Time Team S15E3 — Bodies in the Dunes - Barra, Western Isles

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Time Team•Season 15•Episode 3

Bodies in the Dunes - Barra, Western Isles

8.0/10 · 24 votesJan 20, 200850 min

Ranked #4 of 13 in Season 15•+0.2 vs season avg

The Team travel to the windswept island of Barra, 50 miles off the west coast of Scotland, for a unique rescue dig. This Hebridean outpost is famous for its strip of unusually fertile sand dunes all round the coast, land that has been home to

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Season 15 Episodes13

Gold in the Moat - Codnor Castle, Derbyshire still

Gold in the Moat - Codnor Castle, Derbyshire

Street of the Dead - Binchester, County Durham still

Street of the Dead - Binchester, County Durham

Bodies in the Dunes - Barra, Western Isles still

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Bodies in the Dunes - Barra, Western Isles

The Naughty Nuns of Northampton - Towcester, Northamptonshire still

The Naughty Nuns of Northampton - Towcester, Northamptonshire

Mysteries of the Mosaic - Coberley, Gloucestershire still

Mysteries of the Mosaic - Coberley, Gloucestershire

Blitzkreig on Shooter’s Hill - South London still

Blitzkreig on Shooter’s Hill - South London

Keeping Up with the Georgians - Hunstrete, Somerset still

Keeping Up with the Georgians - Hunstrete, Somerset

Saxons on the Edge - Stonton Wyville, Leicestershire still

Saxons on the Edge - Stonton Wyville, Leicestershire

Fort of the Earls - Dungannon, Northern Ireland still

Fort of the Earls - Dungannon, Northern Ireland

From Constantinople To Cornwall - Padstow, North Cornwall still

From Constantinople To Cornwall - Padstow, North Cornwall

Five Thousand Tons of Stone - Hamsterley, County Durham still

Five Thousand Tons of Stone - Hamsterley, County Durham

The Romans Recycle - Wickenby, Lincolnshire still

The Romans Recycle - Wickenby, Lincolnshire

Hunting King Harold - Portskewett, South Wales still

Hunting King Harold - Portskewett, South Wales

Cast10

Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Self - Presenter

Phil Harding

Phil Harding

Self - Field Archaeologist

John Gater

John Gater

Self - Geophysicist

Stewart Ainsworth

Stewart Ainsworth

Self - Landscape Investigator

Mick Aston

Mick Aston

Self - Landscape Archaeologist

Helen Geake

Helen Geake

Self - Anglo-Saxon Specialist

Victor Ambrus

Victor Ambrus

Self - Historical Illustrator

Francis Pryor

Francis Pryor

Self - Bronze Age Specialist

Henry Chapman

Henry Chapman

Self - Surveyor

Raksha Dave

Raksha Dave

Self - Field Archeologist

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Episode Summary

"Bodies in the Dunes - Barra, Western Isles" is episode 3 of Time Team season 15. It scored 8.0/10 from 24 votes, ranking #4 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on January 20, 2008.

Next: E4 · The Naughty Nuns of Northampton - Towcester, Northamptonshire Best of Season 15