The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden - Season 1

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Episode 1: Benwell, Newcastle

1 - Episode 1: Benwell, Newcastle

Air Date: February 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

Episode 2: Masham, North Yorkshire

2 - Episode 2: Masham, North Yorkshire

Air Date: February 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

Episode 3: Lenton, Nottingham

3 - Episode 3: Lenton, Nottingham

Air Date: March 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

Episode 4: South Shields

4 - Episode 4: South Shields

Air Date: March 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

Maidstone, Kent

5 - Maidstone, Kent

Air Date: March 17, 2021

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