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This is a list of Time Team special episodes that aired between 1997 and 2014. These special episodes often depart somewhat from the regular Time Team format, by revisiting previous sites to do a follow-up story; travelling outside the UK to excavate other sites of interest; chronicling digs overseen by other organisations; or using information gleaned from other Time Team episodes to draw a more complete picture of ordinary life during a particular historical era. Other specials may focus on a dig with a particular holiday theme; a more complex excavation over a longer period than the standard three days; or a visit to a particularly famous historical site.
| Time Team | |
|---|---|
| specials | |
| No. of episodes | 59 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Original release | 28 December 1997 – 7 September 2014 |
Most shows fit within a 1-hour time-slot (approx. 46–49 minutes of content), although some (e.g. episodes 3, 9, 26, 33, 35, 36) are longer at 1.25 hours of content, and some (i.e. episode 24) at 1.75 hours. Regular contributors include: presenter Tony Robinson; archaeologists Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Carenza Lewis, Helen Geake; historians Francis Pryor; Robin Bush, Guy de la Bedoyere, Sam Newton, Alex Langlands; illustrator Victor Ambrus; landscape investigator Stewart Ainsworth; geophysics John Gater, Chris Gaffney; surveyor Henry Chapman; and, Roman specialist Mark Corney.[1]
1997
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | "Christmas Special – Much Wenlock" | Much Wenlock, Shropshire | 52.59603°N 2.55719°W | 28 December 1997 |
1999
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 2 | "Christmas Special – Barley Hall" | Barley Hall, York | 53.961241°N 1.082367°W | 19 December 1999 |
| 45 | 3 | "The Mystery of Seahenge" | Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk | 52.967997°N 0.518536°E | 29 December 1999 |
2000
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 4 | "The Real King Arthur" | Tintagel Castle, Cornwall | 50.667974°N 4.759928°W | 24 December 2000 |
| 60 | 5 | "The Mystery of Mine Howe" | Tankerness, Orkney | 58.938400°N 2.851794°W | 27 December 2000 |
2001
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 6 | "Coventry's Lost Cathedral" | Coventry, West Midlands | 52.409°N 1.508833°W | 8 March 2001 |
| 75 | 7 | "Island of the Eels" | Ely, Cambridgeshire | 52.395086°N 0.267727°E | 17 May 2001 |
| 76 | 8 | "Dinosaur Hunting" | Dinosaur Belt, Montana, US | 47.811155°N 112.182327°W | 30 December 2001 |
2002
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 9 | "The Big Dig in Canterbury" | Canterbury, Kent | 51.277013°N 1.081759°E | 15 April 2002 |
| 91 | 10 | "Londinium, The Edge of Empire" | London | 51.514915°N 0.093061°W | 22 April 2002 |
| 92 | 11 | "The Wreck of Colossus" | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly | 49.935975°N 6.322117°W | 31 October 2002 |
2003
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 12 | "Hadrian's Well" | TBA | 51.514915°N 0.093061°W | 10 April 2003 |
| 107 | 13 | "Big Dig, The Hole Story" | Canterbury, Kent | TBA | 29 December 2003 |
2004
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | 14 | "Sheffield Steel City" | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 53.385858°N 1.465609°W 53.401319°N 1.520046°W 53.381912°N 1.475182°W | 22 March 2004 |
| 122 | 15 | "The House in the Loch" | Loch Tay, Perthshire | 56.571940°N 4.082767°W | 19 April 2004 |
| 123 | 16 | "The Ten Million Pound House" | Ightham Mote, Kent | 51.258473°N 0.269655°E | 3 May 2004 |
| 124 | 17 | "D-Day" | D-Day, Normandy | 49.324187°N 0.595621°W | 31 May 2004 |
2005
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | 18 | "King of Bling" | Prittlewell, Essex | 51.553514°N 0.708365°E | 13 June 2005 |
| 139 | 19 | "Britain's Lost Roman Circus" | Colchester, Essex | 51.883429°N 0.896732°E | 20 June 2005 |
| 140 | 20 | "Life on the Edge 1000 B.C." | Washingborough, Lincoln | 53.229263°N 0.440213°W | 27 June 2005 |
| 141 | 21 | "Journey to Stonehenge" | Durrington, Wiltshire | 51.191838°N 1.783245°W | 28 November 2005 |
2006
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | 22 | "The Big Roman Villa" | Dinnington, Somerset | 50.918038°N 2.849563°W | 8 January 2006 |
| 156 | 23 | "Buried By The Blitz" | Shoreditch Park, London | 51.534794°N 0.087354°W | 29 October 2006 |
| 157 | 24 | "Big Royal Dig" | Windsor Castle, Palace of Holyroodhouse and Buckingham Palace | 51.483333°N 0.604167°W 55.9525°N 3.1725°W 51.500833°N 0.141944°W | 31 December 2006 |
2007
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165 | 25 | "The God Of Gothic" | Ramsgate, Kent | 51.328172°N 1.409773°E | 1 March 2007 |
| 172 | 26 | "Britain's Drowned World" | TBA | 51.079069°N 1.672726°E | 24 April 2007 |
| 173 | 27 | "Jamestown: America's Birthplace" | Virginia, US | 37.210397°N 76.780618°W | 1 May 2007 |
| 174 | 28 | "Secrets of the Stately Garden" | Prior Park | 51°21′54″N 2°20′40″W | 27 August 2007 |
2008
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | 29 | "Codename: Ainsbrook" | Thirsk, Yorkshire | 54.233°N 1.343°W | 14 January 2008 |
| 184 | 30 | "The Real Knights of the Round Table" | Windsor Castle, Berkshire | 51.483333°N 0.604167°W | 25 February 2008 |
| 190 | 31 | "The Lost Dock of Liverpool" | Liverpool, Merseyside | 53.403030°N 2.988416°W | 21 April 2008 |
| 191 | 32 | "Swords, Skulls and Strongholds" | TBA | TBA | 19 May 2008 |
| 192 | 33 | "The Lost WWI Bunker" | Flanders, Belgium | 50.872053°N 2.959452°E | 10 November 2008[2] |
| 193 | 34 | "The Mystery of the Roman Treasure" | TBA | 26 December 2008 |
2009
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | 35 | "Henry VIII's Lost Palaces" | England | TBA | 13 April 2009 |
| 208 | 36 | "The Secrets of Stonehenge" | Stonehenge, Wiltshire | 51.178889°N 1.826111°W | 1 June 2009 |
| 209 | 37 | "Dover Castle" | Dover, Kent | 51.129628°N 1.321437°E | 19 December 2009 |
2010
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215 | 38 | "Nelson's Hospital" | Gosport, Hampshire | 50.786°N 1.124°W | 17 May 2010 |
| 217 | 39 | "The Secrets of Westminster Abbey" | Westminster Abbey, London | TBA | 28 June 2010 |
| 220 | 40 | "The Real Vikings" | TBA | TBA | 11 October 2010 |
2011
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 231 | 41 | "Wars of the Roses" | Bosworth, Leicestershire | TBA | 16 March 2011[3] |
| 236 | 42 | "The Somme's Secret Weapon" | Mametz, Somme, France | TBA | 14 April 2011 |
| 238 | 43 | "Castle of the Saxon Kings" | Bamburgh, Northumberland | 55°36′14″N 1°43′19″W | 24 April 2011[4] |
| 239 | 44 | "Looking Underground" | N/A | N/A | 1 May 2011[5] |
| 240 | 45 | "Boudica's Lost Tribe" | N/A | N/A | 4 May 2011 |
| 241 | 46 | "The Way We Lived" | N/A | N/A | 8 May 2011[6] |
| 242 | 47 | "Brunel's Last Launch" | N/A | N/A | 10 November 2011 |
2012
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | 48 | "Searching for Shakespeare's House" | Stratford-upon-Avon | 52°11′26″N 1°42′27″W | 11 March 2012 |
| 255 | 49 | "Secrets of the Saxon Gold" | TBA | N/A | 22 April 2012 |
| 258 | 50 | "Rediscovering Ancient Britain" | South Dorset Ridgeway, Dorset | N/A | 17 June 2012 |
2013
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 272 | 51 | "Britain's Stone Age Tsunami" | N/A | N/A | 30 May 2013 |
| 273 | 52 | "The Secret of Lincoln Jail" | N/A | N/A | 30 June 2013 |
| 274 | 53 | "The Lost Submarine of WWI" | N/A | N/A | 7 July 2013 |
| 275 | 54 | "1066: The Lost Battlefield" | Battle, East Sussex, England | N/A | 1 December 2013 |
| 276 | 55 | "The Madness of Bedlam" | Bishopsgate, City of London | N/A | 1 December 2013 |
2014
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 277 | 56 | "The Edwardian Grand Designer" | Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton, Devon, England | N/A | 23 February 2014 |
| 278 | 57 | "Britain's Bronze Age Mummies" | Low Hauxley, Northumberland, England | N/A | 2 March 2014 |
| 279 | 58 | "Secrets of the Body Snatchers" | N/A | N/A | 31 August 2014 |
| 280 | 59 | "The Boats That Made Britain" | Dover, Kent | N/A | 7 September 2014 |
2023
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285 | 60 | "Digging Band of Brothers" | Aldbourne, Wiltshire | N/A | 30 September 2023 |
2024
| Episode # | Special # | Episode Title | Location | Coordinates | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 | 61 | "Sutton Hoo Ship: Rebuilding a Legend (Part 1)" | Sutton Hoo, Suffolk | N/A | 1 June 2024 |
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