Raksha Dave
Raksha Dave is an archaeologist and TV presenter
Works
The Vikings
Dr Xand van Tulleken and archaeologist Raksha Dave tell the brutal story of one of the most bloody and savage conquests in English history.
Release Date:2023-06-21
Character:Self
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:1
The Black Death: A Plague Upon the World
Dan Snow and Raksha Dave investigate how the plague devastated Britain 700 years ago, killing around three million people across the country. In the first edition, Dan heads to Melcombe Regis in Dorset as he traces the spread of the plague and finds out how the disease reached Britain's shores in 1348. At The Old Operating Theatre in London, Raksha witnesses the horrific symptoms of this deadly disease and the terrifying outcome for those who fell victim to it, and also investigates the recent discovery of mass graves beneath a tranquil London square.
Release Date:2023-06-18
Character:Self
The Black Death
Dan Snow and archaeologist Raksha Dave investigate how the Black Death devastated Britain 700 years ago, killing around three million people across the country.
Release Date:2023-03-08
Character:Self
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:1
The Great Fog of 1952
In the 1950s, a devastating fog descended on London and enveloped the capital for several days, leaving Londoners lost in their own streets in one of the UK's biggest peacetime catastrophes.
Release Date:2023-03-05
Character:Self - Presenter
Vote Count:1
The Great Stink of 1858
Dr Xand van Tulleken tells how an extraordinary heatwave struck London in the summer in 1858 and a terrible stench began to rise from the River Thames.
Release Date:2023-02-16
Character:Self - Presenter
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:1
The Great Smog: Winter of '52
Dr Xand Van Tulleken and Raksha Dave investigate the Great Smog of 1952 - the deadliest environmental disaster ever recorded and one of the world's worst peacetime catastrophes. Lasting just over four days, the Great Smog plunged London into a terrifyingly murky gloom - the acrid pollution seeping into homes, leaving Londoners gasping for breath, shutting down transport and emergency services, and overwhelming hospitals and undertakers alike.
Release Date:2022-09-07
Character:Self - Presenter
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:1
Countdown To War
Release Date:2021-08-24
Character:Host
Episode Count:3
Tsunami
Dr Xand van Tulleken and Raksha Dave tell the dramatic story of the Boxing Day Tsunami, which killed more than 250,000 people.
Release Date:2021-08-23
Character:Self - Presenter
Episode Count:3
The Great Plague
Xand van Tulleken, Raksha Dave and John Sergeant trace the spread of the Great Plague of 1665 week by week and discover parallels with the coronavirus.
Release Date:2020-11-17
Character:Presenter
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:1
Tutankhamun with Dan Snow
Release Date:2020-04-27
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Pompeii: The New Revelations
Archaeologist Raksha Dave and historian Dan Snow return to Pompeii to gain special access to a variety of new excavations, including two never-before-seen discoveries.
Release Date:2020-02-15
Character:Self - Presenter
Vote Count:1
Tut's Final Secrets
Towering pyramids. Chambers of treasure. Dramatic rituals. This fascinating movie travels back over 3,000 years to retrace the final 100 days of ancient Egypt's most legendary pharaoh Tutankhamun. Find out what daily life was like for the 19-year-old king as he ruled over one of the ancient world's most advanced civilizations.
Release Date:2020-01-26
Character:Herself - Presenter
Bone Detectives: Britain's Buried Secrets
Tori Herridge and a team of scientists piece together life stories behind unearthed bones
Release Date:2020-01-11
Character:Herself - Archaeologist
Episode Count:8
Tutankhamun with Dan Snow
An investigative look into the life of the boy-king, his environment and his death.
Release Date:2019-11-26
Character:Host
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:1
Pompeii's Final Hours: New Evidence
Exploring life in Pompeii during the final days of the doomed city.
Release Date:2018-05-30
Character:Self - Presenter
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:2
Digging for Britain
Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country.
Release Date:2010-08-19
Character:Herself - Reporter
Episode Count:4
Vote Count:2
Time Team
Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode featured a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining the process in layman's terms. This team of specialists changed throughout the series' run, although has consistently included professional archaeologists such as Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis, Francis Pryor and Phil Harding. The sites excavated over the show's run have ranged in date from the Palaeolithic right through to the Second World War.
Release Date:1994-01-16
Character:Self - Field Archeologist
Episode Count:130
Vote Count:14