History
Station:
BBC Two (GB)
Status:
Running
Start:
2020-09-15
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In preparation for HS2, two massive digs uncover fascinating burials, revealing life in imperial London and industrial Birmingham.
There is no Next Episode of Britain's Biggest Dig planned.
S1E1 - Episode 1
In advance of the construction of HS2, the biggest ever cemetery excavation in Britain reveals the forgotten stories of rich and poor in Georgian London.
Air Date: 15 Sep 2020 15:00 (CDT)
S1E2 - Episode 2
Professor Alice Roberts and Dr Yasmin Khan dig deeper through the excavations at St James's burial ground on the hunt for the lost explorer who extended Britain's empire across the globe.
Air Date: 22 Sep 2020 15:00 (CDT)
S1E3 - Episode 3
How working-class Victorians made Birmingham one of the most important industrial cities on the planet, why several skeletons have mysterious cut marks on them, and the rise of the real Peaky Blinders.
Air Date: 29 Sep 2020 14:00 (CDT)