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The Great British Dig: History In Your Garden

Documentary

Hugh Dennis and a team of expert archaeologists excavate back gardens around Britain, in an attempt to uncover the lost history buried beneath our lawns and flower beds

Feb 17, 20214 seasons21 episodesReturning SeriesEN

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Seasons

Season 1

5 episodes

Premiered Feb 17, 2021

Season 2

5 episodes

Premiered Dec 29, 2021

Season 3

5 episodes

Premiered Apr 11, 2022

Season 4

6 episodes

Premiered Jun 15, 2023

Episodes

1–5 of 5

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Ep 1

Episode 1: Benwell, Newcastle

Feb 17, 2021

47m

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

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Ep 2

Episode 2: Masham, North Yorkshire

Feb 24, 2021

47m

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

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Ep 3

Episode 3: Lenton, Nottingham

Mar 3, 2021

47m

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

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Ep 4

Episode 4: South Shields

Mar 10, 2021

47m

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

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Ep 5