The BEST episodes of Digging for Britain season 12
Every episode of Digging for Britain season 12, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Digging for Britain season 12!
A small island with a big history. Professor Alice Roberts reveals the fascinating world hidden beneath our feet, showcasing the latest finds of dedicated archaeologists.
#1 - Island Treasures
Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/9/2025
Exploring Britain’s islands: a 5,000-year-old Neolithic tomb, an international effort to save a WWI warship, and a Neanderthal hunting ground off Jersey’s coast.
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#2 - Dinosaur Highway and Roman Sauna
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2025
A quarryman makes the discovery of a set of very large footprints, and a chance find reveals a spectacular Roman villa with mosaics and a sauna.
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#3 - Saxon Gold and Buried Coins
Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2025
The most incredible grave goods ever found on Digging for Britain, a strange Roman sarcophagus filled with plaster and an intriguing medieval coin hoard.
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#4 - Chariots and Slaves
Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/15/2025
In the west of Britain, there's one of the largest Roman buildings ever discovered in Britain, an Iron Age chariot is saved, and evidence is found of the transatlantic slave trade in Devon.
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#5 - Lost Mansions and Impaled Prisoners
Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/16/2025
Extraordinary digs from the south - a Romani encampment in the New Forest, a convict’s burial ground, discovery of a civil war mansion and London’s best-preserved Roman cemetery.
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#6 - Roman Crime and Ancient DNA
Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/14/2025
Gold is found at a bishop’s palace, a Roman crime is uncovered, detectorists unearth a staggering bronze age haul, and ancient DNA solves a medieval mystery.
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