Specials
(1997)
Cast
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Field Archaeologist
as Self - Field Archaeologist
Episodes
Dorchester, Oxfordshire (pilot clip) 0.0
March 12, 2006
A clip of the unaired pilot is found on an old VHS-tape at the director's house after 13 years. The clip is the only pi…
Much Wenlock, Shropshire - Christmas Special - Much Wenlock 0.0
December 28, 1997
As a curtain-raiser for the 1998 series of Time Team, which started in January 1998, Tony and the team gathered. The fi…
Barley Hall, York - Christmas Special Barley Hall 0.0
December 19, 1999
This pre-Christmas special offers a taster of what is coming up in the next series – and provides an update on previous…
Holme-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk - The Mystery of Seahenge 0.0
December 29, 1999
Last year, on this bleak and beautiful stretch of Norfolk coastline, a local man made an extraordinary discovery. Walki…
York 0.0
March 26, 2000
The dig's archaeological highs and lows are crammed into just 60 minutes in York where the finds range from a Roman ske…
The Real King Arthur 0.0
December 24, 2000
Once upon a time, there lived the greatest hero we’ve ever known. He was brought up by the wise wizard Merlin; he becam…
The Time Team History Of Britain 0.0
December 27, 2000
Time Team takes a trip from the Palaeolithic to the present and plots the nation's past through the finds and revelatio…
Tankerness, Orkney - The Mystery of Mine Howe 0.0
December 27, 2000
I’m in a remote farm in the Orkneys on a little hillock called Mine Howe. For years there have been stories around her…
Behind The Scenes At Time Team 0.0
January 7, 2001
This special programme looked behind the scenes at some of the things that you don't usually see in the normal Time Tea…
Alveston, Gloucestershire - The Bone Caves 0.0
March 1, 2001
The Battle of Bosworth was the decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses. It was the beginning of the end of three decad…
Coventry Cathedral, Coventry's Lost Cathedral 0.0
March 8, 2001
Welcome to what used to be the quiet backgarden of Coventry Cathedral's offices. Quiet that is, until Time Team kick-…
Ely, Cambridgeshire - The Island of the Eels 0.0
May 17, 2001
Time Team has been following an excavation in Ely, Cambridgeshire, for a feature-length documentary screened on 17 May.…
Dinosaur Belt, Montana, USA - Dinosaur Hunters 0.0
December 23, 2001
If you think archaeologists with their strange haircuts and their bizarre dress sense and their obsession with all the …
Canterbury, Kent - The Big Dig in Canterbury 0.0
April 15, 2002
I’m right at the top of Canterbury cathedral and a few hundred feet below me, the most ambitious urban archaeological p…
London - Londinium, Edge Of An Empire 0.0
April 22, 2002
2000 years ago, London didn’t exist. It was created by the Romans in the first century AD. They settled just over there…
The Wreck Of The Colossus 0.0
October 31, 2002
HMS Victory, probably the most famous English warship of all time. Everyone knows the story of how the Victory, under t…
Ten Years of Time Team 0.0
December 27, 2002
Ten years ago university lecturer, Mick Aston was teaching archaeology to classes of just 30 students. Now, thanks to t…
Hadrian's Well 0.0
April 10, 2003
A team of expert engineers, archaeologists and craftsmen are about to join forces in an epic archaeological experiment,…
Time Team Big Dig, The Hole Story 0.0
December 29, 2003
Digs at Great Easton, Leicestershire; Wolverhampton; Barnet; Oakamoor; Preston; Cheltenham; Upminster and Groundwell Ri…
Sheffield, South Yorkshire - Sheffield Steel City 0.0
March 22, 2004
The team followed ARCUS, the Archaeological Research and Consultancy at the University of Sheffield, on some of its exc…
Loch Tay, Perthshire, Scotland - The Crannog in the Loch 0.0
April 19, 2004
Loch Tay, and the kind of view that draws people to Scotland. But the landscape isn’t the main attraction for archaeolo…
Ightham Mote - The Ten Million Pound House 0.0
May 3, 2004
Hidden away in Kent is an architectural gem. A house that has some how survived with a little bit of every fashion imp…
D-Day, Normandy - The Invasion Landings 0.0
May 31, 2004
60 years ago on D-Day, the allies invaded Nazi occupied France. The invasion force made up of a 150,000 US, British a…
Prittlewell, Essex - The King of Bling 0.0
June 13, 2005
It might not seem it, but this damp piece of unprepresessing scrub is at the heart of one of the most important discove…
Colchester, Essex - Britain's Lost Roman Circus 0.0
June 20, 2005
Tony Robinson, Phil Harding and Guy de la Bedoyere tell the story of the discovery of the only Roman circus ever found …
Washingborough, Lincoln - Life on the Edge 1000 Years BC 0.0
June 27, 2005
Three thousand years ago the River Witham, just outside Lincoln, was a busy place. In the cold wet Autumn of 2004, arch…
Durrington, Somerset - Durrington Walls 0.0
November 28, 2005
Stonehenge may be Britain's most famous henge: a massive monument and ancient construction that is shrouded in mystery.…
Dinnington, Somerset - Big Roman Villa 0.0
January 8, 2006
Tony Robinson presents the story of the excavation of a big Roman villa in Somerset, originally discovered by Time Team…
Shoreditch Park, London - Buried By The Blitz 0.0
October 29, 2006
In order to commemorate the 60th anniversary of VE day, archaeologists from the Museum of London enlist the aid of doze…
Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Holyrood Palace - The Big Royal Dig 0.0
December 31, 2006
A special edition of the archaeology programme to mark The Queen's 80th birthday. Tony Robinson and his team of histori…
Ramsgate, Kent - Pugin, The God of Gothic 0.0
March 1, 2007
Tony Robinson talks us through the renovation of, perhaps, one of the most important homes ever built: Augustus Pugin's…
Britain's Drowned World 0.0
April 24, 2007
Until about 8,000 years ago Britain was part of the European continent. Then the ice melted, rivers flooded, seas rose …
Virginia, USA - Jamestown, America's Birthplace 0.0
May 1, 2007
The Time Team archaeologists make a 400th-anniversary visit to Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlem…
Secrets of the Stately Garden 0.0
August 27, 2007
Tony Robinson takes us on a grand tour around some of our finest stately gardens, where he visits extraordinary grottoe…
Yorkshire - Codename, Ainsbrook 0.0
January 14, 2008
Time Team reports on a prickly issue in the world of old artefacts whilst on a secret investigation into a possible Vik…
Windsor Castle, Berkshire - The Real Knights of the Round Table 0.0
February 25, 2008
Under the Queen's private lawn at Windsor Castle lie the foundations of one of the most enigmatic - and significant - b…
Liverpool, Merseyside - Liverpool's Lost Dock 0.0
April 21, 2008
The team are given access to the largest dig in the programme's history as they scour the 42-acre site of the Paradise …
Swords, Skulls and Strongholds 0.0
May 19, 2008
Britain is a land of monuments and buildings stretching back over seven thousand years, and in many ways they'd reflect…
Flanders - The Lost World War I Bunker 0.0
November 10, 2008
To mark the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War, Tony Robinson travels to the Somme. When shelling turn…
The Mystery of the Roman Treasure 0.0
December 26, 2008
Somewhere in the Roman empire at the end of the 4th century lived a very rich man. The man's name was Sevso. How he got…
England - Henry VIII's Lost Palaces 0.0
April 13, 2009
In this feature-length Time Team Special , Tony Robinson and the Team make their inimitable contribution to marking the…
Stonehenge, Wiltshire - The Secrets of Stonehenge 0.0
June 1, 2009
Stonehenge is the nation's most famous monument. For centuries, its age and purpose have been subject to speculation, e…
Dover, Kent - Dover Castle 0.0
December 19, 2009
Dover Castle has dominated the White Cliffs since it was built in 1180 by Henry II. But building it had nothing to do w…
Gosport, Hampshire - Nelson's Hospital 0.0
May 17, 2010
In the 18th century the Royal Navy was the most successful fighting force in the world. To maintain this status it desp…
Westminster Abbey, London - The Secrets of Westminster Abbey 0.0
June 28, 2010
Tony and the Team go behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey to explore the story of the Cosmati pavement: the mosaic fl…
The Real Vikings 0.0
October 11, 2010
Tony Robinson, Mick Aston and Phil Harding follow digs around the UK that uncover a vast array of archaeology and provi…
War of the Roses 0.0
March 16, 2011
The Battle of Bosworth was the decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses. It was the beginning of the end of three decad…
The Somme's Secret Weapon 0.0
April 14, 2011
Tony Robinson joins a dig in France to investigate a terrifying British weapon that may have been used to fire burning …
Looking Underground 0.0
May 1, 2011
Tony Robinson and geophys boffin John Gater look back over 200 digs at the extraordinary achievements of cutting-edge g…
Boudica's Lost Tribe 0.0
May 4, 2011
Tony Robinson traces the story of the female warrior as he follows an excavation in Norfolk that may hold clues to what…
The Way We Lived 0.0
May 8, 2011
Tony Robinson and Mick Aston dig out the best bits of over 200 Time Team episodes to tell the story of how our domestic…
Brunel's Last Launch 0.0
November 10, 2011
Nowadays, London's East End is synonymous with the 2012 Olympic Games. Cutting-edge engineering and design have transfo…
Bamburgh, Northumberland - Castle of the Saxon Kings 0.0
September 11, 2009
Tony and the Team help investigate the Saxon roots of Bamburgh Castle, high on rocky cliffs in Northumberland above the…
Searching for Shakespeare's House 0.0
March 11, 2012
Tony Robinson and the Time Team cameras join archaeologists as they dig the site of William Shakespeare's house, New Pl…
Secrets of the Saxon Gold 0.0
April 22, 2012
In July 2009, amateur metal detectorist Terry Herbert found an Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard worth over £3 million in a St…
The Time Team Guide to Burial 0.0
April 29, 2012
For thousands of years, nomadic tribes roamed freely across Britain. But by 5000 BC they were starting to settle down, …
The Lost Submarine of WWI 0.0
July 7, 2013
Today's submarines are vast, billion-pound, high-tech monsters with a nuclear payload that can level cities. But the st…
1066: The Lost Battlefield 0.0
December 1, 2013
The site of the Battle of Hastings is reputed to be at an abbey built to commemorate the battle, yet historical and arc…
Britain's Bronze Age Mummies 0.0
March 2, 2014
The Boats That Made Britain 0.0
September 7, 2014
Ancients boats have been found all over Britain. Over 2 years a replica is made of the boat found 20 years ago. The rep…
Expedition Crew: Return to the Roman Sarcophagus (Day 1) 0.0
December 22, 2022
Expedition Crew: Return to the Roman Sarcophagus (Day 2) 0.0
December 23, 2022
Expedition Crew: Hidden City (Vlochos, Greece) Part 1 0.0
April 1, 2023
Expedition Crew: Hidden City (Vlochos, Greece) Part 2 0.0
April 2, 2023
Expedition Crew: Mortar Wreck 0.0
June 10, 2023
Digging Band of Brothers 0.0
September 30, 2023
Time Team have been invited to Aldbourne, Wiltshire, by Operation Nightingale, on the 80th anniversary since Easy Compa…