Mud Men: Series 1

Johnny Vaughan and his mudlarking guide and buddy “Mud God” Steve Brooker, are on a muddy archaeological adventure, digging up the banks of the Thames to reveal our astonishing hidden history.
Armed with metal detectors and trowels – the pair have just five hours before the tide rushes in to wade, search and dig the banks of the River Thames finding artefacts, from medieval chain mail to WW2 artillery shells and Tudor trading tokens to cursed Bellarmine pots. The extraordinary objects that they find propel them on quests through the streets of London and around the country to unlock the secrets of remarkable shared British past.
This guerrilla archaeology series, starring Johnny Vaughan with his guide Mud God Mudlarker Steve Brooker, reveals the astonishing mud-covered, hidden history of London. Vaughan and Brooker are on an adventure, digging up the banks of the Thames to reveal a unique and original perspective on London s rich history. Armed with metal detectors and shovels the pair have just five hours before the tide rushes in to wade, search and dig the banks of the River Thames finding artefacts, from jewelled daggers to slave manacles, medieval tiles to cursed Bellarmine pots, which lead them on a quest