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The Best Episodes of Time Team Season 1

Every episode of Time Team Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Time Team Season 1!

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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Time Team Season 1 Episode 3 - The New Town of a Norman Prince - Much Wenlock, Shropshire
    8.0/10(46 votes)

    S1:E3

    The 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Time Team Season 1 Episode 1 - The Guerrilla Base of the King - Athelney, Somerset
    7.8/10(64 votes)

    S1:E1

    In 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.

    Director:Graham Dixon
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Time Team Season 1 Episode 4 - The Fortress in the Lake - Llangorse Lake, Powys
    7.8/10(48 votes)

    S1:E4

    The 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Time Team Season 1 Episode 2 - On the Edge of an Empire - Ribchester, Lancashire
    7.7/10(48 votes)

    S1:E2

    Ribchester 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The New Town of a Norman Prince - Much Wenlock, Shropshire" is the best rated episode of Time Team season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 46 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on January 30, 1994. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Guerrilla Base of the King - Athelney, Somerset".