Time Team Digs
| Time Team Digs | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Tony Robinson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Philip Clarke |
| Producer(s) |
Tim Taylor Jeremy Cross Laurence Vulliamy |
| Running time |
60 minutes (including adverts) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 4 |
| Original run | 1 November 2002 – 27 December 2002 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by |
Time Signs Time Team |
| Related shows |
History Hunters Time Team Live Time Team Extra Time Team America |
Time Team Digs is a British television series that aired on Channel 4 in 2002. Presented by the actor Tony Robinson, the show is a spin-off of the archaeology series Time Team, that first aired on Channel 4 in 1994. It is also known as Time Team Digs: A History of Britain.
Time Team Digs is an eight-part series including highlights from previous Time Team digs, with each episode focusing on a particular period in history, going from the Bronze Age to the modern day.
Production and Cast
The series producer of Time Team Digs was Tim Taylor, the creator and producer of Time Team and its predecessor Time Signs.[1] The executive producer was Philip Clarke and the producers were Jeremy Cross and Laurence Vulliamy.[1] Tony Robinson, the presenter, was also the associate producer.[1] Regular contributors on Time Team included: archaeologists Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Carenza Lewis, Neil Holbrook; Robin Bush (historian); Victor Ambrus (illustrator); Stewart Ainsworth (landscape investigator); John Gater (geophysicist); Henry Chapman (surveyor).[2]
Episodes
Time Team Digs aired for eight sixty-minute episodes, from 1 November to 27 December 2002.[3] Each episode aired on a Friday.[3]
| # | Episode | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Bronze Age" | 1 November 2002 |
| 2 | "The Iron Age" | 8 November 2002 |
| 3 | "The Roman Invasion" | 15 November 2002 |
| 4 | "Roman Britain" | 22 November 2002 |
| 5 | "The Dark Ages" | 29 November 2002 |
| 6 | "Medieval England" | 6 December 2002 |
| 7 | "The Modern Era" | 13 December 2002 |
| 8 | "The Norman Conquest" | 27 December 2002 |
DVD releases
Time Team Digs was released on DVD in the UK (Region 2) on 7 March 2005.[4] The 3-disc DVD set also contains a 30-minute documentary Behind the Scenes with Time Team and the 1997 and 1999 Time Team Christmas specials.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Time Team Digs - 1x01". Unofficial Time Team Site. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ↑ "Time Team Digs cast list". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Time Team Digs.". Unofficial Time Team Site. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ↑ "Time Team Digs - A History Of Britain". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ↑ "Time Team Digs: A History Of Britain (3 Discs)". Play.com. Retrieved 2008-02-10.