Time Team S8E12 — Three Tales of Canterbury - Canterbury, Kent

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Time Team•Season 8•Episode 12

Three Tales of Canterbury - Canterbury, Kent

7.7/10 · 25 votesMar 25, 200149 min

Ranked #11 of 13 in Season 8•−0.3 vs season avg

In highlights from a previous live dig, the team visit the ancient city of Canterbury to investigate three separate sites, all connected by their religious functions. There is a Roman temple, a monastery, and a medieval site devoted to the construction of sacred buildings. Celebrity

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Seasons25

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Season 8 Episodes13

An Anglo-Saxon Cemetery - Normanton, Lincolnshire still

An Anglo-Saxon Cemetery - Normanton, Lincolnshire

The Man Who Bought a Castle - Alderton, Northamptonshire still

The Man Who Bought a Castle - Alderton, Northamptonshire

The Celtic Spring - Llygadwy, Powys still

The Celtic Spring - Llygadwy, Powys

A Waltham Villa - Waltham Field, Whittington, Gloucestershire still

A Waltham Villa - Waltham Field, Whittington, Gloucestershire

The Lost Viaduct - Blaenavon, Torfaen still

The Lost Viaduct - Blaenavon, Torfaen

A Palace Sold for Scrap - Rycote, Thame, Oxfordshire still

A Palace Sold for Scrap - Rycote, Thame, Oxfordshire

An Iron-Age Roundhouse - Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire still

An Iron-Age Roundhouse - Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire

The Bone Caves - Alveston, Gloucestershire still

The Bone Caves - Alveston, Gloucestershire

The Inter-City Villa - Basildon, Berkshire still

The Inter-City Villa - Basildon, Berkshire

Holy Island - Lindisfarne, Northumberland still

Holy Island - Lindisfarne, Northumberland

The Leaning Tower of Bridgnorth - Bridgnorth, Shropshire still

The Leaning Tower of Bridgnorth - Bridgnorth, Shropshire

Three Tales of Canterbury - Canterbury, Kent still

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Three Tales of Canterbury - Canterbury, Kent

The Leper Hospital - Winchester, Hampshire still

The Leper Hospital - Winchester, Hampshire

Cast8

Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Self - Presenter

Carenza Lewis

Carenza Lewis

Self - Field Archaeologist

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

Victor Ambrus

Victor Ambrus

Self - Historical Illustrator

Robin Bush

Robin Bush

Self - Historian

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Episode Summary

"Three Tales of Canterbury - Canterbury, Kent" is episode 12 of Time Team season 8. It scored 7.7/10 from 25 votes, ranking #11 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.0). It aired on March 25, 2001.

Next: E13 · The Leper Hospital - Winchester, Hampshire Best of Season 8