{"news":[{"created":"2012-01-18 13:13:21","d":"18th January 2012","title":"Mud Men \u2013 Series 2","id":"228","contents":"<p><img alt=\"Steve at work\" width=\"154\" height=\"86\" class=\"dec flow\" src=\"http:\/\/www.history.co.uk\/shows\/mud-men\/gallery-new-series\/carouselGallery\/0\/assetPhotos\/014\/thumbnail\/PIC1-154.jpg\" \/>Mud Men, Johnny Vaughan and (self-styled \u2018Mud God\u2019) Steve Brooker (not to be confused with the Canadian Rock Band of the same name!), are back on TV as from 26 January 2012 and off on more historical adventures, mudlarking along the banks of the Thames, and beyond (Folkestone, Portsmouth, ...and Poland) - not for buried treasure but hidden history which could change our understanding of the past...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Johnny and Steve have Port of London foreshore permits which allow them to search along the River Thames and recover archaeological material. The permit also requires that all finds are offered for recording with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS). In this series Dr Michael Lewis is the \u2018archaeological expert\u2019 that verifies their finds, but sometimes Michael and Steve disagree on what has been found \u2013 watch the series and find out who is right...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mud Men (series 1) was HISTORY's highest rating UK commission and commended as \u2018Best Popular Factual Programme' at the Broadcast Digital Awards in May 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.co.uk\/shows\/mud-men\">http:\/\/www.history.co.uk\/shows\/mud-men<\/a> for more details...<\/p>","link":null,"author":"Michael Lewis","contactName":"Michael Lewis","contactEmail":"info@finds.org.uk","contactTel":"+44(0) 20 7323 8618","editorNotes":null,"keywords":"mud,men,scheme,johnny vaughan","golive":"2012-01-18 00:00:00"}],"comments":[],"form":{"_config":{}}}