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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Time Team Season 14 Episode 14 - Pugin - The God of Gothic
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    #1 - Pugin - The God of Gothic

    S14:E14

    Tony Robinson talks us through the renovation of, perhaps, one of the most important homes ever built: Augustus Pugin's home in Ramsgate. In the mid-19th century, Pugin reinvented a medieval style of architecture that became known as Gothic Revival. Best known for his work on the Houses of Parliament, he built the Grange in Ramsgate in the 1840s using his own money and with, as he put it, "not an untrue bolt or joint from foundation to flagpole". Amazingly, the house was about to be destroyed in 2004 when the Landmark Trust set about restoring it. Time Team follows the transformation of the property and visits other Pugin creations around the country. It promises to be an intriguing mix of Grand Designs and Restoration - what could be better?

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  2. Time Team Season 20 Episode 14 - Britain's Stone Age Tsunami
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    #2 - Britain's Stone Age Tsunami

    S20:E14

    Tony Robinson reveals astonishing new evidence that shows how, 8000 years ago, a huge tsunami swamped the east coast of Britain.

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  3. Time Team Season 20 Episode 15 - The Secret of Lincoln Jail
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    #3 - The Secret of Lincoln Jail

    S20:E15

    Lincoln has been dominated by its castle for over 1000 years. Its high stone walls and gatehouses were built to impress the locals with Norman power, and it has housed medieval dungeons and Victorian and Georgian jails. Extraordinarily, today the castle is still a centre for justice and punishment, containing an active court. As part of a £19million refurbishment programme, a preparatory archaeological dig at the castle is revealing new secrets about the horrors of its early jails. Sir Tony Robinson and the Time Team cameras have had exclusive access to the dig. With help from Phil Harding and Alex Langlands, Tony traces the story of punishment over the course of a millennium. He discovers that, behind the walls of Lincoln Castle, the Victorians launched an experiment in prison justice that pushed human beings to their limits. Some went mad, many died, and the prison regime broke down in shocking circumstances. In this grim jail in the heart of the city, something went badly wrong.

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  4. Time Team Season 21 Episode 3 - Cornwall: Day Three
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    #4 - Cornwall: Day Three

    S21:E3

    The final day of the Cornish dig and will the team be able to resolve whether they've found a barrow or some other structure? Elsewhere, there is news about Helen's coin and some exciting finds in Matt's Bronze Age roundhouse.

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  5. Time Team Season 21 Episode 5 - Oxfordshire: Day Two
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    #5 - Oxfordshire: Day Two

    S21:E5

    Day Two, Matt extends Trench One in hopes of finding the north-west corner of the Roman villa, while the radar results reveal a significant structure in the south-east end.

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  6. Time Team Season 21 Episode 6 - Oxfordshire: Day Three
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    #6 - Oxfordshire: Day Three

    S21:E6

    The final day of the dig and the team re-investigate the stone sarcophagus first discovered in the 1960s. Elsewhere on the site, the trench containing the horse's head unearthed on Day Two is expanded.

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  7. Time Team Season 21 Episode 7 - Knights Hospitaller Preceptory: Day One
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    #7 - Knights Hospitaller Preceptory: Day One

    S21:E7

    Time Team are at Halston Hall, Shropshire, where Stewart Ainsworth believes he's found a lost Knights Hospitaller preceptory. Is Stewart right? The team have just three days to find out!

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  8. Time Team Season 21 Episode 8 - Knights Hospitaller Preceptory: Day Two
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    #8 - Knights Hospitaller Preceptory: Day Two

    S21:E8

    It's Day 2 at Halston Hall, Shropshire, where Time Team are trying to locate a possible Knights Hospitaller preceptory.

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  9. Time Team Season 21 Episode 9 - Knights Hospitaller Preceptory: Day Three
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    #9 - Knights Hospitaller Preceptory: Day Three

    S21:E9

    It's the final day at Halston Hall, Shropshire, where Time Team are trying to locate a possible Knights Hospitaller preceptory. Can we make sense of another complex site? Join us to find out!

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  10. Time Team Season 21 Episode 10 - Anglo-Saxon Cemetery: Day One
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    #10 - Anglo-Saxon Cemetery: Day One

    S21:E10

    Time Team have been called in by Dr Helen Geake to investigate the site of an early Medieval burial in Norfolk that has unearthed some incredible finds. Can the team relocate the grave and is it the site of a larger cemetery? We have just three days to find out!

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  11. Time Team Season 21 Episode 11 - Anglo-Saxon Cemetery: Day Two
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    #11 - Anglo-Saxon Cemetery: Day Two

    S21:E11

    It's Day 2 in Norfolk, and Time Team have been called in by Dr Helen Geake to investigate the site of an early Medieval burial that has unearthed some incredible finds. Can the team relocate the grave and is it the site of a larger cemetery? We have just three days to find out!

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  12. Time Team Season 21 Episode 12 - Anglo-Saxon Cemetery: Day Three
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    #12 - Anglo-Saxon Cemetery: Day Three

    S21:E12

    It's our final day in Norfolk, where Time Team have been called in by Dr Helen Geake to investigate the site of an early Medieval burial that has unearthed some incredible finds. Can the team make sense of this intriguing site? We have just one day left to find out!

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  13. Time Team Season 21 Episode 13 - Modbury Community Dig: Day One
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    #13 - Modbury Community Dig: Day One

    S21:E13

    Time Team joins forces with the people of Modbury to uncover their dramatic history. They hunt for clues throughout the town, in attics in living rooms, and under brand new lawns. The team look for for evidence of Civil Wars that raged through the town in the 17th century. Time Team are joined by Jim Stetson, whose family sat at the heart of the community before they left for America to find their fortune making hats. Will they piece together the dramatic ups and downs of Modbury and its fascinating history? They have just three days to do it!

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  14. Time Team Season 21 Episode 14 - Modbury Community Dig: Day Two
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    #14 - Modbury Community Dig: Day Two

    S21:E14

    Time Team joins forces with the people of Modbury to uncover their dramatic history. They hunt for clues throughout the town, in attics in living rooms, and under brand new lawns. They're looking for for evidence of Civil Wars that raged through the town in the 17th century. Time Team are joined by Jim Stetson, whose family sat at the heart of the community before they left for America to find their fortune making hats. But will they piece together the dramatic ups and downs of Modbury and its fascinating history? They have just two days left to do it!

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  15. Time Team Season 21 Episode 15 - Modbury Community Dig: Day Three
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    #15 - Modbury Community Dig: Day Three

    S21:E15

    Time Team joins forces with the people of Modbury to uncover their dramatic history. They hunt for clues throughout the town, in attics in living rooms, and under brand new lawns. The team look for for evidence of Civil Wars that raged through the town in the 17th century. Time Team are joined by Jim Stetson, whose family sat at the heart of the community before they left for America to find their fortune making hats. Will they piece together the dramatic ups and downs of Modbury and its fascinating history? They have just one day to do it!

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  16. Time Team Season 21 Episode 16 - Secrets of Wytch Farm: Day One
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    #16 - Secrets of Wytch Farm: Day One

    S21:E16

    Time Team heads to Wytch Farm, in the shadow of Corfe Castle, Dorset, where Derek and Lawrence discovered two Iron Age burials back in 2021. They've called in the full team to investigate. Was this a cemetery, and how long have people been living here? Where were they living, and, above all, what were their livelihoods? Will we uncover the secrets of Wytch Farm? We have just three days to find out!

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  17. Time Team Season 21 Episode 17 - Secrets of Wytch Farm: Day Two
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    #17 - Secrets of Wytch Farm: Day Two

    S21:E17

    It's Day 2 at Wytch Farm, in the shadow of Corfe Castle, Dorset, where Derek and Lawrence discovered two Iron Age burials back in 2021. They've called in the full team to investigate. Was this a cemetery, and how long have people been living here? Where were they living, and, above all, what were their livelihoods?

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  18. Time Team Season 21 Episode 18 - Secrets of Wytch Farm: Day Three
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    #18 - Secrets of Wytch Farm: Day Three

    S21:E18

    It's our final day at Wytch Farm, in the shadow of Corfe Castle, Dorset, where Derek and Lawrence discovered two Iron Age burials back in 2021. They've called in the full team to investigate. Was this a cemetery, and how long have people been living here? Where were they living, and, above all, what were their livelihoods?

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  19. Time Team Season 21 Episode 19 - The Sutton Hoo Dig Part 1: Searching for the Origins of Sutton Hoo
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    #19 - The Sutton Hoo Dig Part 1: Searching for the Origins of Sutton Hoo

    S21:E19

    In Part 1 of 3 parts following the first season at Sutton Hoo, Tony and the team get stuck into the first week of excavations, and delve into the history of the site. Tony reveals how the discovery of the great ship burial changed our understanding of Anglo Saxon society.. The Team begin to suspect that a cemetery under the Visitor’s Centre extends into Garden Field. And a strong metal detecting signal suggests to the team that they might have found the missing parts of a rare and beautiful Byzantine bucket partly ploughed up 30 years ago. Dr Helen Geake reveals her very personal connection with the site, which goes back to her student days, when she and other members of the team discovered some extraordinary burials under the other mounds in the Royal Burial ground. Dr. John Gater reveals the Geofizz that he and Jimmy Adcock did in 2021 and Stewart takes a wander through the landscape.

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  20. Time Team Season 21 Episode 20 - The Sutton Hoo Dig Part 2: Another Buried Boat?
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    #20 - The Sutton Hoo Dig Part 2: Another Buried Boat?

    S21:E20

    In Part 2, the Geofizz team hunt for an anglo saxon settlement and a Hall. And they discover an extraordinary anomaly which could shed light on Sutton Hoo’s Anglo Saxon shipping history. Carenza and Dani recruit about 40 volunteers to investigate the area in a series of test pits, and Derek and Lawrence take to the water.. In Garden Field, the dig continues with more graves being identified and pieces of intriguing grave goods. The big metal detecting signal gets bigger. Derek and Helen make an exciting discovery about the fabric of the Byzantine Bucket.

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  21. Time Team Season 21 Episode 21 - The Sutton Hoo Dig Part 3: Lost Treasure Rescued!
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    #21 - The Sutton Hoo Dig Part 3: Lost Treasure Rescued!

    S21:E21

    In Part 3, The Dig Jackie McKinley rejoins the team as the Dig reaches an exciting climax in the middle of a heatwave as they discover the source of the big metal detecting signal. Tony explores some of the more extraordinary medieval execution burials found in the Royal Burial ground. The program focusses on some of the developments in Anglo Saxon craftsmanship. Hilde meets the Sutton Hoo Textiles group who are using experimental archaeology to recreate some sumptuous Anglo Saxon textiles. And the man who recreated the Bromeswell Bucket explains how it nearly hospitalised him.

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  22. Time Team Season 21 Episode 22 - The Sutton Hoo Dig Part 4: Bromeswell Bucket - The Inside Story
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    #22 - The Sutton Hoo Dig Part 4: Bromeswell Bucket - The Inside Story

    S21:E22

    In the final episode of Time Team's first season at Sutton Hoo, Jackie, Naomi and Justin Garner Lahire join Sophie Courtiaud at York Archaeology and Tom Sparrow of University of Bradford team up to micro excavate the base and contents of the Bromeswell Bucket.

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  23. Time Team Season 16 Episode 10 - Called to the Bar - Lincoln’s Inn, London
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Called to the Bar - Lincoln’s Inn, London

    S16:E10

    The Team visits Lincoln's Inn, London where they have been asked to investigate the remains of a 13th-century palace that belonged to Henry III's Lord Chancellor. There were only a few areas within Lincoln's Inn where any excavation could take place. As well as it not being possible to dig under the other historic buildings, a huge London plane tree precluded any excavation that would threaten its root system.

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  24. Time Team Season 19 Episode 4 - The First King of Racing - Newmarket, Suffolk
    6.8/10(17 votes)

    #24 - The First King of Racing - Newmarket, Suffolk

    S19:E4

    Tony and the Team visit Newmarket, the birthplace of horseracing, in search of the earliest archaeological traces of the sport of kings. They dig in the heart of the historic town, in search of the remains of King Charles II's racing stables - arguably the world's first stables dedicated to racing. Bone specialist Jackie McKinley talks about horse skeletons with Christopher Garibaldi at the National Horseracing Museum.

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  25. Time Team Season 19 Episode 6 - A Copper Bottomed Dig - Pentrechwyth, Swansea
    6.8/10(17 votes)

    #25 - A Copper Bottomed Dig - Pentrechwyth, Swansea

    S19:E6

    Two hundred years ago, Swansea was one of the wealthiest cities in the country, if not the world. The source of those riches was neither the coal nor the steel recently associated with the area, but copper.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Pugin - The God of Gothic" is the worst rated episode of "Time Team". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/1/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Britain's Stone Age Tsunami".