Season 3 • Episode 4
LatestUS Youtube sensation Beau Ouimette, a river detectorist with over 30 years’ experience, and presenter and keen swimmer Rick Edwards search the UK’s waterways for archaeological finds. Using state-of-the-art technology, archive maps and contemporaneous accounts from the period, Beau and Rick perform the first underwater archaeological digs in some of the most exciting and iconic historical sites in Britain, often in dangerous and fast-flowing water.
Practical Effects
Genuine underwater metal detecting in freezing rivers
Production
Drone shots make mundane British rivers look cinematic
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Beau's YouTube channel 'Aquachigger' has millions of views. He's been river detecting since before it was cool.
The show sparked controversy in the metal detecting community — some called it 'glorified treasure hunting' rather than proper archaeology.
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