Buried Treasure (TV programme)

*Buried Treasure*
Buried Treasure
Genre	documentary
Showrunner	Paul Johnstone
Presented by	Glyn Daniel, Mortimer Wheeler
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC
Release	1954 –; 1959

Last updated September 29, 2025

Buried Treasure was a television programme about archaeology which was produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1954 to 1959. The producer was Paul Johnstone and the main presenters were Glyn Daniel and Mortimer Wheeler.^[1]^[2]

Each programme would focus on a particular site such as Stonehenge or Jericho and was shot on location. The programme would explain the site, its story and its place in history. Besides the main presenters, other experts would be consulted so that the scholarship was of the highest standard.^[1]

References

1 2 Hudson, Kenneth (18 June 1981), Social History of Archaeology, Springer, p. 118, ISBN 978-1-349-04311-8
↑ Paul Johnstone (1957), Buried Treasure, London: Phoenix House

External links

Buried Treasure at BBC Online
Buried Treasure at IMDb

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[Hudson-1] 1 2 Hudson, Kenneth (18 June 1981), Social History of Archaeology, Springer, p. 118, ISBN 978-1-349-04311-8

[Johnstone-2] Paul Johnstone (1957), Buried Treasure, London: Phoenix House

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