The BEST episodes of Time Team season 13
Every episode of Time Team season 13, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Time Team season 13!
In this popular and (literally) groundbreaking programme, Tony Robinson and a team of experts travel the country to investigate a wide range of archaeological sites of historical importance.
#1 - Manchester - Rubble at the Mill
Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/5/2006
Rubble at the Mill - The birth of the Industrial Revolution in Manchester. The team set to work uncovering Manchester's first cotton mill, built by one of the fathers of the Industrial Revolution, Richard Arkwright. Over three days the team uncover the remains of a complex factory as they search for the heart of the first mill: a revolutionary steam engine that was decades ahead of its time.
#2 - Glendon Hall, Northants - The Bodies In The Shed
Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/22/2006
The Bodies in the Shed - Glendon's lost graveyard. Tony and the team return for a new series, visiting Glendon Hall in Northamptonshire to unravel the mystery of the human skeletons found under an outbuilding. In November 2004 Martin Hipwell was working in the garden converting a Victorian brick shed. He had to stop rather suddenly because as he dug up the old floors he came across a whole host of human skeletons. He contacted the local unit, Northampton Archaeology, who revealed 11 burials inside one of the buildings. They removed seven sets of human remains. But in another barn the builders discovered yet more remains. They left these undisturbed and Martin got in touch with Time Team. Before Martin carried on his building work he wanted to know who these people were and where they lived. All these burials were aligned east-to-west. They were closely packed and some had been buried on top of others. The density of the burials, the orientation and the lack of finds and gravestones suggested that these were the graves of medieval Christian peasants. Bone analysis indicates that these people suffered from lives of hard labour and poor nutrition. Could they have been inhabitants of the lost medieval village of Glendon? And what happened to Glendon's church dedicated to St Helen? Could the piles of old architectural stonework in the garden be a clue?
#3 - Applecross, Scotland - Scotch Broch
Season 13 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/16/2006
Scotch Broch - Iron Age life at Applecross near Skye. Tony and the team journey to Applecross in the north west of Scotland to excavate a broch, a monumental stone tower that was amongst one of the largest Iron Age structures in Britain.
#4 - Alfoldean, Sussex - The Taxmans' Tavern
Season 13 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/9/2006
The Taxman's Tavern - A Roman Mansion. Time Team travel to Alfoldean in Sussex to uncover a Roman coaching inn, and the story of the whole settlement. Atrocious weather and the sheer scale of the site push the team's resources to the limits.
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#5 - Esher, Surrey - The First Tudor Palace?
Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/12/2006
The First Tudor Palace? The team visit Penny Rainbow's Surrey home that is all that remains of a palace that was grand it inspired the design of Hampton Court. Over three days they piece together the story of a site that evolved into one of the most stunning buildings of early Tudor times.
#6 - Islip, Oxfordshire - Birthplace Of The Confessor
Season 13 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/26/2006
Birthplace of the Confessor. The team descend upon the sleepy Oxfordshire village of Islip, the birthplace of Edward the Confessor, for one of the most challenging and intriguing excavations of the series. The villagers of Islip are celebrating the millennium of Edward's birth and want the team to discover the location of a medieval chapel dedicated to their famous former resident.
#7 - Utrecht, The Netherlands - The Boat On The Rhine
Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/19/2006
The Boat on the Rhine - A Roman boat in Utrecht. On the biggest building site in Europe, Tony Robinson and the team unearth a perfectly preserved Roman boat. Invited by Dutch archaeologists to help rescue crucial evidence from a 35-metre-long barge that once sailed the Rhine, the team have one chance to investigate the boat before the bulldozers move in.
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#8 - Ffrith, North Wales - Early Bath
Season 13 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/2/2006
Early Bath. The team descend on the village of Ffrith in North Wales to discover if it is built on the remains of a Roman mining town.
#9 - Eastry, Kent - Court Of The Kentish King
Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/26/2006
Court of the Kentish King. Tony and the team descend on the orchards of Kent to search for the lost Anglo-Saxon palace of Eastry, and discover two likely contenders. Over three days, they dig the longest trench in Time Team history on their way to unearthing a fascinating story of power, politics and murder.
#10 - Withington, Gloucestershire - Villas Out Of Molehills
Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/29/2006
Villas out of Molehills. When a colony of moles brings up pieces of mosaic floor in a Cotswold field, Tony Robinson and the team investigate whether the findings could be linked to a nearby Roman villa discovered nearby almost 200 years ago.
#11 - Queensborough, Isle of Sheppey, Kent - Castle In The Round
Season 13 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/12/2006
Castle in the Round. At the mouth of the Thames, on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, lie the remains of Queenborough Castle, built by Edward III during the Hundred Years War. The Time Team excavate the castle mound, but its circular design makes analysis difficult, and opinion is divided whether the castle was built for defence or as a royal bolthole from the plague. The surrounding town is also explored, leading to the recreation of a bizarre journey using a paper boat paddled by oars made of cod.
#12 - Blackpatch, Sussex - Sussex Ups And Downs
Season 13 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/19/2006
Sussex Ups and Downs. They travel to what could be a Neolithic settlement in the Sussex Downs in Essex. Initially discovered in 1923, the site is littered with remains of 6000-year-old flint mines.
#13 - Brimham, Harrogate, North Yorkshire - The Monks' Manor
Season 13 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/5/2006
The Monk's Manor - Brimham Medieval Monastic Farm. Tony Robinson's archaeological team travel to the Yorkshire Dales to meet Chris and Barbara Bradley on their farm to uncover the remains of a monastic grange - a medieval forerunner to the grand country house.
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