7.9/1054 votes#1 - The Guerrilla Base of the King - Athelney, Somerset
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/16/1994
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.
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7.8/1041 votes#2 - On the Edge of an Empire - Ribchester, Lancashire
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/23/1994
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.
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8.1/1039 votes#3 - The New Town of a Norman Prince - Much Wenlock, Shropshire
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/1994
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.
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8.0/1036 votes#4 - The Fortress in the Lake - Llangorse Lake, Powys
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/6/1994
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.
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Guerrilla Base of the King - Athelney, Somerset" is the best rated episode of "Time Team" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/16/1994. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "On the Edge of an Empire - Ribchester, Lancashire".