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The Best Episodes of Digging for Britain Season 8

Every episode of Digging for Britain Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Digging for Britain Season 8!

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country.
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC Two

Season 8 Ratings Summary

"West" is the best rated episode of "Digging for Britain" season 8. It scored 7.6/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/20/2019. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "North".

  • West
    7.6/1010 votes

    #1 - West

    Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 11/20/2019

    Archaeological discoveries with Professor Alice Roberts. In the Cotswolds, a secret location, which appears to be a high-status Anglo Saxon cemetery, gives up a very precious and fragile artefact.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • North
    7.3/109 votes

    #2 - North

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 11/27/2019

    More than is expected is found in the remains of a house thought to be the childhood home of Lady Jane Grey. Plus the graveyard of a Victorian workhouse sheds new light on the Great Famine of 1845.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • South
    7.0/1010 votes

    #3 - South

    Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 12/4/2019

    How a lobster led archaeologists to the discovery of an 8000-year-old neolithic settlement. And Naoise Mac Sweeney visits a construction site as it gives up the secrets of its Elizabethan past.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • WWII Special
    7.2/108 votes

    #4 - WWII Special

    Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 12/11/2019

    The team are on an archaeological hunt of our more recent past as they follow the search for artefacts from World War II.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A