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This series begins with an examination of what life was like for the First World War Machine Gun Corps revealing the lost secrets of Belton House the stately home where they were trained

The National Trust Roman fort of Branodunum reveals impressive aerial cropmark photographs showcasing substantial buildings and numerous artifacts from the 2nd to the 4th centuries AD It was potentially larger than Brancaster benefitting from close proximity to the vital sea route Noteworthy finds include a rare pewter dish a belt ornament Roman scale armor and cockerel spurs indicating

Time Team investigate Caerau Hillfort a huge hill near Cardiff that may be immensely significant Geophysics shows multiple circular marks indicating several roundhouses However Francis initially has trouble locating these structures in the ground Iron Age specialist Niall Sharples explains that a hill forts function is primarily domestic and social rather than military Kids from Ely are drafted

Tony and the Team help Hektor Rous the son of Aussie Earl Keith Rous piece together the mysterious history of the familys Tudor country home in Suffolk They are joined by Tudor historian Suzie Lipscomb and buildings expert Richard K Morriss

Tony and the team work with volunteers from Operation Nightingale an initiative to help injured veterans of the war in Afghanistan They are investigating the ancient Barrow Clump on Salisbury Plain where they discover burials from 2000BC and rare Saxon finds The team are joined by Richard Osgood an archaeologist from the Ministry of Defence

Tony and the team make their way to the Lake District on an expedition that takes them both higher and deeper than theyve ever been before They are looking for a forgotten piece of the nations industrial heritage the Lake District used to be a major source of valuable copper

Time Team investigate Oakham Castle in the tiny county of Rutland Its Britains best preserved 12thcentury building but its grounds are full of mysterious lumps and bumps crying out to be investigated The team are joined by site director Neil Holbrook historian Marc Morris architectural historian Richard K Morriss Tim Allen from English Heritage and ceramicist Jane Young Danni Wootton looks at

Roman remains have been turning up in an Oxfordshire field for decades where a student in the 1960s believed he had uncovered a Roman mosaic Is this the site of a lost grand Roman villa Neil Holbrook takes charge with contributions from Louise Revell Roman archaeologist and Mark Corney Roman finds expert Finds include a rare piece of Roman glass a cheese press and a huge rustic pot from the 4th

Colm Donnelly Finbar McCormick and others from Queens University Dublin investigate an impressive ruin in County Down Northern Ireland It is associated with John de Courcy and his renegade Norman knights But when was it built and what did it look like As its a protected monument their dig is strictly limited

Tony and the team try to piece together the complete picture of the Manor of the More a once impressive palace masterminded by Henry VIIIs righthand man Cardinal Wolsey In its heyday it was supposedly even more opulent than Wolseys other masterpiece Hampton Court Built in 1520 its now the site of Northwood Prep School and Time Team are proposing to dig up their playing fields

On the invitation of the owners Steve and Pru Barlow Time Team investigates Upton Castle in Pembrokeshire The castle built to defend Little England beyond Wales from the locals has undergone significant cosmetic alterations over the years The team focuses their efforts on the chapel believed to be the oldest structure on the site potentially predating the castle itself Inside they find a