Digging for Britain

[Paddy]

If you missed the first episode of the new Digging for Britain series on BBC 2 this evening, 7th Jan 2025, it is worth catching up with it on I Player.

They show the Suffolk hoard of Harold I, Harthcanute and Edward the Confessor in much better detail than they usually do with coins. The penny that they can track as minted in Eastcheap London is particularly interesting, and they say unique. 

Here is the BBC news report on the same hoard:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wl9re5j1qo

 

 

[DaveG38]

11 hours ago, Paddy said:

If you missed the first episode of the new Digging for Britain series on BBC 2 this evening, 7th Jan 2025, it is worth catching up with it on I Player.

They show the Suffolk hoard of Harold I, Harthcanute and Edward the Confessor in much better detail than they usually do with coins. The penny that they can track as minted in Eastcheap London is particularly interesting, and they say unique. 

Here is the BBC news report on the same hoard:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wl9re5j1qo

 

 

Who cares about Harold or Harthcanute, when there is Alice??? Lol.

Edited January 8, 2025 by DaveG38

[Paddy]

I agree, Alice Walker is also an attraction, though Lucy Worsley on Friday is slightly more to my taste!

[Peckris 2]

5 hours ago, Paddy said:

I agree, Alice Walker is also an attraction, though Lucy Worsley on Friday is slightly more to my taste!

Alice Walker? I thought she was from Luther?

[Paddy]

My misconfabulation - Alice Roberts!