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8 unusual facts about Time Team


Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath

In 1999, he appeared in series 6, episode 4 of Time Team, which dealt with the excavation of a cave in the Cheddar Gorge, an area of land owned by him.

Beaudesert Castle

The site was investigated by the archaeologists of Time Team in series 9 (2002).

Cliffe, Richmondshire

At the end of June to the beginning of July 2009, Time Team investigated the Roman remains of Piercebridge Roman Fort and the supposed Roman bridge, and it is now suspected that the remains on the south bank are not a bridge at all, but the footings of a jetty, and that the location of the Roman bridge is unknown.

Codnor Castle

In June 2007, Channel 4's Time Team programme carried out an archaeological dig around the castle, with some interesting results.

Mount Murray

The keeill and some of the surrounding burials were excavated in 2006 by Time Team.

Soho Manufactory

In the 1990s the television archaeology programme Time Team excavated the foundations, in some of the local back gardens.

Son Oleza

The large site, a nearly complete village, has been investigated by Professor Bill Waldren and it was the subject in 1998 of one of the first Time Team archaeological programmes.

Templecombe Preceptory

An attempt to discover 'the village of the templars' was made by the Time Team television programme.


Andris Biedriņš

In his third year, Biedriņš got a lucky break when the Warriors decided to replace coach Mike Montgomery with ex-Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson, elected one of the NBA's "Greatest Coaches of All Time." Nelson needed just five games to bench the Warriors' center Adonal Foyle and give Biedriņš the starting spot at center, calling him "the best big man I've got."

Helen Geake

Dr Helen Geake (born Helen Louise Nerde) is one of the key members of Channel 4's popular and long-running archaeology series Time Team, presented by Tony Robinson, along with Mick Aston and Phil Harding.

Jules Hudson

Working initially for Discovery Channel, he then moved to Channel 4's Time Team, BBC 2's Horizon, and three military history series for the BBC's Richard Holmes.

Whitefriars Shopping Centre

The "Big Dig" archaeological excavation was carried out on the site by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust in conjunction with Channel 4's Time Team from 2000–2003, unearthing mostly Roman and Mediaeval finds.


see also

Germain Racing

The #62 truck ran only in 2011, as a full-time team with Brendan Gaughan driving the Toyota with sponsorship from South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa.

Jill Justin

The former Husky also played during the summer season for the Connecticut Brakettes from 1999 to 2004 and set all-time team records for RBIs, home runs and doubles.

Kapag Tumibok Ang Puso: Not Once, But Twice

The film marked its first time team up of Ai-Ai de las Alas and Senator Bong Revilla and also served for fellow newcomer and also BB.Pilipinas 2005 and Beauty Queen, Commercial Model turned actress Precious Lara Quigaman as her first film project.

Kevin Cullis

In the second match, which took place at Bloomfield Road on 13 February 1996, Cullis' planned half-time team talk was ignored as the players took control.

Leicestershire Deserted Villages and Lost Places

The Knave Hill abandoned Saxon settlement which was featured by Time Team on Channel 4 in 2008, also brought greater and wider recognition of the wealth of deserted and lost places in Leicestershire.

Phil Crump

Until Jason's final Speedway Grand Prix season in 2012, Crumpy was the senior member of his son's support team, and is a highly regarded engine tuner like his father in law (and long time Team Manager of the Australian Speedway Team), the late Neil Street (1931-2011).

Time Team Digs

Time Team Digs is an eight-part series looking at previous Time Team digs, with each episode focusing on a particular period in history, going from the Bronze Age to the modern day.