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SHARE When it comes to archaeology, Hollywood has always felt the need to inject plenty of excitement into what is, in real life, a long, laborious job. That’s why in Mummy, we don’t just see Rick and his pals scratching about in the soil in the hopes of coming across a papyrus scroll or two, but rather we’re treated to pestilence, plagues and the rising up of an undead army hellbent on revenge. But while Netflix’s The Dig doesn’t disturb anything untoward beneath the English countryside, the slow burn of the priceless sixth-century treasures to be found while the threat of World ...

BASIL BROWN, played in The Dig by Ralph Fiennes, was the principal archaeologist behind the 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England. It is now considered one of the most important finds in Britain, the majesty of its 27-metre burial ship and 7th-century Anglo-Saxon treasures reframing historians’ view of the so-called Dark Ages. However, it was very nearly missed – and Brown wasn’t always acknowledged for his efforts. He was a self-educated archaeologist and astronomer, who spent much of his income as a tenant farmer and insurance agent on that education. Being an independent...

Screen time: 'The Dig' leaves some details buried By Jim Keogh Basil Brown is how I envision a proper British archaeologist. He shovels dirt all day wearing tweed. His face is dirty, but not filthy. He is spectacularly articulate about the treasures that lie below the earth’s surface, but mute about the secrets hidden within his own heart. He rides a bike … everywhere. He’s also the perfect man for the job of excavating a massive mound of soil and grass at Sutton Hoo, one of about a dozen dotting the countryside estate owned by Edith Pretty, a widow and single mother. Edith urges Basil ...

Ralph Fiennes in ‘The Dig’   A lovely movie about a shining thread of humanity binding the past, present and future, this drama is worth every moment you spend with it Ralph Feinnes in a World War II drama? You had me at Ralph Feinnes, never mind his nose-less avatar as the Dark Lord or his stuffy three-piece suit version of M. His haunted eyes as Count Laszlo de Almásy in The English Patient (1996), talking of the hollow of Katherine’s (Kristin Scott Thomas) neck, are seared into our consciousness. Also Read: Get 'First Day First Show', our weekly newsletter from the world of cinem...

The first incredible trailer for The Nevers is here. Set toward the end of the Victorian era in England, the new HBO steampunk-inspired series follows a band of powerful women who have been imbued with supernatural abilities after Earth is hit by a cosmic event. London is quickly divided into two groups: the ‘Touched’, those with supernatural abilities, and citizens – mostly men – who oppose them. According to a press release, Amalia True (Laura Donnelly) and Penance Adair (Ann Skelly) become “the champions of this new underclass, making a home for the Touched, while fighting the fo...