Monday, May 17

Digging for Britain, Series 5-6

In this captivating documentary series, Professor Alice Roberts visits archaeological excavations around the U.K. over a yearlong period, linking together the results of digs and investigations of the country's history. Among the astonishing - and occasionally disturbing - stories explored: The theatre where Shakespeare premiered Romeo and Juliet and Henry V - complete with sound effect props and evidence that Shakespeare's original audience was much rowdier than you might expect; evidence for the first Roman Siege in Britain, including the biggest cache of Roman bullets discovered anywhere, and Britain's most famous monastery - Lindisfarne - rediscovered for the first time since it was violently sacked by the Vikings 1000 years ago. (Series 5 - 3 EPS, 2016; Series 6 - 4 EPS, 2017)