Time Team Episode Guide/Database
Search the Time Team Episode Database for information regarding the research undertaken by Time Team between 1994 and 2014. For each episode, links to the relevant archaeological reports and Historic Environment Record entries have been provided. Additional information regarding the availability of episodes on Channel 4 and Youtube are shown as well.
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5 episodes found
Lord of the Isles
Finlaggan, Islay (Scotland) at NR 38918 68055
On Islay in the Scottish Hebrides, the Team try to crack the mysteries of the Lords of the Isles: where were these 13th-century Kings crowned and how did they live? (Source: Channel 4)
Historic England NRHE Excavation Index
No NRHE entry identified
Historic Environment Record
Islay, Finlaggan (Scotland HER (Canmore) Id: 79731)
Islay, Finlaggan (Scotland HER (Canmore) Id: 37701)
Islay, Loch Finlaggan (Scotland HER (Canmore) Id: 113270)
Archaeological reports
No excavation report identified
Periods represented
MedievalSeason 2 – Episode 1
8 January 1995
24–26 June 1994
Not available on YouTube
Updated on 26.09.2021
The Saxon Graves
Winterbourne Gunner, Wiltshire (England) at SU 18252 35209
A building site in the village of Winterboume Gunner, near Salisbury, stands abandoned. Previous developments on the surrounding land unearthed evidence of a Saxon burial ground. (Source: Channel 4)
Historic England NRHE Excavation Index
SALT LANE, WINTERBOURNE (TIME TEAM) (Id: 1050577)
Historic Environment Record
Ring Ditch, Rear of Salt Lane, Winterbourne Gunner (Wiltshire and Swindon HER Id: SU13NE661)
Camerton' Salt Lane Winterbourne Gunner (Wiltshire and Swindon HER Id: SU13NE660)
Archaeological reports
No excavation report identified
Periods represented
Bronze AgeEarly MedievalSeason 2 – Episode 2
15 January 1995
6–8 May 1994
Not available on YouTube
Updated on 27.09.2021
The Lost Villa
Tockenham, Wiltshire (England) at SU 03945 79281
The Time Team visit the picturesque village of Tockenham, deep in the heart of the ancient Wiltshire countryside (Source: Channel 4)
Historic England NRHE Excavation Index
TOCKENHAM (TIME TEAM) (Id: 1073776)
Historic Environment Record
Tockenham Villa site (Wiltshire and Swindon HER Id: SU07NW457)
Archaeological reports
Harding and Lewis (1997) An archaeological investigation at Tockenham, 1994
The Archbishop's Back Garden
Lambeth Palace, London (England) at TQ 30693 79240
Did the first road the Romans built into London cross the river at Lambeth rather than Tower Bridge and if so, does this mean that Lambeth was the site of the original Roman settlement? (Source: Channel 4)
Historic England NRHE Excavation Index
LAMBETH PALACE GARDENS (TIME TEAM) (Id: 1038962)
Historic Environment Record
Lambeth Palace Road [Lambeth Palace Gardens], Lambeth: Evaluation (Greater London HER Id: ELO1743)
Archaeological reports
Solane (1995) Lambeth Palace Gardens Evaluation, Site Code: LEG94
Periods represented
RomanMedievalPost-MedievalSeason 2 – Episode 4
29 January 1995
8–10 July 1994
Not available on YouTube
Updated on 27.09.2021
Medieval Dining Hall
Hylton Castle, Sunderland (England) at NZ 35786 58790
This episode takes an in-depth look at archaeology as it happens in a derelict medieval castle stranded in the middle of a Sunderland housing estate (Source: Channel 4)
Historic England NRHE Excavation Index
HYLTON CASTLE (TIME TEAM) (Id: 1109653)
Historic Environment Record
Hylton Castle (Tyne and Wear HER Id: 12)
Archaeological reports
Morley and Speak (2002) Excavation and Survey at Hylton Castle, Sunderland
Speak (1994) Hylton Castle, Sunderland. Evaluation, Earthwork & Geophysical Survey: Interim Report
Gater (1994) Geophysical survey report: Hylton Castle, Sunderland – Report No 94/60
Periods represented
MedievalSeason 2 – Episode 5
5 February 1995
10–12 June 1994
Not available on YouTube
Updated on 27.09.2021