Time Team

Time Team
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Time Team's Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams explore the world of archaeology. Featuring exclusive access to digs and interviews with experts to unearth the stories of the past. We bring you a podcast here every Tuesday, with one available to watch per month on our YouTube channel. Join our community of archaeology and history enthusiasts over on Patreon. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out more.

  1. 4D AGO

    Incredible discoveries at nuclear power station site

    Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams explore the world of archaeology.In this episode Richard Osgood, from Operation Nightingale, reveals what it was really like to excavate at Time Team's latest dig; the princely burial at Cherington. You'll also meet the conservator tasked with bringing an Anglo-Saxon sword back to life.Time Team's environmental archaeologist, Naomi Sewpaul, takes you on a tour of the lab where she analyses wood and charcoal samples and Helen answers your questions.There's also Time Team News where we discuss the amazing discoveries at Sizewell C, the site that will eventually be home to a new nuclear power station for the UK. You can read about that and the other stories we mention in the links below: Sizewell C: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2d70yder9poRoman pools in Italy: https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/roman-pools-scrapyard-baffle-historians-3hdcldxh6?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqc0alPwGvxZpa8KGBPVn7kRuaMbgy7JoLEoPkTyXGyddSOX6yjB41e3h1jVJTM%3D&gaa_ts=696fb235&gaa_sig=Af6QZj4gaO2ffLaGt8xR383Uk2eKYPOJoJ0Sq2V7dOiszOEzUhcaZSurmN8FZ_4IwVDSOBLuQdXQeA0e5lsEUQ%3D%3DRoman villa in Port Talbot: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk8j1gkxelo You can get more from Time Team by becoming a member. Join us now to support the work we do and get access to ad-free episodes, masterclasses, 3D models, the chance to dig with us and more. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial

    36 min

  2. JAN 27

    Princely graves, symbols, and Anglo-Saxon England

    Archaeologist Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams speak to Richard Osgood ahead of Time Team's return to the village of Cherington, where excavation of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery continues. You'll also meet some of the military veterans working on the site who are part of Operation Nightingale, an organisation which uses archaeology to help former and serving military personnel recover from psychological injuries. The brand new Time Team film, 'Return To The Princely Burial: The Sword In The Stones?' is released on YouTube this Saturday.There's also the remarkable story of how Time Team's logo came to be. You'll meet Jamie Wiggins, who designed it at just 18 years old. The show's current graphic artist, Neil Emmanuel, talks about how the design has evolved.Helen's also answering questions from Time Team members. Support our archaeology and the programmes we make by becoming a Time Team member. You'll get access to exclusive content, 3D models, extended interviews, masterclasses and the chance to dig with us on site. Go to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.

    36 min

  3. JAN 20

    The everyday ancient objects lost to archaeology

    Time Team archaeologist Helen Geake answers questions from Time Team members in this episode of the podcast.There's a discussion about Purbeck marble, a question about the everyday household items that are lost to archaeology, thoughts on patriarchal societies and whether Helen would ever write a novel.In Helen's Find you discover more about an ancient item. This time it's a musical instrument. You can see it here:https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/821173 Become a Time Team member to support the work we do and get more from Time Team. We've got behind-the-scenes videos, masterclasses, extended interviews and the chance to ask a question on the podcast. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.

    38 min

  4. JAN 13

    Remarkable Iron Age battle trumpet unearthed

    Archaeologist Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams discuss an amazing find from a dig in Norfolk. They also get more information about two of the excavations Time Team's embarking on this year; one at The Ness of Brodgar in Orkney and the other in Brancaster on the Norfolk coast.Nick Card from The Ness of Brodgar explains the site's significance and The National Trust's Angus Wainwright sets the Roman fort of Branodunum in its wider context.You'll also hear how other people in Time Team are getting on as 2026 begins. Helen will also be answering questions from Time Team members. To ask yours and to get loads more from Time Team, including behind-the-scenes videos, exclusive interviews, masterclasses and more, join us at patreon.com/timeteamofficial

    39 min

  5. JAN 6

    Sutton Hoo ship update and more 2025 best bits

    Helen Geake and Martyn Williams look back at more of their favourites from the Time Team podcast in 2025.This time Stewart Ainsworth makes a discovery at Bodbury Ring, John Gater's revisiting a Roman site, Francis Pryor has a warning about Flag Fen, Jackie McKinley's on site at Sutton Hoo, Giselle Király's walking in the footsteps of Otzi The Iceman and Martyn's getting up close and personal with the Mary Rose.There's also a progress update from Jacq Barnard of The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company. They're building a reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon ship using traditional techniques. You can read more about them at https://saxonship.org/ where you can also submit your suggestion for the ship's name.We're really excited to bring you more podcasts in 2026 but we can't do it without your support. Becoming a Time Team member funds the programmes we make and the archaeology we carry out here in the UK and around the world. As a member you'll also get access to behind-the-scenes footage, masterclasses, extended interview, the chance to join us on site and so much more. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.

    38 min

  6. 2025-12-30

    The best bits from 2025

    It's part one of our look back at some of the best bits from the Time Team podcast in 2025.Helen Geake and Martyn Williams remember time spent at Sutton Hoo, investigating the landscape with Stewart Ainsworth, exploring the ancient city of Pompeii with Dr Sophie Hay, test pitting in Norton Disney and using a floatation tank with Naomi Sewpaul.What were your favourite bits from the podcast this year? Time Team members can tell us using our podcast chat on Patreon. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to join in the conversation.

    38 min

  7. 2025-12-23

    The Time Team Christmas Quiz 2025

    Merry Christmas from the Time Team podcast. The rematch is here! Time Team archaeologists Helen Geake and Derek Pitman go head to head in this year's Time Team Christmas quiz. With questions from archaeologists, crew and our Time Team members, will Helen take the title again or will Derek manage to secure his first victory? How did you get on? Play along at home to test your archaeological and Time Team knowledge.

    40 min

  8. 2025-12-16

    Can new tech unroll ancient scrolls?

    Most of this episode was recorded before we learned about the death of Kerry Ely, Time Team's 'Mr Logistics'.Helen's answering questions from Time Team members. We'll discuss when a buried body becomes archaeology, if it's possible to go on an archaeology digging holiday, the archaeologists that run in the family and whether it's possible for new technology to unroll ancient scrolls.There's also Helen's Find, which this week is moustache-themed! You can see it at the following link:https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1238768If you'd like to get involved with future podcast episodes then become a Time Team member and join our community chat. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial.Next week it's the Time Team Christmas Quiz 2025. Listen as Helen Geake and Derek Pitman battle it out with questions set by the Time Team family.

    41 min
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Time Team's Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams explore the world of archaeology. Featuring exclusive access to digs and interviews with experts to unearth the stories of the past. We bring you a podcast here every Tuesday, with one available to watch per month on our YouTube channel. Join our community of archaeology and history enthusiasts over on Patreon. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out more.

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  • Creator
    Time Team
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
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