Season 1
4 episodes · Jan 16, 1994
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S1E1The Guerrilla Base of the King - Athelney, Somerset
Jan 16, 199450mIn this first ever episode of Time Team, Tony and the team travel to Athelney in Somerset to investigate a series of hills (once islands in a bog) that became Alfred The Great last defensive positions after a series of losses to invading Viking forces. It is also the place Alfred began the great rally that saw him re-conquer most Wessex and laid the foundations of the nation that was to become England.
S1E2On the Edge of an Empire - Ribchester, Lancashire
Jan 23, 199450mRibchester in Lancashire has been known for some time as a site of a Roman fort. The Time Team arrive in the town to answer two questions, one is to consolidate all the previous excavations on the site, and the second to define the outline of a possible older wooden fort that is thought to have been in the area.
S1E3The New Town of a Norman Prince - Much Wenlock, Shropshire
Jan 30, 199450mThe Time Team go to the small town of Much Wenlock, after they receive a letter from a resident explains a recent excavation uncovered possibly the oldest house in the town. What they discover is the remains of an old Saxon village transitioning into a larger newer Norman settlement.
S1E4The Fortress in the Lake - Llangorse Lake, Powys
Feb 6, 199450mThe Time Team travel to Brecon Beacons in Wales, they have come to investigate a small man-made island in Llangorse Lake. Locals tell many strange legends including hearing the sounds of Church bells echoing across the body of water at night. The Team want to know who built the island and try to find evidence to support the stories of it eventual fall into disuse.