# Time Team (1994)

> A British documentary series in which a team of archaeologists excavates a different historic site over three days while presenter Tony Robinson explains each step.

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## Facts

- Seasons: 25
- Episodes: 284
- Episode runtime: 50 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: documentary
- Created by: Tim Taylor
- Network: Channel 4, YouTube, More4
- Cast: Tony Robinson, Gus Casely-Hayford, Natalie Haynes, Carenza Lewis, Phil Harding, John Gater, Stewart Ainsworth, Mick Aston
- TMDB rating: 8.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108961/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: curious, warm, unhurried, educational, wistful

## Synopsis

Time Team (1994-present) is a British documentary series created by Tim Taylor for Channel 4, with later episodes also appearing on More4 and YouTube. Presenter Tony Robinson (Tony Robinson) guides viewers through each excavation, explaining the work in plain language while a rotating team of specialists digs into a single site over three days. Professional archaeologists Phil Harding (Phil Harding), Carenza Lewis (Carenza Lewis) and Mick Aston (Mick Aston) form the core of the team, joined by geophysicist John Gater (John Gater) and landscape investigator Stewart Ainsworth (Stewart Ainsworth), who use survey work and trenching to decide where to cut. The engine of each episode is a race against the clock: a short window to locate, uncover and interpret remains, with each trench revealing new clues about who lived there. The show is an anthology of standalone digs, running across more than two decades and many seasons, and its sites range from Palaeolithic camps to Second World War structures. The tone is warm, curious and unhurried, rooted in the pleasure of discovery. Fans of Digging for Britain and Two Men in a Trench will find a similar mix of hands-on fieldwork and accessible history.

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