ቁልፍ ቃል Archaeological Dig

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country.

Neil Oliver, Chris Packham, Andy Torbet and Dr Shini Somara join hundreds of archaeologists from around the world who have gathered in Orkney to investigate at one of Europe's biggest digs.

Profiling two of the massive archaeological digs along the 150-mile route of HS2, the UK’s new high-speed rail link, ahead of its start of construction. These cemetery excavations reveal forgotten stories of the rich and poor, and how Georgian-era London and industrial Birmingham left their mark on the thousands of skeletons buried there.

Tony Robinson goes on a journey across Egypt where a series of incredible new tomb discoveries are being made.