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The British Museum is currentlybeing emptied of its treasures, isn't it?

The British Museum is currently
being emptied of its treasures, isn't it?

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The British Museum is currently being emptied of its treasures, isn't it?
Duration
4 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:56
Uploaded
May 12, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
Clerkenwell Films,Magnolia Mae Films

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Movie Summary

An archaeologist embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938.
[Phillips] Uh, yes, but, um, it… it'll go to the lab. - The Dig 00:04
[Phillips] Uh, yes, but, um, it… it'll go to the lab.
There'll be an inquest, as you know, and its fate will be decided there. - The Dig 00:04
There'll be an inquest, as you know, and its fate will ...
Until then, Mr. Brown… - The Dig 00:07
Until then, Mr. Brown…
[Brown] Right, uh, gentlemen, I'll need some assistance. Mr. Lomax? - The Dig 00:06
[Brown] Right, uh, gentlemen, I'll need some assistance...
[Piggott] Well, surely, the inquest will decide - The Dig 00:06
[Piggott] Well, surely, the inquest will decide
[Phillips] Piggott, do you want this treasure to go to the Ipswich Museum? - The Dig 00:04
[Phillips] Piggott, do you want this treasure to go to the I...
[Brown] No, that's… that's life what's revealed. - The Dig 00:05
[Brown] No, that's… that's life what's reveal...
[Pretty] Just in here. I think that's best. - The Dig 00:04
[Pretty] Just in here. I think that's best.
Now, whenever I hear nightingales, I think of these woods. - The Dig 00:04
Now, whenever I hear nightingales, I think of these woods.
Never heard a nightingale at all. Only on the wireless. - The Dig 00:04
Never heard a nightingale at all. Only on the wireless.
In the summer evenings, she used to practice in the garden, and… - The Dig 00:08
In the summer evenings, she used to practice in the garden, ...
At first, she couldn't believe it. She started playing a sonata, - The Dig 00:06
At first, she couldn't believe it. She started playing ...
Miss Harrison was so excited about it, - The Dig 00:04
Miss Harrison was so excited about it,
[Peggy] So, a few evenings later, - The Dig 00:07
[Peggy] So, a few evenings later,
She started to play, and they waited and, um, waited… - The Dig 00:12
She started to play, and they waited and, um, waited…
Went on for about 15 minutes… - The Dig 00:06
Went on for about 15 minutes…
-No. -[both laughing] - The Dig 00:04
-No. -[both laughing]
[sighs] - The Dig 00:17
[sighs]
[Peggy chuckles] - The Dig 00:06
[Peggy chuckles]
-[Brailesford] Here we are, chaps. -[Phillips] All right. - The Dig 00:04
-[Brailesford] Here we are, chaps. -[Phillips] All right.