Britain's Biggest Dig

Ahead of the start of construction on HS2, the UK’s new high-speed rail link, A Line Through Time follows two massive archaeological digs as fascinating stories of the people who shaped imperial London and industrial Birmingham are uncovered. The digs are a major part of huge investigations along the 150-mile route of HS2 and reveal vast amounts about Britain’s past. This series focuses on two gigantic cemetery excavations that take place along the line as they expose forgotten stories of the rich and poor, and how the two cities left their mark on the thousands of skeletons buried there.