Time Team Live

Time Team Live
Directed by Tim Taylor
Presented by Tony Robinson
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of series 8
No. of episodes 64
Release
Original network Channel 4
Original release 23 August 1997 (1997-08-23) – 28 August 2006 (2006-08-28)
Chronology
Preceded by Time Signs
Time Team
Related shows History Hunters
Time Team Digs
Time Team Extra
Time Team America

Time Team Live is a British television series that airs on Channel 4. The first programme was shown in 1997 and the most recent was in 2006. Presented by the actor Tony Robinson, this is a live version of the archaeology series Time Team, showing more of what happens in real time, than when the cut-down episode airs on Channel 4.

Background

Time Team Live episodes come from historical important sites, instead of showing the best of the show, the live episode are broadcast when the digs are taking place, then usual later on in the year you will then see the regular episode that has been made form the best of the live episode. Normal regular sites are recorded in the same method however only a few are select for live broadcast, only 8 to date. The regular episode can either be a special or normal series episode.

Episodes

Series 1 (1997)

# Episode Location Director Coordinates Original airdate
1"Episode One"Turkdean, GloucestershireSimon Raikes51°52′10″N 1°51′23″W / 51.869531°N 1.856436°W / 51.869531; -1.85643623 August 1997 (1997-08-23)
Over the course of the August Bank Holiday weekend, the team go to Turkdean in Gloucestershire to try to discover whether experts are correct in believing the site used to house Roman buildings.[1]
2"Episode Two"23 August 1997 (1997-08-23)
3"Episode Three"23 August 1997 (1997-08-23)
4"Episode Four"24 August 1997 (1997-08-24)
5"Episode Five"24 August 1997 (1997-08-24)
6"Episode Six"24 August 1997 (1997-08-24)
7"Episode Seven"25 August 1997 (1997-08-25)
8"Episode Eight"25 August 1997 (1997-08-25)

Series 2 (1998)

# Episode Location Director Coordinates Original airdate
9"Episode One"Bawsey, Norfolk52°44′59″N 0°29′16″E / 52.7497°N 0.48766°E / 52.7497; 0.4876629 August 1998 (1998-08-29)
Iron Age settlement and Norman church
10"Episode Two"29 August 1998 (1998-08-29)
11"Episode Three"30 August 1998 (1998-08-30)
12"Episode Four"30 August 1998 (1998-08-30)
13"Episode Five"30 August 1998 (1998-08-30)
14"Episode Six"31 August 1998 (1998-08-31)
15"Episode Seven"31 August 1998 (1998-08-31)

Series 3 (1999)

# Episode Location Director Coordinates Original airdate
16"Episode One"York, Yorkshire3 September 1999 (1999-09-03)
Roman cemetery, Viking buildings and the medieval St Leonard's hospital
17"Episode Two"3 September 1999 (1999-09-03)
18"Episode Three"4 September 1999 (1999-09-04)
19"Episode Four"4 September 1999 (1999-09-04)
20"Episode Five"5 September 1999 (1999-09-05)
21"Episode Six"5 September 1999 (1999-09-05)

Series 4 (2000)

# Episode Location Director Coordinates Original airdate
22"Episode One"Canterbury, Kent25 August 2000 (2000-08-25)
Roman temple, medieval kiln and Franciscan friary
23"Episode Two"25 August 2000 (2000-08-25)
24"Episode Three"26 August 2000 (2000-08-26)
25"Episode Four"26 August 2000 (2000-08-26)
26"Episode Five"27 August 2000 (2000-08-27)
27"Episode Six"27 August 2000 (2000-08-27)

Series 5 (2001)

# Episode Location Director Coordinates Original airdate
28"Episode One"Breamore, Hampshire50°57′18″N 1°46′19″W / 50.954994°N 1.772017°W / 50.954994; -1.77201728 August 2001 (2001-08-28)
29"Episode Two"29 August 2001 (2001-08-29)
30"Episode Three"30 August 2001 (2001-08-30)
31"Episode Four"31 August 2001 (2001-08-31)

Series 6 (2003)

# Episode Location Director Coordinates Original airdate
32"Episode One"Great Easton, Leicestershire[2]22 June 2003 (2003-06-22)
33"Episode Two"Wolverhampton
Barnet, Greater London
Oakamoor, Staffordshire
23 June 2003 (2003-06-23)
34"Episode Three"24 June 2003 (2003-06-24)
35"Episode Four"25 June 2003 (2003-06-25)
36"Episode Five"26 June 2003 (2003-06-26)
37"Episode Six"27 June 2003 (2003-06-27)
38"Episode Seven"28 June 2003 (2003-06-28)
39"Episode Eight"29 June 2003 (2003-06-29)

Series 7 (2005)

# Episode Location Director Coordinates Original airdate
40"Episode One"50°55′05″N 2°50′58″W / 50.918152°N 2.849492°W / 50.918152; -2.8494922 July 2005 (2005-07-02)
A series of live programmes with a Roman theme, featuring 10 sites.
41"Episode Two"2 July 2005 (2005-07-02)
42"Episode Three"3 July 2005 (2005-07-03)
43"Episode Four"4 July 2005 (2005-07-04)
44"Episode Five"5 July 2005 (2005-07-05)
45"Episode Six"6 July 2005 (2005-07-06)
46"Episode Seven"7 July 2005 (2005-07-07)
47"Episode Eight"9 July 2005 (2005-07-09)
48"Episode Nine"9 July 2005 (2005-07-09)

2005 Extras

# Episode Location Director Coordinates Original airdate
49"Episode One"
A series of live programmes with a Roman theme, featuring 10 sites.
50"Episode Two"
51"Episode Three"
52"Episode Four"
53"Episode Five"
54"Episode Six"
55"Episode Seven"
56"Episode Eight"
57"Episode Nine"

Series 8 (2006)

# Episode Location Director Coordinates Original airdate
58"Episode One"25 August 2006 (2006-08-25)
Over the August bank holiday, they conducted excavations in three Royal gardens for the Queen. The event, timed to celebrate the Queen's 80th birthday, was Time Team's 150th dig. (For full descriptions of the findings, see Buckingham Palace and Buckingham Palace Garden, Windsor Castle and Palace of Holyroodhouse.) In addition to the nightly programmes on Channel 4, six hours of live coverage was shown on More4.
59"Episode Two"26 August 2006 (2006-08-26)
60"Episode Three"26 August 2006 (2006-08-26)
61"Episode Four"27 August 2006 (2006-08-27)
62"Episode Five"27 August 2006 (2006-08-27)
63"Episode Six"28 August 2006 (2006-08-28)
64"Episode Seven"28 August 2006 (2006-08-28)

See also

References

  1. "Time Team - Live". Unofficial Time Team Site. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  2. Kennedy, Maev (23 June 2003). "Time Team digs up row over DIY excavation". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-11-15.

External links

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