Digging for Britain

The HS2 High Speed Rail line from London to Birmingham has kept archaeologists busy for several years, but few sites have been as puzzling as the ruin of a Norman church just outside Stoke Mandeville.

In North Yorkshire, a team of community volunteers are digging down beneath Richmond Castle, one of the country's oldest and best-preserved Norman castles, and what they find tells a rich 1,000-year story.

Alice Roberts travels across the Midlands, looking at the best archaeology uncovered last year in the heart of England. Join palaeontologist Dr Dean Lomax in the middle of the largest artificial lake in the country, Rutland Water.

The west of Britain is explored for the best of its archaeological digs and post excavation discoveries. In north Somerset, archaeologists are blown away by the discovery of an entirely new Roman town.

The north of England is so rich in archaeological finds that Alice Roberts is travelling back there once again to reveal more of its fascinating history. She starts this journey at that most spectacular of Roman monuments, Hadrian's Wall.