Bone Detectives: Britain's Buried Secrets(2020)
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Tori Herridge and a team of scientists piece together life stories behind unearthed bones
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3 episodes • 2020
Series 1
3 episodes • 2020
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| 1 | Episode 1 | Jan 11, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Jan 18, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Jan 25, 2020 | 0.0 |
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5 episodes • 2020
Series 2
5 episodes • 2020
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| 1 | Episode 1 | Sep 26, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Oct 3, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Oct 10, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Oct 17, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Oct 24, 2020 | 0.0 |
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