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The Best Seasons of Digging for Britain

Every season of Digging for Britain ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Digging for Britain!

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Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country.

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Season 1

4 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2010

8.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · The Tudors 8.8

Season 4

3 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2016

8.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · East 8.2

Season 6

4 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2017

7.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · West 8.1

Other Seasons

Season 2

4 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2011

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Britannia 7.8

Season 5

3 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2016

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · West 7.8

Season 12

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2025

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Dinosaur Highway and Roman Sauna 8.0

Season 7

4 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2018

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Iron Age Revealed 7.8

Season 8

4 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2019

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · West 7.7

Season 10

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2023

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Mystery Shipwreck and a Roman Army Camp 7.7

#10

Season 13

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2026

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Our Rarest Find and Biggest Dig 8.0

#11

Season 11

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2024

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · The Roman Emperor’s Bathhouse 7.4

#12

Season 3

3 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2015

7.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · West 7.4

#13

Season 9

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2022

7.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · North 7.4