter in series 8.^[7] Series 9 features historian Onyeka Nubia and archaeologists Cat Jarman and Stuart Prior in some episodes as presenters.^[8] Romani archaeologist John-Henry Phillips, co-presenter of Channel 4's The Great British Dig, appeared in series 12.^[9] Its 13th series commenced January 2026, with Tori Herridge and Meg Russell appearing as a co-presenter ^[10].

The song Coins for the Eyes was written for series 9 by Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane.^[11]