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Time Team

199421 seasons7.3 / 10

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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Synopsis

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.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

The Guerrilla Base of the King - Athelney, Somerset

50m7.0 / 10

In 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.

Episode credits

Directed by Graham DixonGuest stars John Gater, Fred Morgan, Chris Gaffney, Geraldine Barber, Tim Morgan, Gerry McDonnell

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Episode 2

On the Edge of an Empire - Ribchester, Lancashire

50m6.0 / 10

Ribchester 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.

Episode credits

Guest stars John Gater, Chris Gaffney

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Episode 3

The New Town of a Norman Prince - Much Wenlock, Shropshire

50m6.0 / 10

The 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.

Episode credits

Guest stars Geraldine Barber, Mark Horton

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Episode 4

The Fortress in the Lake - Llangorse Lake, Powys

50mfinale

The 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.

Episode credits

Guest stars John Gater, Chris Gaffney

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Episode information updated Jul 25, 2026

More about Time Team

Cast

Tony RobinsonSelf - Presenter
Gus Casely-HayfordSelf - Presenter
Natalie HaynesSelf - Presenter
Carenza LewisSelf - Field Archaeologist
Phil HardingSelf - Field Archaeologist
John GaterSelf - Geophysicist
Stewart AinsworthSelf - Landscape Investigator
Mick AstonSelf - Landscape Archaeologist

Credits

Created by
Tim Taylor

Production details

Status
Returning Series
Series type
Documentary
Episodes
246
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • More4United Kingdom
  • Channel 4United Kingdom
  • YouTube

Themes

archaeological digarcheologybritish historyeducationalinvestigation