Alice Roberts interviews Millom man for Digging for Britain

Professor Alice Roberts interviewed Millom man Josh Carr who discovered six bronze-age axe heads for the upcoming series of BBC show Digging for Britain. 

Josh, 29, got the train down to the Cotswolds before heading to the set in Blockley, Gloucestershire.

Before his interview he said he 'hardly slept' the night before due to nerves. When he arrived on the set he saw that his axe heads had been laid out.

Josh moments after he made the discovery last year (Image: Submitted)

"She just asked me quite questions like how did I feel when I found them, did I know what they were straight away, what is happening with them - she just asked the basic questions," he said. 

Josh said at first the number of cameras made him nervous but he 'got into it' when Alice started asking him questions about archaeology.

Josh, a labourer for Dean and Ross Builders in Millom, has been metal detecting for over five years and has found several significant artefacts in the Millom area.

Three of the Bronze Age axe heads discovered by Josh (Image: Submitted)

These include a silver Roman coin from the time of Marcus Aurelius, two Roman trumpet brooches and an Iron Age iron terret ring - but he said this was his biggest find yet.

Josh found the axe heads in February 2023 and their date was confirmed two months later. 

He said he had received an email from the BBC asking if he wanted to be part of the show.

The show will be out in January next year, according to Josh. The BBC Two series has been running since 2010, with the next series being the twelfth. 

Alice Roberts also revealed that the show was in production. She said: "I’ve had a great week filming a delicious smorgasbord of new archaeological discoveries - from the Bronze Age to Iron Age, Anglo-Saxon to 17th century - from antler picks and tiny thumb-pots to sandals-for-horses and a special Roman Mystery Object. Series 12 of Digging is shaping up nicely!" 

Alice worked as a junior doctor before studying a PhD in palaeopathology. In 2001 she appeared on Time Team Live, starting her broadcasting career. She was a regular presenter in the BBC series Coast before her involvement in Digging for Britain.