Time Team Timelines

Tony Robinson presents a rich picture of Bronze Age Britain from Time Team's 20-year archive, starting with the oldest man-made item ever found on the program and much more! Tony is joined by Richard Bradley from Reading University, who explains why it's called the Bronze Age, illustrated with some beautiful objects from the period.

Tony takes a fresh look at Time Team digs from the pre-Roman period in Britain, notorious for its primitive, bloodthirsty tribes constantly warring with one another. Is there a different side to these ancient peoples?

Tony Robinson looks back at what the Time Team have learned about the early years of the Roman occupation. Why did the Roman Empire expand here, and how did the these two civilizations affect each other?

Tony Robinson looks back at what the Time Team have learnt about Roman Britain, an important part of one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen.

Britain, after the exit of the Romans in the 5th century, was invaded by all sorts of people such as the Jutes, Angles, Saxons, Vikings, and Norsemen, which makes it a fascinating and puzzling period. Tony presents highlights of Time Team digs illuminating the Dark Ages.

The 11th to 16th centuries in England were a time of both prosperity and upheaval. Time Team relives some of its most memorable excavations, concentrating on medieval industry.

Tony Robinson, with the help of David Gainster from the British Museum, looks back at what the Time Team have learned about the Modern Age in digs from the last ten years.

The most famous year in British history is arguably 1066, but did everything change overnight from being English to French? Tony looks at the many Time Team digs which help to answer that question, from the Norman Conquest to the Bubonic Plague.