River Hunters
River Hunters pairs US Youtube sensation Beau Ouimette, a river detectorist with over 30 years' experience, with presenter and keen swimmer Rick Edwards, as they search the UK's waterways for archaeological finds. Using state-of-the-art technology, archive maps and contemporaneous accounts from the period, Beau and Rick perform the first underwater archaeological digs in some of the most exciting and iconic historical sites in Britain, often in dangerous and fast-flowing water.
- 2019-2021
- 2 seasons
- Documentary
River Hunters pairs US Youtube sensation Beau Ouimette, a river detectorist with over 30 years' experience, with presenter and keen swimmer Rick Edwards, as they search the UK's waterways for archaeological finds. Using state-of-the-art technology, archive maps and contemporaneous accounts from the period, Beau and Rick perform the first underwater archaeological digs in some of the most exciting and iconic historical sites in Britain, often in dangerous and fast-flowing water.
Season 2 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
The Battle of Killiecrankie
42 mins
Beau and Rick explore the Gary and Tay rivers in search of Jacobite Rebellion era relics.
Episode 2
Viking Invasion - River Ouse
43 mins
Beau, Rick and Gary search the River Ouse in York for Viking artefacts. While Gary searches the riverbed, Rick and Beau go to Fulford, all three then search the River Derwent at Stamford Bridge for evidence of the 1066 battle.
Episode 3
Scotland and the Civil War
42 mins
Episode 4
Canterbury Murder
42 mins
Beau, Rick, and Gary, explore the rivers of Canterbury in search of badges worn by Pilgrims who bought (and promptly lost) them centuries ago while visiting the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
Episode 5
The Colchester Siege
42 mins
Episode 6
Knaresborough Castle
43 mins
Rick and Beau explore the River Nidd in search of relics from the time of the Scottish War's of Independence.