The Great British Dig
| The Great British Dig | |
|---|---|
Promotional photograph for Series 1 of The Great British Dig | |
| Also known as | The Great British Dig: History in Your Back Garden |
| Genre | Factual TV Series |
| Created by | Strawberry Blond TV |
| Presented by | Hugh Dennis |
| Starring | Richard Taylor, Natasha Billson, Chloë Duckworth, John-Henry Phillips |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Steve Wynne |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4, More 4 |
| Release | 9 April 2020 – 20 July 2023 |
The Great British Dig: History in Your Back Garden is a factual television programme about community archaeology, that airs on More 4 and Channel 4, produced by Strawberry Blond TV. Presented by comedian and actor Hugh Dennis along with three archaeological experts, each episode sees the team arrive in a local community somewhere in Britain, and knock on people's doors to ask if they can dig in their gardens and shared spaces.
The pilot aired on More 4 in April 2020, and was followed by a 4-episode series starting on 17 February 2021 on More 4, repeated on Channel 4 on Sunday evenings from 24 October 2021. The five-episode second series aired from 29 December 2021. Series three aired in 2022, and a fourth series aired in 2023.