This is the Time Team podcast. Join Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams as they bring the past to life.

New episodes start on Tuesday 3rd September 2024.

Here's a taster of what you can expect from Time Team. If you like what you hear, make sure you hit follow so you don't miss an episode.

In the second episode of the all-new Time Team podcast archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams speak to Francesca Giarelli from Red River Archaeology about a Roman villa hidden under a new housing development in Oxfordshire!

Also, you'll hear how Martyn got on when he met up with digger driver Jon Beaver to have a go in his "big yellow trowel" and Time Team's creator, Tim Taylor tells you how he managed to persuade Channel 4 to take the risk to broadcast the programme in 1994.

Don't forget to head over to Patreon for more from Time Team and check out our videos on YouTube.

Welcome to the first episode of a new-look Time Team podcast. Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams bring the past to life with the help of the Time Team family.

You'll discover the stage, hidden for hundreds of years, where William Shakespeare performed; Time Team's creator, Tim Taylor, tells you where he originally got the idea for the hit Channel 4 programme in 1994; ancestry and genealogy expert Dr Sophie Kay has great advice on how you can be the historian of your own family tree and Stewart Ainsworth reveals the importance of maps in uncovering the secrets of a landscape.

We hope you enjoy the Time Team podcast. Head over to Patreon to find out more about how you can help us to continue supporting archaeological discoveries across the UK and beyond.

Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams bring you a special episode of the Time Team podcast from an archaeological dig at Norton Disney in Lincolnshire, the ancestral home of Walt Disney himself!

This episode is your chance to find out what it's like to be at a Time Team dig, as Helen and Martyn record the podcast from the very heart of the excavation. You'll hear from plenty of archaeologists in the Time Team family who've been working on site as well as the volunteers who've been digging test pits in the front gardens of bungalows in the village.

Both Helen and Time Team's Carenza Lewis will be sharing their memories of the first ever episode of Time Team and answering your questions.

For the full daily behind-the-scenes coverage during the filming of the Norton Disney episode, check out Dig Watch on Patreon. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial

In this episode of the Time Team podcast Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams hear about the latest discoveries at a site dubbed England's Pompeii. You'll find out how the Bronze Age settlement, home to around 60 people, burned down in 850BC but has been almost-perfectly preserved, giving a snapshot of what life in Cambridgeshire was like around 3,000 years ago. Mark Knight, from the Cambridge Archaeological Unit, tells you everything you need to know.

Also on the podcast, Time Team's Stewart Ainsworth is out in a muddy field with Martyn, explaining how LiDAR can be used to reveal hidden secrets about a landscape; the creator of Time Team, Tim Taylor, tells you what happened when Sir Tony Robinson became involved with the programme and Helen will be answering more of the questions you've submitted on Patreon.

Join us now via Patreon to ask your question in a future episode. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out more.

The Time Team podcast returns with big news. We're going back to dig at Sutton Hoo in 2025! Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams hear from Prof. Martin Carver who carried out major excavations of the site in the 1980s. Finding out more about the burial mounds, the buried Anglo-Saxon ship and the exotic byzantine bucket. He explains why it's such an important place archaeologically and how it still holds secrets to this day.

Also on the podcast; Time Team's Stewart Ainsworth puts Martyn through his paces as he undergoes the final bit of his basic training as a landscape archaeologist, the show's creator, Tim Taylor, tells you about the biggest challenges faced by the crew when putting together a programme and there's more of your questions, this time with an added surprise.

There's so much more from Time Team on Patreon. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out what else Time Team has to offer, including a chance to hear an extended interview with Martin Carver on the secrets of Sutton Hoo.

Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams take you deeper into the world of archaeology with the help of Time Team.

In this episode Keith Wescott demonstrates how to use a metal detector to unearth rare finds, Giselle Király updates you on a rare folded dog tag, found whilst digging a site where the famous Band of Brothers had trained during the Second World War and you'll meet the technical wizard behind Time Team's lifelike 3D graphics.

Also, Helen answers more of your questions on archaeology and the show itself. Submit yours right now by visiting patreon.com/timeteamofficial where you'll find even more ways to get more out of Time Team, as well as support us to fund digs in the UK and around the world.

Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams talk about the discovery of an ancient Roman knife handle found at Hadrian's Wall. You'll find out why it's not as recent a discovery as news reports might suggest.

There's news from China where analysis of over one-thousand artefacts are only just starting to reveal new secrets about the people of Sanxingdui, in the western Sichuan province. Ling Xin from Archaeology Magazine explains what life might've been like in this hidden Chinese kingdom.

You'll also learn the perfect trowelling technique from Time Team's Matt Williams and the show's creator, Tim Taylor, lets you in on his hopes and plans for Time Team's future.

All that plus an excellent question about stairs in Roman villas. Submit your question to Helen now by supporting us on Patreon. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.

Time Team's Helen Geake and Derek Pitman go head to head in this Christmas edition of the podcast. Members of the Time Team family provide the questions to find out if they really know their stuff.

Also, co-host Martyn Williams has a special festive surprise for Helen and Derek as they perform Twas The Night Before Time Team.

Don't miss our next episode on 7th January where Helen and Derek will be answering your archaeology questions from Patreon. Join our Time Team community there now at patreon.com/timeteamofficial.

In this episode you’ll find out about the discovery of a medieval moat around an ancient farm site near Tewkesbury with Jon Hart from Cotswold Archaeology.
You’ll meet Time Team’s buildings archaeologist, Richard Parker. He explains how analysing architecture can shed light on the way people used to live.
Harry Manley demonstrates how getting up high above the landscape with a drone can benefit the archaeology being done on the ground.
Plus, your archaeology questions, submitted on our Patreon site, get answers.

Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams guide you through the world beneath your feet.

Find out more about how you can support archaeology in the UK and around the world by supporting us on Patreon. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more details on the amazing extra content and behind-the-scenes exclusives you get when you join up.

The Time Team podcast will return on Christmas eve with a special Christmas quiz episode! Helen Geake and Derek Pitman will battle it out, answering questions submitted by members of the Time Team family.

Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams take you to Sutton Hoo, where Time Team will be returning later this year.

Find out more about a new theory - put forward by Dr Helen Gittos from the University of Oxford - which casts doubt on the current understanding of how opulent Byzantine treasures, found in some of the burial mounds, came to be there. Could it be that Anglo-Saxons were fighting in the Byzantine army?

You'll also hear from the volunteers who are attempting to recreate the 27 metre-long longship which has made Sutton Hoo famous. How close are they to completing the project?

Plus, you'll meet the Patreon volunteer who's excited to return to the Sutton Hoo site and Time Team's Derek Pitman returns with news of a brand new offering over on YouTube.

The first episode of the Time Team podcast for 2025 is a little different. Archaeologists Dr Helen Geake and Dr Derek Pitman answer questions you've been asking on Patreon.

From how new technology might change the way archaeologists make discoveries to what happens after the diggers have left a site, Helen and Derek give you their thoughts on what you've been wondering.

As a special treat you can watch this episode on our Patreon site. Head there now to see Martyn, Helen and Derek in action. You'll also be able to ask more questions and get access to exclusive content. It's all available at patreon.com/timeteamofficial

Dr Duncan Wright from Newcastle University explains how an 11th century royal toilet has allowed researchers to prove the location of King Harold's residence, solving a mystery of the famous Bayeux Tapestry.

Also joining Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams is Dani Wootton who'll bring you this month's Time Team News. Meg Russell explains the science behind the mental health benefits of archaeology and there'll be more of your Patreon questions answered.

Don't forget you can join us on Patreon for bonus content and extended interviews. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out more.

In this episode Rachel Pope from The University of Liverpool explains how new research is lifting the veil on the lives of women in Iron Age Britain.

Martyn Williams tries out one of the most back-breaking archaeological techniques, as Prof. Henry Chapman demonstrates coring.

There's a trip down memory lane as former Time Team Principal Conservation Expert, Brigid Gallagher, and former Time Team 3D graphic artist, Raysan al-Kubaisi, share their stories of life on Time Team in our Channel 4 days.

And Dr Helen Geake answers more of your questions from Patreon.

Join us on Patreon to see extended video versions of all of the interviews from this episode, plus loads more from Time Team. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial.

Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams discover Pompeii like you've never seen it before. New excavations at the site have been unearthing perfectly-preserved bathhouses, skeletons and jewellery which allow us to learn even more about life in the ancient city before it was destroyed by a volcano. Dr Sophie Hay was heavily involved in the dig and takes us through the most breathtaking discoveries.

Also, Martyn revisits the site of an old Time Team dig in The Cotswolds where an exciting new discovery has been made. Plus, Time Team's Meg Russell tells us how archaeology is a family affair with three generations involved in the discipline and Helen answers more of your questions submitted on Patreon.

Join us on Patreon to watch the full extended interview with Dr Sophie Hay, plus so much more bonus content and behind-the-scenes updates from Time Team. Go to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out more.

It's our first Patreon questions episode! Dr Helen Geake brings you answers to some of the things you've always wondered about archaeology. From how to get involved in digs to whether people are really ok with dozens of archaeologists digging huge holes in their lawns, we've got the answers to your questions.
Plus, Helen tells Martyn about a historical object and discusses its importance.

You can ask a question too by joining us on Patreon. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to join our community of archaeology and history enthusiasts.

Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams are joined by this year's winner of The Archaeologist of the Year award. Joyce Tyldesley OBE is Professor of Egyptology, she's poised to reveal some of the civilisation's secrets.

Also, Lawrence Shaw gets you excited about this weekend's Time Team expedition crew YouTube video and Naomi Sewpaul demonstrates an archaeological technique called floatation.

Plus, Helen and Martyn have an exciting announcement about the future of the podcast.

Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to watch the full interview with Joyce Tyldesley and learn even more about Ancient Egypt.

Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams are joined by Gus Casely-Hayford OBE to answer your archaeology questions. You’ll learn the difference between coring and flotation, find out what commercial archaeology units do, debate the benefits of using plaster casts over a more technological solution and there’s another theory on Roman stairs to ponder.

Helen’s find this episode is a penannular ring, which you can have a look at here:
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/978770. You’ll find out how it’s been baffling historians for decades!

Plus, Gus shares exciting updates on a brand new V&A museum coming to London soon.

Don’t forget you can ask your question on Patreon, as well as get loads more from Time Team. We bring you behind the scenes exclusives, extended interviews and previews of our biggest episodes of the year. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out more.

On this episode of the Time Team podcast; landscape archaeologist Stewart Ainsworth takes Martyn Williams to Bodbury Ring in Shropshire where he's made an astonishing new discovery which could completely change the way we think about the Iron Age site.

Dr Helen Geake's delving deeper into witchcraft as she investigates curious witch bottles with Nigel Jeffries from Museum of London Archaeology and Dani Wootton is back with the latest Time Team news.

All that plus answers to the questions you've been asking on Patreon. To put your own question to Helen or get loads more from Time Team, visit patreon.com/timeteamofficial and join our community.

In this week's episode of the Time Team podcast with Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams, Professor Vincent Gaffney, chair in landscape archaeology at The University of Bradford, discusses Doggerland, an area of land now submerged under the North Sea off the coast of Britain.

Professor  Caroline Wilkinson, a world-leading expert in facial reconstruction, explains how new techniques allow you to look into the eyes of people from the past and metal detectorist Keith Wescott takes Martyn to the place where he discovered a huge Roman villa.

There's also answers to more of your questions on Patreon.

Join our Patreon community now to ask your question and to get loads of extra content from Time Team. You'll have access to extended interviews, masterclasses, early releases and behind the scenes videos. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial.

Time Team's Francis Pryor discovered Flag Fen, a Bronze Age site of world importance, in 1982. The remarkable preservation of a wooden causeway, over a kilometre long, along with ancient roundhouses, gave us unique insight into how people lived thousands of years ago. Now, decades after Francis' discovery, Flag Fen is under threat and the archaeology is at risk of being lost forever. Time Team takes Francis back to find out what can be done to save this hugely important site.

Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams speak to self-proclaimed 'word nerd' Rob Watts from the etymology YouTube channel RobWords. He explains how studing language can reveal secrets about our past which could shed more light on archaeological discoveries.

Dani Wootton brings you archaeology stories from around the world in Time Team News and Helen will answer more questions from Patreon supporters.

Join our community on Patreon to get even more from Time Team, including an extended version of our interview with RobWords. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out more.

Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake answers more of your questions in this episode of the Time Team podcast. From whether Vikings really wore horned helmets to why the police aren't called in every time a skeleton is discovered at a site.

There's also another edition of Helen's Find, which you can see at the following links:
https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/477426/recordtype/artefacts
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/18704

You can submit your question for a future episode on Patreon, where you'll find even more content from Time Team. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for all the details.

With just one week to go until Time Team returns to Sutton Hoo, Martyn Williams and archaeologist Dr Helen Geake find out even more about one of its unearthed treasures, The Bromeswell Bucket.

Martyn visits one of the UK's largest Iron Age hillforts in Oswestry to find out how vandalism is putting its archaeology at risk.

With fears about the future of university funding for archaeology courses, commercial archaeologist Giselle Király talks about job opportunities in the industry.

Plus, Helen answers more of your questions submitted on Patreon.

To ask yours and find out about the extra content you get access to, support us on Patreon at patreon.com/timeteamofficial

It's another episode of the Time Team podcast devoted to answering your questions. Dr Helen Geake responds to what you've been asking on Patreon.
You'll find out about the dark side of metal detecting, whether our ancestors were buried or cremated and why farmers can continue to plough the soil at scheduled monuments.

Plus, Helen's find this week is a spindle whorl. You can find out about one from a Time Team dig at Codnor Castle here:
https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/our-work/codnor-castle
And here's a link to one that's illustrated on the Portable Antiquities Scheme:
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/641637 

Join us on Patreon to get loads more from Time Team and to ask your question in a future episode. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for all the details.

Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams are at Sutton Hoo where Time Team's 2025 dig has just started.

Professor Martin Carver, who led an excavation of the famous Sutton Hoo mounds in the 1980s, is on site with his thoughts on the project.
Sutton Hoo's archaeology and engagement manager Laura Howarth tells us what she hopes the 2025 dig will be able to reveal about life in the area.
Martyn explores the burial ground for himself and there's finally some information to share on the Bromeswell bucket.

Join our community of archaeology fans on Patreon. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to see Helen and Martyn's site tour, plus so much more exclusive content from out Sutton Hoo dig.

Helen Geake answers more questions from Time Team members about archaeology, history and Time Team. You'll learn about the delicate process of recovering buried finds, ponder the merits of archaeological experience and hear about the Time Team moments Mick Aston would've enjoyed.

In Helen's Find you'll learn about an object discovered through archaeology. This time it's a small sundial. You can see it here:
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/502553

Become a Time Team member to ask your question on a future edition of the podcast. You also get access to ad-free and bonus content, 3D models, behind-the-scenes insights and the chance to join us on site. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.

Phil Harding tells the Time Team podcast about a remarkable discovery at a site just five kilometres from Stonehenge. Holes thought to have once contained huge wooden posts were discovered which date back 500 years before the stones at Stonehenge were erected. The posts at Bulford line up with the summer and winter solstices, in the same way they do at Stonehenge. It means this new discovery could have been an early prototype for the solar alignment seen at Stonehenge.

You'll hear Phil talking to Helen Geake and Martyn Williams, alongside Fabio Silva, an astroarchaeologist, who helped to confirm the findings. There are also details of how you can contribute to Time Team's future research by suggesting sites for new digs.

You can help Time Team unearth more of our past by becoming a Time Team member. In return you'll get access to ad-free and bonus episodes, 3D models, behind-the-scenes exclusives and the chance to dig with us on site. Go to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.

Helen Geake and Martyn Williams are in conversation with linguist, writer and broadcaster Danny Bate. His new book, 'Why Q Needs U', invites you to get to grips with the complexities of language and how tracing its roots can help us discover more about the past.

You can get much more from Time Team and the podcast by becoming a Time Team member. Get ad-free and bonus episodes as well as 3D models, masterclasses and early access to new Time Team episodes. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to learn more.

Time Team's expedition crew have been on the Mapperton estate in Dorset where they've been excavating a mysterious structure in a field. Helen Geake and Martyn Williams take you to the heart of the dig and wonder whether the discovery could be a long-forgotten Roman building.

There's also exciting news from Time Team's Jackie McKinley who's received some remarkable information about the bodies of a young boy and girl found buried together in a grave in Cherington, as featured in our 'Princely Burial' dig.

For ad-free and bonus episodes of the podcast why not join us as a Time Team member on Patreon. There's loads more from Time Team there. Your support means we can fund more archaeological right across the UK and around the world.

Time Team have just finished a three day excavation of the Roman fort at Brancaster in Norfolk. On the evening of our second day on site the team headed to the local village hall where people in the community gathered to hear about some of the discoveries archaeologists had made.
Recorded in front of a live audience you'll hear from the podcast's own Helen Geake, Angus Wainwright from the National Trust, Dani Wootton, Matt Williams and Carenza Lewis as they answer questions put to them from people who live just a short walk from the iconic Roman site.

There's lots more from Brancaster on Patreon where you can also get ad-free and bonus episodes of the podcast. Support the archaeology we do by becoming a Time Team member at patreon.com/timeteamofficial

Helen Geake and Martyn Williams are on site with Time Team in Brancaster, Norfolk. Archaeologists are excavating the Roman fort of Branodunum following some amazing geophysics results, whilst filming a new Time Team episode. Helen and Martyn will take you behind the scenes as the dig takes place. You'll meet the team of experts and volunteers who are all working hard on a very cold and windy site.

Time Team members at the Project Supervisor tier and above have access to a bonus episode recorded on site. Helen and Martyn are joined in the Time Team dome by Carenza Lewis, Dani Wootton and John Gater to answer some of the questions you've been sending in via Patreon. For ad-free and bonus episodes, behind-the-scenes videos, masterclasses, 3D models and so much more visit patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out how you can support the archaeology we do and the programmes we make.

In a special edition of the podcast, Helen Geake and Martyn Williams sit down with John Waddell, author and former Professor of Archaeology in the University of Galway.
He's just released 'The Celtic World: A History', which looks at what life was really like for The Celts of Europe. John helps to dispel myths and tells you things you never knew about their culture, language and lifestyle. You'll finish listening to this podcast with a far deeper understanding.

'The Celtic World: A History' is now available to buy in the Time Team shop at https://shop.timeteamdigital.com/collections/books

Time Team members can get even more from the podcast, including ad-free and bonus episodes. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out how you can help support the archaeology we do and the programmes we make.

We're at Current Archaeology Live at UCL in London. Guest speakers from the world of archaeology are presenting to a packed audience. Helen and Martyn have been chatting to some of them.
You'll hear from the event's keynote speaker, David Breeze, who knows all there is to know about Hadrian's Wall. There's also a conversation with the winner of the Archaeologist of the Year award at the Current Archaeology Awards, Dr Jane Kershaw.

Time Team members at Project Supervisor level and above can listen to a bonus episode recorded in the pub after the event, where more archaeologists share their research with Helen and Martyn. To find out how to access ad-free and bonus episodes of the podcast head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial

Helen and Martyn are back with another questions episode. Archaeologist Helen Geake is answering queries sent in by Time Team members on Patreon. They include the furniture you might find in a roundhouse, why the Iron Age didn't come before the Bronze Age and what Time Team archaeologist do when they're not filming episodes of the show.

There's also Helen's Find, which looks at an interesting object from the past. You can see Spong Man here:
https://www.museumscollections.norfolk.gov.uk/collections-object-page?id=NWHCM%20:%201994.192.1

If you're not a Time Team member yet then you're missing out on ad-free and bonus episodes of the podcast. There's also special masterclasses, behind-the-scenes films, 3D models and the chance to join us on site. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for all the details.

Join archaeologist Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams as they guide you through the world of archaeology. In this episode you'll learn about the 2,000-year-old footprints found on a beach in Scotland, the battle to save Ukraine's archaeology from destruction, Giselle Király is on the lookout for rock art on Ilkley Moor and there's an update on the Dorset shipwreck which appeared on a beach.

You can get ad-free and bonus episodes of the Time Team podcast by joining us as a Time Team member on Patreon. Your support funds the archaeology we do. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out more.

Helen Geake answers questions from Time Team members on this episode of the podcast. She'll ponder if time periods like the Iron Age, Bronze Age and Stone Age happen at the same time in different parts of the world. There are also questions about what archaeologists might have got wrong, whether people looking at the past are being respectful and how you can get a job as an archaeologist.
You'll also hear Helen describing another ancient object in Helen's Find. This time it's a belt buckle, which you can look at here:
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1226891

Thank you to our Time Team members for submitting questions for the podcast. You can join them and support the archaeology we do by heading to patreon.com/timeteamofficial

Helen Geake and Martyn Williams hear about shipwreck timbers, buried for hundreds of years on a Dorset beach, that have been uncovered during a storm. Maritime archaeologist Tom Cousins from Bournemouth University explains how they got there.
Time Team's Henry Chapman is explaining how the work he's doing at Stonehenge is revealing new secrets about the landscape the monument is set in.
Also, Helen tried her hand (or arms) at rowing an ancient ship, you'll find out about this year's Current Archaeology Awards and it's all change at Cerne Abbas, the site of the huge chalk giant carved into the landscape.

Time Team members can enjoy a bonus episode over on Patreon right now. Find out more at patreon.com/timeteamofficial

Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake answers questions from Time Team members. You'll learn the archaeological significance of ditches, ponder whether climate change might destroy our buried ancient past and consider the possibility ground up ancient Egyptian mummies might be scattered across British fields!

There's also Helen's Find. This time Helen's looking at two objects from the Portable Antiquities Scheme:
1) https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/512140
2) https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/912922

Time Team members can ask Helen a question for a future episode. Sign up on Patreon for ad-free and bonus episodes of the podcast as well as so much more from Time Team.

You're invited to a special meet-up at the pub where the whole Time Team gang gathered to celebrate five years of the show's return. We say thank you to the fans who brought us back with an episode recorded at The George Inn, London.

Helen Geake and Martyn Williams chat to Sir Tony Robinson, John Gater, Gus Casely-Hayford, Jackie McKinley, Derek Pitman, Lawrence Shaw and many more. They reminisce on the last five years of adventures and answer questions sent in by Time Team members.

To get more from Time Team consider becoming a member. Your support allows us to make more programmes and do more archaeology. Go to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out more about the benefits of joining us, including exclusive videos, masterclasses, 3D models and the chance to dig on site. 

Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams explore the world of archaeology.
In this episode Richard Osgood, from Operation Nightingale, reveals what it was really like to excavate at Time Team's latest dig; the princely burial at Cherington. You'll also meet the conservator tasked with bringing an Anglo-Saxon sword back to life.
Time Team's environmental archaeologist, Naomi Sewpaul, takes you on a tour of the lab where she analyses wood and charcoal samples and Helen answers your questions.
There's also Time Team News where we discuss the amazing discoveries at Sizewell C, the site that will eventually be home to a new nuclear power station for the UK. You can read about that and the other stories we mention in the links below:

Sizewell C: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2d70yder9po
Roman pools in Italy: https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/roman-pools-scrapyard-baffle-historians-3hdcldxh6?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqc0alPwGvxZpa8KGBPVn7kRuaMbgy7JoLEoPkTyXGyddSOX6yjB41e3h1jVJTM%3D&gaa_ts=696fb235&gaa_sig=Af6QZj4gaO2ffLaGt8xR383Uk2eKYPOJoJ0Sq2V7dOiszOEzUhcaZSurmN8FZ_4IwVDSOBLuQdXQeA0e5lsEUQ%3D%3D
Roman villa in Port Talbot: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk8j1gkxelo

You can get more from Time Team by becoming a member. Join us now to support the work we do and get access to ad-free episodes, masterclasses, 3D models, the chance to dig with us and more. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial

Archaeologist Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams speak to Richard Osgood ahead of Time Team's return to the village of Cherington, where excavation of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery continues. You'll also meet some of the military veterans working on the site who are part of Operation Nightingale, an organisation which uses archaeology to help former and serving military personnel recover from psychological injuries. The brand new Time Team film, 'Return To The Princely Burial: The Sword In The Stones?' is released on YouTube this Saturday.
There's also the remarkable story of how Time Team's logo came to be. You'll meet Jamie Wiggins, who designed it at just 18 years old. The show's current graphic artist, Neil Emmanuel, talks about how the design has evolved.
Helen's also answering questions from Time Team members.

Support our archaeology and the programmes we make by becoming a Time Team member. You'll get access to exclusive content, 3D models, extended interviews, masterclasses and the chance to dig with us on site. Go to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.

Time Team archaeologist Helen Geake answers questions from Time Team members in this episode of the podcast.
There's a discussion about Purbeck marble, a question about the everyday household items that are lost to archaeology, thoughts on patriarchal societies and whether Helen would ever write a novel.
In Helen's Find you discover more about an ancient item. This time it's a musical instrument. You can see it here:
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/821173

Become a Time Team member to support the work we do and get more from Time Team. We've got behind-the-scenes videos, masterclasses, extended interviews and the chance to ask a question on the podcast. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.

Archaeologist Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams discuss an amazing find from a dig in Norfolk. They also get more information about two of the excavations Time Team's embarking on this year; one at The Ness of Brodgar in Orkney and the other in Brancaster on the Norfolk coast.
Nick Card from The Ness of Brodgar explains the site's significance and The National Trust's Angus Wainwright sets the Roman fort of Branodunum in its wider context.
You'll also hear how other people in Time Team are getting on as 2026 begins.

Helen will also be answering questions from Time Team members. To ask yours and to get loads more from Time Team, including behind-the-scenes videos, exclusive interviews, masterclasses and more, join us at patreon.com/timeteamofficial

Helen Geake and Martyn Williams look back at more of their favourites from the Time Team podcast in 2025.
This time Stewart Ainsworth makes a discovery at Bodbury Ring, John Gater's revisiting a Roman site, Francis Pryor has a warning about Flag Fen, Jackie McKinley's on site at Sutton Hoo, Giselle Király's walking in the footsteps of Otzi The Iceman and Martyn's getting up close and personal with the Mary Rose.
There's also a progress update from Jacq Barnard of The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company. They're building a reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon ship using traditional techniques. You can read more about them at https://saxonship.org/ where you can also submit your suggestion for the ship's name.

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It's part one of our look back at some of the best bits from the Time Team podcast in 2025.
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams remember time spent at Sutton Hoo, investigating the landscape with Stewart Ainsworth, exploring the ancient city of Pompeii with Dr Sophie Hay, test pitting in Norton Disney and using a floatation tank with Naomi Sewpaul.

What were your favourite bits from the podcast this year? Time Team members can tell us using our podcast chat on Patreon. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to join in the conversation.

Merry Christmas from the Time Team podcast. The rematch is here! Time Team archaeologists Helen Geake and Derek Pitman go head to head in this year's Time Team Christmas quiz.
With questions from archaeologists, crew and our Time Team members, will Helen take the title again or will Derek manage to secure his first victory?

How did you get on? Play along at home to test your archaeological and Time Team knowledge.

Most of this episode was recorded before we learned about the death of Kerry Ely, Time Team's 'Mr Logistics'.

Helen's answering questions from Time Team members. We'll discuss when a buried body becomes archaeology, if it's possible to go on an archaeology digging holiday, the archaeologists that run in the family and whether it's possible for new technology to unroll ancient scrolls.

There's also Helen's Find, which this week is moustache-themed! You can see it at the following link:
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1238768

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Next week it's the Time Team Christmas Quiz 2025. Listen as Helen Geake and Derek Pitman battle it out with questions set by the Time Team family.

In this special edition of the Time Team podcast, archaeologist Helen Geake speaks to the man who's been at the heart of Time Team since the very beginning, Sir Tony Robinson!
Tony reveals how he came to present the show, discusses his love of archaeology and talks about his new book, The House of Wolf.

You can buy Tony's book in the Time Team shop. Go to https://shop.timeteamdigital.com

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Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams take you deeper into the world of history and archaeology. On today's episode you'll discover the remarkable result of 10 years of research into the Picts in Scotland. Prof. Gordon Noble summarises a decade's worth of work!

There's also an update from the Guildhall in King's Lynn where it's believed William Shakespeare performed, Time Team's Naomi Sewpaul explains why snails could hold the key to understanding our past and you'll meet some Time Team members!

You can find more information on a decade of research into the Picts here:
https://www.socantscot.org/news/new-society-book-transforms-our-understanding-of-the-picts/

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In February 2024 a wooden shipwreck was revealed on a beach in Orkney. People on the island of Sanday originally believed it might’ve been dislodged from the seabed in violent storms. What was it and how did it get there? Archaeologists have been piecing together the mystery of the Sanday Wreck.
In this special edition of the Time Team podcast, Helen Geake and Martyn Williams speak to Ben Saunders, senior marine archaeologist at Wessex Archaeology, who's made some remarkable discoveries about the ship's true identity and its amazing story.

There's loads more about the Sanday Wreck here:
https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/news/sanday-wreck