Time Team
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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.
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Seasons & episodes
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1The Guerrilla Base of the King - Athelney, Somerset16 Jan 1994 · 50m · ★ 7.0In this first ever episode of Time Team, Tony and the team travel to Athelney in Somerset to investigate a series of hills (once islands in a bog) that became Alfred The Great last defensive positions after a series of losses to invading Viking forces. It is also the place Alfred began the great rally that saw him re-conquer most Wessex and laid the foundations of the nation that was to become England.
2On the Edge of an Empire - Ribchester, Lancashire23 Jan 1994 · 50m · ★ 6.0Ribchester in Lancashire has been known for some time as a site of a Roman fort. The Time Team arrive in the town to answer two questions, one is to consolidate all the previous excavations on the site, and the second to define the outline of a possible older wooden fort that is thought to have been in the area.
3The New Town of a Norman Prince - Much Wenlock, Shropshire30 Jan 1994 · 50m · ★ 6.0The Time Team go to the small town of Much Wenlock, after they receive a letter from a resident explains a recent excavation uncovered possibly the oldest house in the town. What they discover is the remains of an old Saxon village transitioning into a larger newer Norman settlement.
4The Fortress in the Lake - Llangorse Lake, Powys6 Feb 1994 · 50mThe Time Team travel to Brecon Beacons in Wales, they have come to investigate a small man-made island in Llangorse Lake. Locals tell many strange legends including hearing the sounds of Church bells echoing across the body of water at night. The Team want to know who built the island and try to find evidence to support the stories of it eventual fall into disuse.
Details
- Created by
- Tim Taylor
- First aired
- 16 Jan 1994
- Last aired
- 30 May 2026
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- Channel 4, YouTube
- Episodes
- 284
- Votes
- 18 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Amazon Prime Video
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Cast
Gus Casely-HayfordSelf - Presenter
Natalie HaynesSelf - Presenter
Carenza LewisSelf - Field Archaeologist
John GaterSelf - Geophysicist
Stewart AinsworthSelf - Landscape Investigator
Helen GeakeSelf - Anglo-Saxon Specialist
Matt WilliamsSelf - Field Archaeologist
Derek PitmanSelf - Archaeologist
Lawrence ShawSelf - Archaeologist
