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.
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- EN
- First aired
- September 15, 2020
- Last aired
- September 29, 2020
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
Season 1
Episodes
No episodes found for this season.
Featuring
Cast & crew
Alice Roberts
Self - Presenter
Yasmin Khan
Self - Presenter
- Showrunner
- Bill Locke
- Produced by
- Izzy CharmanHarvey Lilley
Keep watching
More like this
7.0Tomb Hunters
2021 · Series
9.0Abroad Again in Britain
2005 · Series
6.0The Great Smog: Winter of '52
2022 · Series
4.5Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings
2012 · Series
7.0Inside Hampton Court Palace
2021 · Series
The Bible Unearthed
2005 · Series
7.0Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency
2011 · Series
7.3My Grandparents' War
2019 · Series
8.0Seven Ages of Britain
2010 · Series
6.8Bible Secrets Revealed
2013 · Series
6.5Bettany Hughes' Voices of the Dead
2022 · Series
How the Victorians Built Britain
2018 · Series
A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication
2023 · Series
1.0The Race for Ancient Egypt in Colour
2026 · Series
6.0Digging for Britain
2010 · Series
8.0Jungle Atlantis
2014 · Series
The Stuarts in Exile
2015 · Series
7.5The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family
2021 · Series
Picked for you
Recommended shows
6.4Secrets of the Dead
2000 · Series
7.5Lost Treasures of Egypt
2019 · Series
6.5American Experience
1988 · Series
8.8Mysteries at the Museum
2010 · Series
7.1History 101
2020 · Series
8.0Doctor Who Confidential
2005 · Series
7.4Antiques Roadshow
1997 · Series
8.3Prehistoric Planet
2022 · Series
7.7History's Greatest Mysteries
2020 · Series
8.3World War II with Tom Hanks
2026 · Series
7.9Deadly Women
2005 · Series
7.1Drain the Oceans
2018 · Series
6.7Antiques Roadshow
1979 · Series
7.630 for 30
2009 · Series
6.4Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018 · Series
8.0Top Gear
1978 · Series
7.1American Masters
1986 · Series
8.1Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers
2022 · Series
7.5How Do They Do It?
2006 · Series
7.0Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 · Series