About this season
Sandi Toksvig and Raksha Dave join some of the nation’s most extraordinary digs, as they explore remarkable sites on the brink of great discoveries and unearth hidden secrets from Britain's past.
Episodes (4)
1. Dorset: The Durotriges Tribe
Aired 4 November 2025 • 47 min
In Dorset, Sandi and Raksha join a team unearthing the secrets of a 2000-year-old Iron Age cemetery, giving insights into the lives and deaths of the powerful and mysterious Durotriges Tribe.
2. Cookham Abbey
Aired 11 November 2025 • 47 min
Sandi and Raksha explore the site of Cookham Abbey, once ruled by Queen Cynethryth, and unearth exciting new evidence of early medieval monastic life.
3. Magna Fort, Northumberland
Aired 18 November 2025 • 47 min
Sandi heads for Northumberland and the breathtaking Hadrian's Wall, unearthing hidden Roman treasures at Magna Fort and nearby Vindolanda.
4. World War II Plane Crash Site, Essex
Aired 25 November 2025 • 47 min
Sandi and Raksha visit Essex to help find and identify the wreckage of an American WWII fighter plane that crashed in Great Bardfield in 1944.