Time Team - Episode Guide

Time Team officially returns for its first brand new episode in a decade. New presenters Dr Gus Casely-Hayford and Natalie Haynes join team members old and new to investigate an Iron Age settlement in Cornwall with mysterious underground passages, known as a fogou.

Armed with new technology, and with help from Site Director James Gossip and the Meneage Archaeology Group, Time Team have just three days to shed light on this fascinating prehistoric site on the Lizard Peninsula. Can they do it?

It's Day Two of Time Team's first brand new episode in a decade. New presenters Dr Gus Casely-Hayford and Natalie Haynes join team members old and new to investigate an Iron Age settlement in Cornwall with mysterious underground passages, known as a fogou.

It's Day Three of Time Team's first brand new episode in a decade. New presenters Dr Gus Casely-Hayford and Natalie Haynes join team members old and new to investigate a prehistoric settlement in Cornwall with mysterious Iron Age underground passages, known as a fogou.

Time Team continues with its second brand new excavation in a decade. New presenters Dr Gus Casely-Hayford and Natalie Haynes join team members old and new to investigate a huge Roman villa on the estate of Broughton Castle in Oxfordshire.

Armed with new technology, and with seasoned Site Director Neil Holbrook back at the helm, Time Team have just three days to shed light on this complex site.

Time Team continues with Day Two of its second brand new excavation in a decade. New presenters Dr Gus Casely-Hayford and Natalie Haynes join team members old and new to investigate a huge Roman villa on the estate of Broughton Castle in Oxfordshire.

Time Team's second brand new excavation in a decade concludes. New presenters Dr Gus Casely-Hayford and Natalie Haynes join team members old and new to investigate a huge Roman villa on the estate of Broughton Castle in Oxfordshire.

Time Team returns to Broughton Roman Villa in Oxfordshire to investigate the mysterious stone sarcophagus that originally led to the site's discovery. In September 2021, the full team had the traditional three days to shed light on a huge villa on the Broughton Estate, originally discovered by Time Team's Keith Westcott. But with questions surrounding the sarcophagus remaining unanswered, we've sent in our new Expedition Crew for a closer look. Can the team relocate the burial? And what will we find? There's a lot to do and – on this occasion – only two days to do it!

Time Team returns to Broughton Roman Villa to investigate the mysterious stone sarcophagus that originally led to the site's discovery. In September 2021, the full team had the usual three days to shed light on a huge Roman villa on the Broughton Castle estate. But with questions still remaining unanswered, we've sent in our new Expedition Crew for a closer look. It's our second and final day in Oxfordshire. Can we answer all of our questions in the time remaining?

Time Team are at Halston Hall, Shropshire, where Stewart Ainsworth believes he's found a lost Knights Hospitaller preceptory. Is Stewart right? The team have just three days to find out!  Day 1 of this special 3-part episode.

It's Day 2 at Halston Hall, Shropshire, where Time Team are trying to locate a possible Knights Hospitaller preceptory.

It's the final day at Halston Hall, Shropshire, where Time Team are trying to locate a possible Knights Hospitaller preceptory. Can they make sense of another complex site?

Time Team's Dr Derek Pitman and Lawrence Shaw join an international team of experts investigating an ancient settlement in central Greece. This ongoing project is uncovering a thousand years of history buried just beneath the surface. In Time Team's very first international Expedition Crew episodes, we join the team for a season to help shed more light on this fascinating site.

Time Team's Dr Derek Pitman and Lawrence Shaw are part of an international team investigating an ancient settlement at Vlochos, in Thessaly. This ongoing project is uncovering a thousand years of history buried just beneath the surface. In Time Team's very first international Expedition Crew episodes, we join the team for a season to help shed more light on this fascinating site.

Time Team's Expedition Crew returns to investigate a Medieval shipwreck off the South coast of England, laden with a fascinating cargo. Derek Pitman and Lawrence Shaw spend a day with the dive team from Bournemouth University Maritime Archaeology to uncover 700 year-old secrets hidden beneath the waves.

Time Team have been called in by Dr Helen Geake to investigate the site of an early Medieval burial in Norfolk that has unearthed some incredible finds. Can the team relocate the grave and is it the site of a larger cemetery? They have just three days to find out!

It's Day 2 in Norfolk, and Time Team have been called in by Dr Helen Geake to investigate the site of an early Medieval burial that has unearthed some incredible finds. Can the team relocate the grave and is it the site of a larger cemetery?

It's our final day in Norfolk, where Time Team have been called in by Dr Helen Geake to investigate the site of an early Medieval burial that has unearthed some incredible finds. Can the team make sense of this intriguing site? They have just one day left to find out!

Get ready for Time Team's first brand new episodes of 2024!

For our latest three-day dig, Time Team joins forces with the people of Modbury to uncover their dramatic history. We hunt for clues throughout the town, in attics in living rooms, and under brand new lawns. We're looking for for evidence of Civil Wars that raged through the town in the 17th century.

Time Team are joined by Jim Stetson, whose family sat at the heart of the community before they left for America to find their fortune making hats.  But will we piece together the dramatic ups and downs of Modbury and its fascinating history? We have just three days to do it!

Get ready for Time Team's first brand new episodes of 2024!

For our latest three-day dig, Time Team joins forces with the people of Modbury to uncover their dramatic history. We hunt for clues throughout the town, in attics in living rooms, and under brand new lawns. We're looking for for evidence of Civil Wars that raged through the town in the 17th century.

Time Team are joined by Jim Stetson, whose family sat at the heart of the community before they left for America to find their fortune making hats.  But will we piece together the dramatic ups and downs of Modbury and its fascinating history? We have just two days left to do it!

Get ready for Time Team's first brand new episodes of 2024!

For our latest three-day dig, Time Team joins forces with the people of Modbury to uncover their dramatic history. We hunt for clues throughout the town, in attics in living rooms, and under brand new lawns. We're looking for for evidence of Civil Wars that raged through the town in the 17th century.

Time Team are joined by Jim Stetson, whose family sat at the heart of the community before they left for America to find their fortune making hats.  But will we piece together the dramatic ups and downs of Modbury and its fascinating history? We have just one day left to do it!

We've chosen a spectacular location for a very special dig. It's Time Team's 30th birthday and we are celebrating in style...

Time Team heads to Wytch Farm, in the shadow of Corfe Castle, Dorset, where Derek and Lawrence discovered two Iron Age burials back in 2021. They've called in the full team to investigate. Was this a cemetery, and how long have people been living here? Where were they living, and, above all, what were their livelihoods?  

Will we uncover the secrets of Wytch Farm? We have just three days to find out!

t's Day 2 at Wytch Farm, in the shadow of Corfe Castle, Dorset, where Derek and Lawrence discovered two Iron Age burials back in 2021. They've called in the full team to investigate. Was this a cemetery, and how long have people been living here? Where were they living, and, above all, what were their livelihoods?  

Will we uncover the secrets of Wytch Farm? We have just two days left to find out!

It's our final day at Wytch Farm, in the shadow of Corfe Castle, Dorset, where Derek and Lawrence discovered two Iron Age burials back in 2021. They've called in the full team to investigate. Was this a cemetery, and how long have people been living here? Where were they living, and, above all, what were their livelihoods?  

Will we uncover the secrets of Wytch Farm? We have just one day left to find out!

Join us, this Sunday to watch "'From Forest to Front Line", a special episode from Time Team's Expedition Crew, in collaboration with Forestry England.

Between 1915 and 1920, hundreds of thousands of troops were based at Clipstone Camp, Nottinghamshire. Lawrence has assembled a team, including people from Forestry England, Operation Nightingale, Nottinghamshire Council and, of course, Time Team, to investigate a training area that's been protected by trees for nearly 100 years.

Full episode premiere: Sunday 28th July at 7pm (BST) on the Time Team Official YouTube channel.

Sam Wilson, Time Team's conflict archaeologist, visits the site of an archaeological project exploring battlefields of Operation Cobra in Normandy led by Cameron Ross, the director of the Battlefield Archaeology Group. He meets the team of international archaeologists and volunteers for their 3rd season of exploring the archaeology of Operation Cobra. Operation Cobra was a major allied operation that finally broke through the German defence in Normandy in 1944.  The project is the first time a World War Two battlefield in Normandy has been studied in its entirety. It involved intensive geophysics, to locate German positions in the first phase of the breakthrough as well as strategic metal detecting.

Since 2015, Waterloo Uncovered has been excavating the iconic battlefield of Waterloo, uncovering fascinating insights about this pivotal moment in history. In this video, watch Time Team's Harry Manley and Lawrence Shaw take on a remarkable 250-mile cycling challenge from London to the Waterloo Battlefield. Along the way, we'll also explore highlights from Waterloo Uncovered's digs over the years, showcasing their ongoing work and discoveries. Don't miss this epic adventure!

The island of Rousay in Orkney holds so many archeological wonders it has been nicknamed ‘The Egypt of the North'. On its southern coast lies the Knowe of Swandro, a complex multi-period site that has been under excavation for over ten years. Time Team favourite Dr John Gater visits the site to see what new discoveries have been made and learn how the team are battling the elements in a race against time to excavate before Swandro is lost to the sea.

Join Time Team for the premiere on Saturday 14th December at 7pm (GMT)

In this episode, the Time Team Expedition Crew—Lawrence, Naomi, Derek, Hilde, and a small group of volunteers—head to Farley Moor, Derbyshire, just outside the Peak District National Park. This rugged landscape of gritstone moors is rich in prehistoric monuments, from henges and ring cairns to stone circles, but the team's focus is a single, enigmatic standing stone. Could it be a remnant of a larger, lost, Bronze Age monument?

Armed with little more than their camper vans, digging tools, and cameraman Ben to document their journey, the team sets out to map, investigate, and uncover the hidden history of this mysterious site. Join us as we follow their discoveries and explore the forgotten secrets of Farley Moor.

Hosted by Tony Robinson, Time Team's historic dig in an Anglo Saxon cemetery at Sutton Hoo gets underway. It's one of the most important archaeological sites in the world, famous for the Great Anglo Saxon Ship Burial. The team undertake a month-long dig in Garden Field to try to find the origins of this incredible site. If they can understand what's happening in this field, they might be able to understand the entire site including the Royal Burial Ground. They join forces with Prof. Martin Carver and a team of archaeologists who dug the Royal Burial Ground in the 1980s.

In Part 1 of 3 parts following the first season at Sutton Hoo, Tony and the team get stuck into the first week of excavations, and delve into the history of the site. Tony reveals how the discovery of the great ship burial changed our understanding of Anglo Saxon society.. The Team begin to suspect that a cemetery under the Visitor's Centre extends into Garden Field. And a strong metal detecting signal suggests to the team that they might have found the missing parts of a rare and beautiful Byzantine bucket partly ploughed up 30 years ago. Dr Helen Geake reveals her very personal connection with the site, which goes back to her student days, when she and other members of the team discovered some extraordinary burials under the other mounds in the Royal Burial ground. Dr. John Gater reveals the Geofizz that he and Jimmy Adcock did in 2021 and Stewart takes a wander through the landscape. 

In Part 2, the Geofizz team hunt for an anglo saxon settlement and a Hall. And they discover an extraordinary anomaly which could shed light on Sutton Hoo's Anglo Saxon shipping history. Carenza and Dani recruit about 40 volunteers to  investigate the area in a series of test pits, and Derek and Lawrence take to the water.. In Garden Field, the dig continues with more graves being identified and pieces of intriguing grave goods. The big metal detecting signal gets bigger. Derek and Helen make an exciting discovery about the fabric of the Byzantine Bucket.

Hosted by Tony Robinson, Time Team's historic dig in an Anglo Saxon cemetery at Sutton Hoo gets underway. It's one of the most important archaeological sites in the world, famous for the Great Anglo Saxon Ship Burial. The team undertake a month-long dig in Garden Field to try to find the origins of this incredible site. If they can understand what's happening in this field, they might be able to understand the entire site including the Royal Burial Ground. They join forces with Prof. Martin Carver and a team of archaeologists who dug the Royal Burial Ground in the 1980s.

In Part 3, The Dig Jackie McKinlay rejoins the team as the Dig reaches an exciting climax in the middle of a heatwave as they discover the source of the big metal detecting signal. Tony explores some of the more extraordinary medieval execution burials found in the Royal Burial ground. The program focusses on some of the developments in Anglo Saxon craftsmanship. Hilde meets the Sutton Hoo Textiles group who are using experimental archaeology to recreate some sumptuous Anglo Saxon textiles. And the man who recreated the Bromeswell Bucket explains how it nearly hospitalised him.

Hosted by Tony Robinson, Time Team's historic dig in an Anglo Saxon cemetery at Sutton Hoo gets underway. It's one of the most important archaeological sites in the world, famous for the Great Anglo Saxon Ship Burial. The team undertake a month-long dig in Garden Field to try to find the origins of this incredible site. If they can understand what's happening in this field, they might be able to understand the entire site including the Royal Burial Ground. They join forces with Prof. Martin Carver and a team of archaeologists who dug the Royal Burial Ground in the 1980s.

In the final episode of Time Team's first season at Sutton Hoo, Jackie, Naomi and Justin Garner Lahire join Sophie Courtiaud at York Archaeology and Tom Sparrow of University of Bradford team up to micro excavate the base and contents of the Bromeswell Bucket. Join us to discover what they find.
Join Time Team 20th May at 7pm BST for the Premiere!

COMING SOON!

Join Time Team as we venture to the picturesque village of Norton Disney in rural Lincolnshire, searching for a long-lost medieval moated manor house. Richard meticulously oversees the trenches, Carenza galvanizes the entire village with over a hundred volunteers, Stewart leads the quest for the elusive moat, and Gus delves into the Disney family's medieval legacy, pushing the village's origins further back in time.

Join us on Friday 5th September at 7pm BST for Episode 1 or join our Patreon today for early access!

It's time for another helping of Time Team News, featuring archaeological stories from across the globe. This month, Dani Wootton takes a closer look at recent discoveries including an Iron Age gold torc and a palatial Mayan building in Mexico.

Elsewhere, Dani catches up with Carenza Lewis on site, to hear some exciting news, while Helen Geake speaks with Operation Nightingale's Richard Osgood and Harvey Mills about their inspiring new book, 'Broken Pots, Mending Lives'.

Time Team News is a brand new monthly YouTube feature, sharing the latest archaeological discoveries from around the world, while we're busy developing new Time Team episodes.

(Episode 3, 14th October 2023)

In Episode 4 of Time Team News, Dani Wootton takes a closer look at the use of artificial intelligence to read ancient scrolls, and the world's oldest wooden structure in Central Africa.

Meanwhile, Helen Geake visits King's Lynn in Norfolk to investigate the boards of the Bard, William Shakespeare. Plus, we're treated to an exclusive preview of an upcoming collaboration with Forestry England and Operation Nightingale.

Time Team News is a brand new monthly YouTube feature, sharing a selection of the latest archaeological discoveries from around the world.

(Episode 4, 18th November 2023)

Time Team News is your monthly helping of archaeology stories and discoveries from Britain and across the world!

We return to Boden Fogou in West Cornwall to find out the latest developments since Time Team's dig in 2021. Matt 'Bear' Clark brings our 3D reconstruction interpretation up to date with the new findings.

Dr Derek Pitman and Dr Lawrence Shaw discuss a colossal Bronze Age hall recently discovered in Germany, and Lawrence's recent adventures in the South Pacific. Plus Dani Wootton catches up with old Time Team friend, Dr Philippa Walton to hear about ongoing research on Roman river rituals, following a Classic episode.

(Episode 5, 16th December 2023)

Time Team's creator and Series Producer, Tim Taylor reflects on an incredible year. As well as the release of our Winfarthing and Halston episodes, Tony returned for a brand new Special, 'Digging Band of Brothers' at Aldbourne.

We've also reached several big milestones, all thanks to Time Team's fans across the globe! Tim and the team extend a huge thank you to all our viewers, and members on Patreon for helping to develop new episodes.

COMING SOON: Look out for Part 2 of Tim's message, giving a taste of some of the amazing things still to come in 2023 for Time Team...

Members of Time Team (including Carenza, John, Stewart, Naomi, Matt, Dani, Derek and Lawrence) look back at their best moments from 2023, while looking ahead to 2024.
 

Time Team's creator and Series Producer, Tim Taylor looks ahead to an exciting 2024 and beyond.

Special thanks to the Immersive Dome, the team at the University of Plymouth, SoundView Media and Shadow Tor Studios.
 

A compilation of the amazing stories and finds featured in Time Team News in 2023.

Presented by Dani Wootton, featuring Derek Pitman, Lawrence Shaw, Helen Geake, Carenza Lewis, John Gater, Miles Russell, Philippa Walton, Harry Manley, Megan Russell, Tim Fitzhigham, Richard Osgood and Harvey Mills.

Time Team News is a monthly update of archaeological news and discoveries from Britain and around the world. Look out for the next new episode coming very soon.

Time Team News returns for our first brand new episode of 2024, and what a show we have lined up!

Dani Wootton brings us up to speed on some of the latest archaeology discoveries from across the globe. Stories include a Roman bath-house in Croatia, Amazonian settlements and what might be one of the earliest maps of the stars!

Dani also pays tribute to the late Mark Corney, who appeared on Time Team many times over the years.

Meanwhile, John Gater visits the Shetland Isles to explore the location of an incredible Pictish treasure hoard. Plus Derek Pitman heads to Hastings to find out about an intriguing Bronze Age site.

(Episode 6, 27th January 2024)

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Time Team's Series Producer, Tim Taylor is joined by Sir Tony Robinson and bone expert, Jackie McKinley of Wessex Archaeology, for a very special conversation.

The skeleton crew look back at some of Time Team's most memorable digs to feature burials, while Jackie recalls highlights from her professional career at Wessex Archaeology: the Cliffsend burials and the Amesbury Archer.

Join us for the premiere and live chat, Saturday 24th February at 7pm GMT.

Dani Wootton returns for more Time Team News. This month, isotope analysis results reveal the likely origins of the Winfarthing lady. The team visit the 'English Alcatraz', Drake's Island, at Plymouth. Plus we venture behind the scenes at this year's Current Archaeology Live!, featuring John Gater as Keynote Speaker. Elsewhere, we look at some of the stories to recently hit the archaeological headlines.

(Episode 7, Saturday 2nd March 2024)

t's a very special episode of Time Team News tonight, as we introduce the Finds Shed, Dani's new space for investigating the latest discoveries. Dani is joined by John Gater to hear more about Sutton Hoo, and Guy de la Bédoyère who discusses life in Ancient Rome. We also look at ancient rituals in Classical Mesoamerica, and the rediscovery of military defences once described by Julius Caesar.

Plus, we share a very preview of our upcoming 3-part community dig episodes, heading to YouTube very soon!

(Episode 8, March 30th 2024)

Archaeologist Dani Wootton returns to the Finds Shed for more Time Team News, including the amazing conservation and new replicas of an incredible, 2,000-year-old Roman cavalry helmet.

Dani is joined by Prof Luc Amkreutz, co-author of the award-winning book, Doggerland - a huge ancient landscape, where Neanderthals once roamed besides woolly mammoth, now submerged beneath the North Sea.

We also investigate an imposing Medieval chateau, rediscovered under a courtyard in Brittany. And Dani and Tim Taylor return to Modbury, Devon, for a special screening on Time Team's latest episode.

Plus, we share an update on our next 3-day dig episodes, coming soon to YouTube!

Join Dani Wootton for another monthly dose of archaeology news and discoveries from Britain and across the globe.

This month, geophys whizz Jimmy Adcock heads to Poverty Point, Louisiana in the US to investigate enigmatic mounds. Meanwhile, Dani shares news of the discovery of an ancient script in an English garden. And old friend Bettany Hughes drops in to discuss her latest critically-acclaimed book, 'The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World'.

Plus, we share an exclusive first look at an upcoming, brand new Time Team Special, and details of coverage for Sutton Hoo throughout June.

We're delighted to present a brand new Time Team Special presented by Sir Tony Robinson!

In 1939, on the eve of war, a huge ship burial was discovered at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, laden with golden treasures, befitting Anglo-Saxon royalty. Now, a team of shipwrights and volunteers at The Longshed in Woodbridge are building a scale reconstruction, as acccurately as possible, using traditional methods.

Over the last few years, Time Team has been following the incredible building project, gradually watching the ship take shape. Join us for the story so far...

Throughout June 2024, Time Team is thrilled to be working in partnership with the National Trust for a very special dig at Sutton Hoo.

We're investigating Garden Field, a little explored part of the site - and you can join us live daily on Patreon! Look out for daily 360 livestreams, Q&As and interviews with the team, and weekly Dig Watch updates:

Plus, there will be two very special live shows on YouTube on Friday, June 7th and Thursday, June 27th!

** NOTE: This is a replay of an episode filmed and transmitted live, in real time, straight from the site. We have fixed a few technical issues from the live transmission. **

Join Sir Tony Robinson for a very special live programme direct from Time Team's dig at Sutton Hoo!  Tony is joined by regulars, Dr Helen Geake, Jackie McKinley and Matt Williams to share all the latest from Time Team's historic excavation - the first at this iconic site in over 30 years.

Dani Wootton is joined by guests for this very special episode, filmed during Time Team's historic excavation at Sutton Hoo.

Tony Robinson drops in for a chat, while Dr Sam Newton discusses our Book of the Month, ‘Beowulf'. We share the latest news from the site – the recovery of missing fragments of an ancient vessel.

Meanwhile, we drop in the field school of ULAS in Leicestershire, where students are honing their excavation skills on a huge Roman villa. And we share a teaser of our return to the Medieval Mortar Wreck, with Bournemouth University. This is another episode of Time Team News not to be missed!

We look back at some of our favourite stories and discoveries from the first half of 2024. Dani Wootton takes us on a journey across the globe, spanning millennia of human activity, from ancient hunter-gatherers to the present day research.  We've compiled the best bits from Time Team News into a marathon feature-length edit. So grab the popcorn and join us for an epic watch-along, Saturday 20th July, at 7pm (BST)! (Note: This is a compilation of stories from Time Team News, January to June 2024.)

Dani Wootton returns with more Time Team News, a monthly look at archaeological stories and discoveries from Britain and across the globe.  This month, Forestry England deploys a robotic dog to help preserve the cultural heritage of an historic mine in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.  Time Team joins a mission to help repatriate US aircrew from a B17 Flying Fortress bomber, killed in action during World War I.  Plus old Time Team friend, Francis Pryor joins Dani to discuss our Book of the Month, 'A Fenland Garden: Creating a haven for people, plants and wildlife'. In world news, we look at the rediscovery of submerged Egyptian archaeology near Aswan.

 

Dani Wootton returns with more Time Team News, a monthly look at archaeological stories and discoveries from Britain and across the globe... and space!

This month, old friend Neil Holbrook investigates a Roman tile kiln in Wiltshire. Meanwhile, we're joined on the spoil heap by Mark Edmonds, to discuss his new book, 'Ness of Brodgar: Past, Present and Future'. Plus, we shed light on a new mystery at Stonehenge, and explore the archaeology of space. Yes, really.

Dani Wootton returns with more Time Team News, a monthly look at archaeological stories and discoveries from Britain and across the globe.

This month, Dani catches up with Prof Henry Chapman to hear about his research on mysterious bog bodies in Denmark and the UK.

We experience a day in the life of a field archaeologist at an Iron Age quarry site. For 'Book of the Month', flint-knapper, Bob Turner shares details of his new book, the 'Flint Tools Field Guide'.

Plus, we have an update on the Stonehenge altar stone, and we have news of an epic bike ride from Waterloo Station (London) to the Waterloo Battlefield (Belgium) in support of Waterloo Uncovered.

Join us on YouTube, Wednesday 25th September, at 8pm (BST)! 

A year on from Time Team's 'Digging Band of Brothers' Special, archaeologist Matt Williams returns to Aldbourne in Wiltshire, to join Operation Nightingale for another season in the trenches. Veterans and serving personnel from the US and UK are investigating the UK home of the US 101st Airborne Division, during World War II, in the 80th anniversary year of D-Day.

Dani Wootton returns with more Time Team News, a monthly look at archaeological stories and discoveries from Britain and across the globe.  This month, we investigate a mysterious shipwreck discovered on the shores of Sanday, Orkney.  Our Book of the Month is 'How to Fit all of Ancient Greece in an Elevator' by Dr Theo Papakostas. We learn about the prehistoric archaeology in Thomas Hardy's garden in Dorchester.  Meanwhile, Professor Carenza Lewis teams up with the community for 'Digging Market Garden' at Fulbeck Manor in Lincolnshire. Plus we hear from Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams to learn all about the new Time Team Podcast.
Join us on YouTube, Wednesday 30th October, at 7pm (GMT)!

This Remembrance Sunday, Time Team pays tribute to the brave soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the First and Second World Wars. Lest we forget, we remember their courage, and the heavy cost of the freedom.

Dani Wootton returns with more Time Team News, a monthly look at archaeological stories and discoveries from Britain and across the globe.

This month, we catch up with James Gossip to discuss the mysterious monument, King Arthur's Hall on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. We also show how an artefact from recent memory - a rusty dog tag - can have such huge resonance with the living.

Our Book of the Month is 'A Brief History of the Countryside in 100 Objects' by Sally Coulthard. Meanwhile, we look at what might be Britain's oldest spade, and ancient stone statues discovered in Cambodia.

(Episode 16, Wednesday 27th November 2024)

Dani Wootton is back with more Time Team News, a monthly look at archaeological stories and discoveries from Britain and across the globe.

This month, we return to Boden Fogou in Cornwall to witness a new development. We learn about a fascinating discovery made by X-ray which might challenge existing finds identification.

Our Book of the Month is 'X Marks the Spot' by Prof Michael Scott. We drop in on the archaeology students at the University of Leicester. And we discover a new perspective at Corfe Castle in Dorset.

(Episode 17, Wednesday 18th December 2024)

Time Team join forces with Cotswold Archaeology and the military veterans of Operation Nightingale to investigate an extraordinary Anglo Saxon site in Gloucestershire. But what starts out as a straight forward excavation of a 1400 year old cemetery, takes an unexpected turn, dialling the clock back several centuries and leaving the team scratching their heads about what exactly they are unearthing. A must watch this Christmas.

Dani Wootton takes a look at some of our favourite archaeology themed books from 2024, including titles by Francis Pryor, Guy de la Bédoyère, Bettany Hughes, Theo Papakostas, Michael Scott, Luc Amkreutz, Sally Coulthard, and Robert Turner. Sam Newton also sheds light on the ancient tale of Beowulf.

Join Dani Wootton as she looks back at some of the most fascinating archaeological discoveries and stories from 2024.

Derek Pitman and Meg Russell present a studio based run down of everything coming up for the Time Team in 2025 - from new film releases to ongoing projects and planned excavations and surveys.

Guest appearances include Helen Geake, John Gater, Hilde Van Der Heul, and Richard Osgood; Dani Wootton presents the archaeological news from around the UK and the globe; and author Raven Todd da Silva joins us on the sofa to discuss her latest book ‘The Other Ancient Civilisations'.

Special thanks to everyone involved at Bournemouth University including their second year TV Production students for making this possible. 

Poverty Point is a UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of a complex of monumental earthworks located in Louisiana, USA. Recently, a series of mound-like features were discovered in a GPR survey buried beneath the ground in the centre of the site. Time Team's geophys wizz Jimmy Adcock travels across the Atlantic to join a team of archeologists investigating these mysterious subterranean features. Could the origin of these mounds provide the answer to why Poverty Point's prehistoric inhabitants chose this location for their ancient city? The team has just three days to find out!

The Poverty Point resistivity survey was partially supported by a grant from the ISAP Fund of the International Society for Archaeological Prospection.

Join Time Team Saturday 5th April at 7pm BST for the live premiere!

Dr John Gater joins Dr Philippa Walton, Time Team's Roman finds expert, in her day job as Lecturer in Roman Archaeology at the University of Leicester. The episode goes behind the scenes at one of the University's archaeological fieldschools. The 2-week dig was run as a fieldschool for first-year students from the University's School of Archaeology and Ancient History. For most, it was their first taste of an actual archaeological dig, with the added excitement of becoming media stars! The site itself promised to be an exciting Roman Villa - what better way to get a taste of archaeology! The episode features candid mobile phone footage of the dig and Time Team cameras caught up with the students and supervisors during post-excavation.

Staff from the School of Archaeology and Ancient History are Dr Philippa Walton and Dr Jeremy Taylor.

University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) Staff

Jennifer Browning
Tom Clayton
James Harvey
Will Johnson-Moss
John Thomas

First and Second Year SAAH Students

The Expedition Crew are itching to get back in the field… but where should they go next? 

In Time Team's brand-new video you can watch as the crew go head-to-head in the ultimate Site Wrestle – pitching their dream dig locations to Tim Taylor in a timed, no-nonsense showdown. There's passion, persuasion, and a few unexpected curveballs as Tim grills them on their archaeological ambitions.

To help them decide which site is the winner - Patreon members will also get exclusive access to a poll so you can vote for which location you would choose…

Watch the full Site Wrestle Saturday 10th May at 7PM (BST) on our YouTube channel and get ready to back your favourite dig!

In July 1944, an American B17 bomber aircraft, ‘Little Boy Blue', crashed over the fields of Suffolk. Of the ten crew, just two survived, with three still officially unaccounted for. Time Team's Helen Geake joins an international team from Cotswold Archaeology and Operation Nightingale to investigate the scene of the crash, in hope of shedding new light on the events of that fateful day.

Working with the US government, in fulfilment of its ethos to ‘leave no man behind', the mission aims to repatriate the missing airmen, and provide closure for their families.

In this moving feature-length episode, the team pay their respects to the ‘Masters of the Air'.

Note: This is a formal DPAA recovery mission, led on the ground by Cotswold Archaeology, supported by Operation Nightingale, Cranfield University, local volunteers, and the US military.

Special thanks to landowner, Steve Honeywood, for his generous support of the mission.