Professor Alice Roberts takes viewers on a journey of discovery as she digs up the past to uncover the hidden truths of the past buried by Britain's of the past in this show. It brings its viewers artefacts from excavations across the British Isles from 8000-year-old Neolithic pottery to World War 2 Navy dive bomber planes all with intriguing stories of how they were found. Alice joins excited teams of archaeologists digging to unearth the most precious of artefacts buried below to learn more about the nation's past to piece together a greater narrative of the historical importance they have had on society and culture in Britain.