{{Short description|British TV series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox television | image = | image_upright = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | alt_name = | genre = Documentary | creator = | developer = | writer = | screenplay = | story = | director = | creative_director = | presenter = | narrator = | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 1 | num_episodes = 6 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Diana Hare | producer = Eddie Anderson | location = <!-- Nation the series was filmed in, if different from the nation of origin. --> | cinematography = | editor = <!-- Film editors --> | camera = <!-- Either Single-camera or Multi-camera --> | runtime = 30 minutes | company = | budget = | network = BBC Four | first_aired = {{Start date|2013|04|29|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2013|05|20|df=y}} }} '''The Flying Archaeologist''' is a British television programme that aired on BBC Four on the 29 April 2013, presented by archaeologist Ben Robinson.<ref name=HerC>{{cite web|url=https://heritagecalling.com/2013/04/29/the-flying-archaeologist/|title=The Flying Archaeologist - Heritage Calling p.29 April 2013|date=29 April 2013 |accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref>
==History== The show had previously been aired on BBC One in early April 2013, however it was previously shown as a single episode for each area they were relevant to in a slot after The One Show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aseriesofsmallwalls.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/episode-3-the-flying-archaeologist/|title=Episode 3- The Flying Archaeologist - A Series of Small Walls|date=29 April 2013 |accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://damerhamarchaeology.org/damerham/the_flying_archaeologist/|title=The Flying Archaeologist - Damerham Archaeology Project|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref>
The premise of the show was that Dr Ben Robinson would use aerial archaeology to show how humanity has had an effect on the landscape and offer answers towards British history.<ref name=HerC />
==List of Episodes== {| class="wikitable sortable |- ! Episode number ! Episode name ! Original date aired ! Episode information |- | 1 | Stonehenge: The Missing Link | 29 April 2013 | In this episode Ben explores Wiltshire using aerial photography to discover new evidence in the landscape of Stonehenge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/v86yg/the-flying-archaeologist--s1-e1-stonehenge-the-missing-link/|title=The Flying Archaeologist Series 1 Episode 1 Stonehenge: The Missing Link - Radio Times|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> |- | 2 | Broads: The Norfolk Broads | 6 May 2013<ref name=Exp>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/397322/Pick-of-the-day-The-Flying-Archaeologist|title=Pick of the day: The Flying Archaeologist - The Express p.6 May 2013|date=6 May 2013 |accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> | In this episode Ben explores Norfolk using aerial photography to evidence why Roman Caistor St Edmund never became a modern town, and a lost Bronze Age settlement near Ormesby.<ref name=Exp /> |- | 3 | Hadrian's Wall: Life on the Frontier | 13 May 2013 | In this episode Ben explores Hadrian's Wall using aerial photography to evidence human occupation along its length.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/v86xy/the-flying-archaeologist--s1-e3-hadrians-wall-life-on-the-frontier/|title=The Flying Archaeologist Series 1 Episode 3 Hadrian's Wall: Life on the Frontier - Radio Times|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> |- | 4 | The Thames: Secret War | 20 May 2013 | In this episode Ben explores the Thames using aerial photography to evidence a network of Trenches on the Hoo Peninsula which were not visible from the ground.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/v86yj/the-flying-archaeologist--s1-e4-the-thames-secret-war/|title=The Thames: Secret War Series 1 Episode 4 - Radio Times|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> |- |}
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==External links== * {{BBC programme}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flying Archaeologist}} Category:2013 British television series debuts Category:2013 British television series endings Category:2010s British documentary television series Category:BBC television documentaries about history Category:English-language British television shows Category:Archaeology of the United Kingdom