The BBC hit history programme Digging For Britain returns for its twelfth series and visits a Cumbrian town trying to rewrite its history.

Hosted by Professor Alice Roberts, the series takes a look at the exciting archeological projects that have been conducted around the country.

Now in its twelfth season the programme made a return to Cumbria and Millom after Josh Carr made a discovery of six Bronze Age axe heads while out metal detecting.

In episode four titled Roman Crime and Ancient DNA the episode looks at the North and shows Millom and District Local History and Greenlane Archeology excavation next to Millom Castle.

This is not the first time that Digging for Britain had featured Cumbrian history on the programme with Carlisle’ Roman Bathhouse and a Norman bailey earthwork at Lowther Castles in season eleven.

In series nine they looked the settlement discovered outside Birdoswald Roman Fort while in the World War Two Special they looked at the Windermere Boys village at Calgarth Estate, Troutbeck Bridge.

The Digging for Britain team first showcased Cumbrian history in series three with a Roman altar monument at Alauna castrum in Maryport.

Series twelve of Digging for Britain can be seen on BBC Two from Tuesday, January 7, with all episodes available on BBC I-Player.