Series 12

01 Saxon Gold and Buried Coins Episode 17th January 2025 The most incredible grave goods ever found on Digging for Britain, a strange Roman sarcophagus filled with plaster and an intriguing medieval coin hoard. 02 Dinosaur Highway and Roman Sauna Episode 28th January 2025 A quarryman makes the discovery of a set of very large footprints, and a chance find reveals a spectacular Roman villa with mosaics and a sauna 03 Island Treasures Episode 39th January 2025 Exploring Britain’s islands: a 5,000-year-old Neolithic tomb, an international effort to save a WWI warship, and a Neanderthal hunting ground off Jersey’s coast. 04 Roman Crime and Ancient DNA Episode 414th January 2025 Gold is found at a bishop’s palace, a Roman crime is uncovered, detectorists unearth a staggering bronze age haul, and ancient DNA solves a medieval mystery 05 Chariots and Slaves Episode 515th January 2025 In the west of Britain, there's one of the largest Roman buildings ever discovered in Britain, an Iron Age chariot is saved, and evidence is found of the transatlantic slave trade in Devon. 06 Lost Mansions and Impaled Prisoners Episode 616th January 2025 Extraordinary digs from the south - a Romani encampment in the New Forest, a convict’s burial ground, discovery of a civil war mansion and London’s best-preserved Roman cemetery.