Time Team (1994)

Documentary
Mystery

Overview

Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode featured a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining the process in layman's terms. This team of specialists changed throughout the series' run, although has consistently included professional archaeologists such as Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis, Francis Pryor and Phil Harding. The sites excavated over the show's run have ranged in date from the Palaeolithic right through to the Second World War.

Tim TaylorCreator

StatusReturning Series

TypeDocumentary

Original LanguageEnglish

Network

Seasons

Specials

1997 | 67 Episodes

Specials of Time Team premiered on December 28, 1997

Season 1

1994 | 4 Episodes

Season 1 of Time Team premiered on January 16, 1994

Season 2

1995 | 5 Episodes

Season 2 of Time Team premiered on January 8, 1995

Season 3

1996 | 6 Episodes

Season 3 of Time Team premiered on January 7, 1996

Season 4

1997 | 6 Episodes

Season 4 of Time Team premiered on January 5, 1997

Season 5

1998 | 8 Episodes

Season 5 of Time Team premiered on January 4, 1998

Season 6

1999 | 13 Episodes

Season 6 of Time Team premiered on January 3, 1999

Season 7

2000 | 13 Episodes

Season 7 of Time Team premiered on January 2, 2000

From this season onwards, Time Team was filmed in widescreen format.

Season 8

2001 | 13 Episodes

Season 8 of Time Team premiered on January 7, 2001

Season 9

2002 | 13 Episodes

Season 9 of Time Team premiered on January 6, 2002

Season 10

2003 | 13 Episodes

Season 10 of Time Team premiered on January 5, 2003

Season 11

2004 | 13 Episodes

Season 11 of Time Team premiered on January 4, 2004

Season 12

2005 | 13 Episodes

Season 12 of Time Team premiered on January 2, 2005

Season 13

2006 | 13 Episodes

Season 13 of Time Team premiered on January 22, 2006

Season 14

2007 | 14 Episodes

Season 14 of Time Team premiered on January 14, 2007

Season 15

2008 | 13 Episodes

Season 15 of Time Team premiered on January 6, 2008

Season 16

2009 | 13 Episodes

Season 16 of Time Team premiered on January 4, 2009

Season 17

2010 | 13 Episodes

Season 17 of Time Team premiered on April 18, 2010

Season 18

2011 | 10 Episodes

Season 18 of Time Team premiered on February 6, 2011

Season 19

2012 | 13 Episodes

Season 19 of Time Team premiered on January 22, 2012

Season 20

2012 | 15 Episodes

Season 20 of Time Team premiered on November 11, 2012

Time Team Digital

2022 | 22 Episodes

Time Team Digital of Time Team premiered on March 18, 2022

After several years off air, creator Tim Taylor crowd-sourced a new series of the programme, making it available to watch on YouTube for free. While the format was revamped and included new presenters, many popular familiar faces returned, including Carenza Lewis, Helen Geake, Stewart Ainsworth, and John Gator.

Casts

Gus Casely-Hayford
Self - Presenter
Natalie Haynes
Self - Presenter
Carenza Lewis
Self - Field Archaeologist
John Gater
Self - Geophysicist
Stewart Ainsworth
Self - Landscape Investigator
Helen Geake
Self - Anglo-Saxon Specialist
Matt Williams
Self - Field Archaeologist
Derek Pitman
Self - Archaeologist
Lawrence Shaw
Self - Archaeologist