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4 Episodes 2011 - 2011
Episode 1
51 mins
Roman Britain gives up some of its mysteries as Professor Roberts investigates the remains of 97 babies found near the Thames River, visits a newly discovered town in rural Devon, and examines a cult figure that has been buried for more than one and a half millennia beneath a Roman fort.
Episode 2
The Norse Vikings have arrived and taken control northeast Britain centered around York. Anglo-Saxon supremacy finally came after a major massacre. The archaeology sessions are a intriguing as always.
Episode 3
A team of archaeologists investigate the mysterious Cladh Hallan site in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland and discover skeletons that challenge previous notions about Bronze Age Britain. Find out all about the transition from the Bronze to the Iron Age, as well as Roman influences on Iron Age settlements in recent archaeological excavations in Great Britain.
Episode 4
Alice Roberts learns more about mankind's Stone Age ancestors, and travels to Jersey to meet a team hoping to shed new light on the Neanderthals.