A County Durham Castle is set to have its medieval secrets revealed as it appears on a popular Sunday night BBC show.
Presenter Prof Alice Roberts spent time with archaeologists from Durham University and regeneration charity The Auckland Project last year to explore the results of a five-year excavation project. Since the first dig in 2017, John Castling, Archaeology Curator at The Auckland Project and Prof Chris Gerrard, Professor of Archaeology at Durham University, have led around 500 archaeologists and volunteers who have made several exciting finds, including the discovery of a long-lost medieval chapel.
The episode sees Prof Roberts learn more about Bek's Chapel, a magnificent building constructed during the early 14th century during the rule of Prince Bishop of Durham, Anthony Bek (1284 - 1310). Although its existence had been documented, the chapel's location had remained a mystery since its destruction in the 1650s by Sir Arthur Haselrig, following the English Civil War.
