The BEST episodes of Digging for Britain season 13

Every episode of Digging for Britain season 13, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Digging for Britain season 13!

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.

Last Updated: 2/1/2026Network: BBC TwoStatus: Continuing
A Mysterious Bone Box and Admiral Nelson’s Favourite Ship
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8.80
5 votes

#1 - A Mysterious Bone Box and Admiral Nelson’s Favourite Ship

Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2026

Rare Anglo-Saxon swords, a mysterious and macabre Roman bone box and a cross-continental investigation into Admiral Nelson’s favourite ship.

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Our Rarest Find and Biggest Dig
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8.00
4 votes

#2 - Our Rarest Find and Biggest Dig

Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2026

Two incredibly rare finds from an Iron Age hoard, a look inside the UK’s largest and most complex dig in a generation, and the earliest example of an artist’s signature from Roman Britain.

England’s Last Anglo-Saxon King and Scotland's First Whisky
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8.00
2 votes

#3 - England’s Last Anglo-Saxon King and Scotland's First Whisky

Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2026

The lost estate of Harold Godwinson, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, a completely intact 4,000-year-old cremation vessel and an unprecedented Roman whetstone factory.

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Scottish Massacre and 70s Skate Park
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7.40
5 votes

#4 - Scottish Massacre and 70s Skate Park

Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2026

Visceral evidence of a bloody massacre in the Scottish Highlands, Bradford’s first Muslim burial and, from the 1970s, Scotland’s first skatepark.