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Wed, Dec 29, 1999
A strange wooden structure was found protruding out of a beach, an urgent effort is made to save the monument from destruction by the sea. Archeologist must battle both atrocious conditions and negative feelings from locals as they work to move the object to safety. In the end everyone is deeply touched by the the structure and events surrounding its discovery.
Mon, Apr 22, 2002
As the site is redeveloped, a demolition team remove existing buildings, for the archaeologists to discover Roman artifacts in the 9 months allocated. In pit one they discover a Roman well and water lifting mechanism. Previously archaeologists only got to 70% of re-developments, now by law they have to investigate all re-developments as part of the re-development. Dendrodating says the well was built using trees felled between AD 61-3, only 20 years after the Romans invaded Britain.
Thu, Apr 10, 2003
During a dig covered in the program Londinium: The Edge of Empire - A Time Team Special (2002), the remains of a complex mechanism for raising water were discovered in the middle of London. Can a group of experimental archaeologists recreate this machine?
Mon, May 3, 2004
For over a year the Time Team followed the final phase of the 10 million pound conservation project undertaken by the National Trust on this beautiful Medieval Moated Manor House in Kent. Tony, Mick, Phil and the Team tracked the work in progress, observing traditional skills as well as high tech solutions being applied to secure the future of this 1330's house.
Thu, Mar 1, 2007
Augustus Pugin is renowned for his work glamorising the interiors of the Palace of Westminster, But although he died in 1852 at the age of only 40, there was much more to this prolific and and influential architect's CV. Tony Robinson tours the UK to explore Pugin's work and legacy, and follows the Landmark Trust as it sets out to restore Pugin's near-derelict family home, The Grange, in Ramsgate.
Mon, May 17, 2010
In the 18th century, the Royal Navy urgently needed better ways of looking after its sick and wounded. It built the best hospital the country had ever seen. For over 250 years Haslar treated casualties from the Battle of Trafalgar to the Gulf War. Thousands of men are believed to have been buried in unmarked graves in the hospital's cemetery between 1757 and 1826. As the hospital closes its doors for the last time, an archaeological dig to exhume their remains uncovers shocking insights into life and death in the Georgian Navy.
Thu, Apr 14, 2011
In 1916 a frightening new weapon is unleashed on the Germans by British forces. The Livens Flame projector was a terror weapon of amazing ability, yet no examples exist today. Members of the Time Team join an archeology team excavating remains of such a machine and then build a replica to test the weapons true potential