One man's accidental journey into uncovering Britain's underground
obsession. A fascinating and engaging tale of metal detecting history
and Britain.
When a travel writer is stuck on home soil in the middle of a pandemic
he meets Kris Rodgers, one of Britain's eminent metal detectorists.
Dipping a toe in the hobby, Nigel quickly finds himself swept up in the
world beneath the surface. Above the ground are a cast of fascinating
and passionate people who open Nigel's eyes to a subterranean world of
treasure and stories that bring the history of the island to life.
Scouring the country from Cornwall to Scotland in search of treasure and
the best detectorists, Nigel finds himself more immersed in the culture
than he bargained for and makes his own personal journey from cynicism
to obsession in his trail through the heartlands of metal detecting.
From women's groups who react against the hobby's male bias, to the
'Nighthawks' who risk jail-time in their pursuits, he finds his
preconceptions disabused and gets to the heart of what makes this quiet
community so obsessed with happy beeps.