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When does Time Team Season 21 come out?

Time Team Season 21 is airing now on More4. Episode 27 ("The Sutton Hoo Dig Series 1") comes out Thursday, December 31, 2026. Episodes are released on a mixed schedule; check the dates below.

After several years off air, creator Tim Taylor crowd-sourced a new series of the programme, making it available to watch on YouTube for free. While the format was revamped and included new presenters, many popular familiar faces returned, including Carenza Lewis, Helen Geake, Stewart Ainsworth, and John Gator.

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Time Team Season 21 release schedule

Time Team Season 21 episode release dates
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1. Cornwall - Boden Iron Age Fogou (Day 1)

Time Team officially returns for its first brand new episode in a decade. New presenters Dr Gus Casely-Hayford and Natalie Haynes join team members old and new to investigate an Iron Age settlement in Cornwall with mysterious underground passages, known as a fogou. Armed with new technology, and with help from Site Director James Gossip and the Meneage Archaeology Group, Time Team have just three days to shed light on this fascinating prehistoric site on the Lizard Peninsula. Can they do it?

Friday · 4 years ago

2. Cornwall - Boden Iron Age Fogou (Day 2)

The team's investigation into the Iron Age settlement continues and Natalie tries her hand at making some Bronze Age pottery.

Saturday · 4 years ago

3. Cornwall - Boden Iron Age Fogou (Day 3)

The final day of the Cornish dig and will the team be able to resolve whether they've found a barrow or some other structure? Elsewhere, there is news about Helen's coin and some exciting finds in Matt's Bronze Age roundhouse.

Sunday · 4 years ago

4. Oxfordshire - Broughton Roman Villa (Day 1)

Time Team continues with its second brand new excavation in a decade. New presenters Dr Gus Casely-Hayford and Natalie Haynes join team members old and new to investigate a huge Roman villa on the estate of Broughton Castle in Oxfordshire. Armed with new technology, and with seasoned Site Director Neil Holbrook back at the helm, Time Team have just three days to shed light on this complex site.

Friday · 4 years ago

5. Oxfordshire - Broughton Roman Villa (Day 2)

Day Two, Matt extends Trench One in hopes of finding the north-west corner of the Roman villa, while the radar results reveal a significant structure in the south-east end.

Saturday · 4 years ago

6. Oxfordshire - Broughton Roman Villa (Day 3)

The final day of the dig and the team re-investigate the stone sarcophagus first discovered in the 1960s. Elsewhere on the site, the trench containing the horse's head unearthed on Day Two is expanded.

Sunday · 4 years ago

7. Knights Hospitaller Preceptory: Day One

Time Team are at Halston Hall, Shropshire, where Stewart Ainsworth believes he's found a lost Knights Hospitaller preceptory. Is Stewart right? The team have just three days to find out!

Friday · 3 years ago

8. Knights Hospitaller Preceptory: Day Two

It's Day 2 at Halston Hall, Shropshire, where Time Team are trying to locate a possible Knights Hospitaller preceptory.

Saturday · 3 years ago

9. Knights Hospitaller Preceptory: Day Three

It's the final day at Halston Hall, Shropshire, where Time Team are trying to locate a possible Knights Hospitaller preceptory. Can we make sense of another complex site? Join us to find out!

Sunday · 3 years ago

10. Anglo-Saxon Cemetery: Day One

Time Team have been called in by Dr Helen Geake to investigate the site of an early Medieval burial in Norfolk that has unearthed some incredible finds. Can the team relocate the grave and is it the site of a larger cemetery? We have just three days to find out!

Friday · 3 years ago

11. Anglo-Saxon Cemetery: Day Two

It's Day 2 in Norfolk, and Time Team have been called in by Dr Helen Geake to investigate the site of an early Medieval burial that has unearthed some incredible finds. Can the team relocate the grave and is it the site of a larger cemetery? We have just three days to find out!

Saturday · 3 years ago

12. Anglo-Saxon Cemetery: Day Three

It's our final day in Norfolk, where Time Team have been called in by Dr Helen Geake to investigate the site of an early Medieval burial that has unearthed some incredible finds. Can the team make sense of this intriguing site? We have just one day left to find out!

Sunday · 3 years ago

13. Modbury Community Dig: Day One

Time Team joins forces with the people of Modbury to uncover their dramatic history. They hunt for clues throughout the town, in attics in living rooms, and under brand new lawns. The team look for for evidence of Civil Wars that raged through the town in the 17th century. Time Team are joined by Jim Stetson, whose family sat at the heart of the community before they left for America to find their fortune making hats. Will they piece together the dramatic ups and downs of Modbury and its fascinating history? They have just three days to do it!

Friday · 2 years ago

14. Modbury Community Dig: Day Two

Time Team joins forces with the people of Modbury to uncover their dramatic history. They hunt for clues throughout the town, in attics in living rooms, and under brand new lawns. They're looking for for evidence of Civil Wars that raged through the town in the 17th century. Time Team are joined by Jim Stetson, whose family sat at the heart of the community before they left for America to find their fortune making hats. But will they piece together the dramatic ups and downs of Modbury and its fascinating history? They have just two days left to do it!

Saturday · 2 years ago

15. Modbury Community Dig: Day Three

Time Team joins forces with the people of Modbury to uncover their dramatic history. They hunt for clues throughout the town, in attics in living rooms, and under brand new lawns. The team look for for evidence of Civil Wars that raged through the town in the 17th century. Time Team are joined by Jim Stetson, whose family sat at the heart of the community before they left for America to find their fortune making hats. Will they piece together the dramatic ups and downs of Modbury and its fascinating history? They have just one day to do it!

Sunday · 2 years ago

16. Secrets of Wytch Farm: Day One

Time Team heads to Wytch Farm, in the shadow of Corfe Castle, Dorset, where Derek and Lawrence discovered two Iron Age burials back in 2021. They've called in the full team to investigate. Was this a cemetery, and how long have people been living here? Where were they living, and, above all, what were their livelihoods? Will we uncover the secrets of Wytch Farm? We have just three days to find out!

Friday · 2 years ago

17. Secrets of Wytch Farm: Day Two

It's Day 2 at Wytch Farm, in the shadow of Corfe Castle, Dorset, where Derek and Lawrence discovered two Iron Age burials back in 2021. They've called in the full team to investigate. Was this a cemetery, and how long have people been living here? Where were they living, and, above all, what were their livelihoods?

Saturday · 2 years ago

18. Secrets of Wytch Farm: Day Three

It's our final day at Wytch Farm, in the shadow of Corfe Castle, Dorset, where Derek and Lawrence discovered two Iron Age burials back in 2021. They've called in the full team to investigate. Was this a cemetery, and how long have people been living here? Where were they living, and, above all, what were their livelihoods?

Sunday · 2 years ago

19. The Sutton Hoo Dig Part 1: Searching for the Origins of Sutton Hoo

In Part 1 of 3 parts following the first season at Sutton Hoo, Tony and the team get stuck into the first week of excavations, and delve into the history of the site. Tony reveals how the discovery of the great ship burial changed our understanding of Anglo Saxon society.. The Team begin to suspect that a cemetery under the Visitor’s Centre extends into Garden Field. And a strong metal detecting signal suggests to the team that they might have found the missing parts of a rare and beautiful Byzantine bucket partly ploughed up 30 years ago. Dr Helen Geake reveals her very personal connection with the site, which goes back to her student days, when she and other members of the team discovered some extraordinary burials under the other mounds in the Royal Burial ground. Dr. John Gater reveals the Geofizz that he and Jimmy Adcock did in 2021 and Stewart takes a wander through the landscape.

Saturday · 1 year ago

20. The Sutton Hoo Dig Part 2: Another Buried Boat?

In Part 2, the Geofizz team hunt for an anglo saxon settlement and a Hall. And they discover an extraordinary anomaly which could shed light on Sutton Hoo’s Anglo Saxon shipping history. Carenza and Dani recruit about 40 volunteers to investigate the area in a series of test pits, and Derek and Lawrence take to the water.. In Garden Field, the dig continues with more graves being identified and pieces of intriguing grave goods. The big metal detecting signal gets bigger. Derek and Helen make an exciting discovery about the fabric of the Byzantine Bucket.

Saturday · 1 year ago

21. The Sutton Hoo Dig Part 3: Lost Treasure Rescued!

In Part 3, The Dig Jackie McKinley rejoins the team as the Dig reaches an exciting climax in the middle of a heatwave as they discover the source of the big metal detecting signal. Tony explores some of the more extraordinary medieval execution burials found in the Royal Burial ground. The program focusses on some of the developments in Anglo Saxon craftsmanship. Hilde meets the Sutton Hoo Textiles group who are using experimental archaeology to recreate some sumptuous Anglo Saxon textiles. And the man who recreated the Bromeswell Bucket explains how it nearly hospitalised him.

Saturday · 1 year ago

22. The Sutton Hoo Dig Part 4: Bromeswell Bucket - The Inside Story

In the final episode of Time Team's first season at Sutton Hoo, Jackie, Naomi and Justin Garner Lahire join Sophie Courtiaud at York Archaeology and Tom Sparrow of University of Bradford team up to micro excavate the base and contents of the Bromeswell Bucket.

Tuesday · 1 year ago

23. Knights Hospitaller Preceptory (Halston, Shropshire)

Time Team are at Halston Hall, Shropshire, where Stewart Ainsworth believes he's found a lost Knights Hospitaller preceptory. Is Stewart right? The team have just three days to find out!

Saturday · 3 years ago

24. Anglo-Saxon Cemetery (Winfarthing, Norfolk)

Time Team have been called in by Dr Helen Geake to investigate the site of an early Medieval burial in Norfolk that has unearthed some incredible finds. Can the team relocate the grave and is it the site of a larger cemetery? We have just three days to find out!

Saturday · 2 years ago

25. Castles, Cavaliers & Cowboys (Modbury, Devon)

Time Team joins forces with the people of Modbury to uncover their dramatic history. We hunt for clues throughout the town, in attics, in living rooms, and under brand new lawns. We're looking for evidence of Civil Wars that raged through the town in the 17th century. Time Team are joined by Jim Stetson, whose family sat at the heart of the community before they left for America to find their fortune making hats. But will we piece together the dramatic ups and downs of Modbury and its fascinating history? We have just three days to do it!

Saturday · 2 years ago

26. Secrets of Wytch Farm (Dorset)

Time Team heads to Wytch Farm, in the shadow of Corfe Castle, Dorset, where Derek and Lawrence discovered two Iron Age burials back in 2021. They've called in the full team to investigate. Was this a cemetery, and how long have people been living here? Where were they living, and, above all, what were their livelihoods? Will we uncover the secrets of Wytch Farm? We have just three days to find out!

Saturday · 2 years ago

27. The Sutton Hoo Dig Series 1 Next

Hosted by Tony Robinson, Time Team’s historic dig in an Anglo Saxon cemetery at Sutton Hoo gets underway. It’s one of the most important archaeological sites in the world, famous for the Great Anglo Saxon Ship Burial. The team undertake a month-long dig in Garden Field to try to find the origins of this incredible site. If they can understand what’s happening in this field, they might be able to understand the entire site including the Royal Burial Ground. They join forces with Prof. Martin Carver and a team of archaeologists who dug the Royal Burial Ground in the 1980s.

Thursday · in 53 days

28. Brancaster Geofizz Challenge

12 years on Time Team returns to the Roman Fort at Brancaster to tackle one of its biggest challenges yet: can you uncover an entire fort without digging? Armed with cutting-edge geophysics, John Gater, Jimmy Adcock and their teams survey the land, revealing vast hidden structures beneath the surface. From magnetometry to ground-penetrating radar, billions of data points begin to map out walls, roads and buildings lost for centuries. But as the digital picture emerges, a new question arises — how do you interpret a Roman fort you can’t yet see?

Saturday · 7 months ago

29. Digging For Disney (Norton Disney)

Time Team visit Norton Disney in rural Lincolnshire. On the hunt for a long lost medieval moated Manor House, Richard oversees the trenches, digging deep for dateable evidence; Carenza persuades the entire village to get involved, and manages a hundred volunteers test pitting up and down Main Street; Stewart spearheads the search for the moat in the wider landscape; and Gus follows in Walt’s famous footsteps, marvelling at the Disney family’s medieval history, as the origins of the village get pushed further and further back.

Saturday · 5 months ago

Time Team Season 21 guest stars

  • Henry Chapman

    Henry Chapman

    Self - Surveyor

  • Suzannah Lipscomb

    Suzannah Lipscomb

    Self - Historian

  • Neil Holbrook

    Neil Holbrook

    Self - Site Director

  • Dani Wootton

    Dani Wootton

    Self - Small Finds Specialist

  • Hilde Van Der Heul

    Hilde Van Der Heul

    Self - Field Archaeologist

  • Naomi Sewpaul

    Self - Environmental Archaeologist

  • James Gossip

    Self - Site Director

  • Brigid Gallagher

    Brigid Gallagher

    Self - Field Archaeologist

  • Raysan Al-Kubaisi

    Raysan Al-Kubaisi

    Self - Graphic Artist

Time Team Season 21 FAQ

When does Time Team Season 21 come out?

Time Team Season 21 premiered Friday, March 18, 2022 on More4.

How many episodes are in Time Team Season 21?

Time Team Season 21 has 29 episodes.

Are new episodes of Time Team Season 21 released weekly?

Episodes are released on a mixed schedule; check the dates below.

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