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  • The everyday ancient objects lost to archaeology

    The everyday ancient objects lost to archaeology
    Jan 20 2026

    Time Team archaeologist Helen Geake answers questions from Time Team members in this episode of the podcast.
    There's a discussion about Purbeck marble, a question about the everyday household items that are lost to archaeology, thoughts on patriarchal societies and whether Helen would ever write a novel.
    In Helen's Find you discover more about an ancient item. This time it's a musical instrument. You can see it here:
    https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/821173

    Become a Time Team member to support the work we do and get more from Time Team. We've got behind-the-scenes videos, masterclasses, extended interviews and the chance to ask a question on the podcast. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.
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    38 Min.
  • Remarkable Iron Age battle trumpet unearthed

    Remarkable Iron Age battle trumpet unearthed
    Jan 13 2026

    Archaeologist Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams discuss an amazing find from a dig in Norfolk. They also get more information about two of the excavations Time Team's embarking on this year; one at The Ness of Brodgar in Orkney and the other in Brancaster on the Norfolk coast.
    Nick Card from The Ness of Brodgar explains the site's significance and The National Trust's Angus Wainwright sets the Roman fort of Branodunum in its wider context.
    You'll also hear how other people in Time Team are getting on as 2026 begins.

    Helen will also be answering questions from Time Team members. To ask yours and to get loads more from Time Team, including behind-the-scenes videos, exclusive interviews, masterclasses and more, join us at patreon.com/timeteamofficial
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    39 Min.
  • Sutton Hoo ship update and more 2025 best bits

    Sutton Hoo ship update and more 2025 best bits
    Jan 6 2026
    Helen Geake and Martyn Williams look back at more of their favourites from the Time Team podcast in 2025.
    This time Stewart Ainsworth makes a discovery at Bodbury Ring, John Gater's revisiting a Roman site, Francis Pryor has a warning about Flag Fen, Jackie McKinley's on site at Sutton Hoo, Giselle Király's walking in the footsteps of Otzi The Iceman and Martyn's getting up close and personal with the Mary Rose.
    There's also a progress update from Jacq Barnard of The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company. They're building a reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon ship using traditional techniques. You can read more about them at https://saxonship.org/ where you can also submit your suggestion for the ship's name.

    We're really excited to bring you more podcasts in 2026 but we can't do it without your support. Becoming a Time Team member funds the programmes we make and the archaeology we carry out here in the UK and around the world. As a member you'll also get access to behind-the-scenes footage, masterclasses, extended interview, the chance to join us on site and so much more. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.
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    38 Min.
  • The best bits from 2025

    The best bits from 2025
    Dec 30 2025
    It's part one of our look back at some of the best bits from the Time Team podcast in 2025.
    Helen Geake and Martyn Williams remember time spent at Sutton Hoo, investigating the landscape with Stewart Ainsworth, exploring the ancient city of Pompeii with Dr Sophie Hay, test pitting in Norton Disney and using a floatation tank with Naomi Sewpaul.

    What were your favourite bits from the podcast this year? Time Team members can tell us using our podcast chat on Patreon. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to join in the conversation.
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    38 Min.
  • The Time Team Christmas Quiz 2025

    The Time Team Christmas Quiz 2025
    Dec 23 2025
    Merry Christmas from the Time Team podcast. The rematch is here! Time Team archaeologists Helen Geake and Derek Pitman go head to head in this year's Time Team Christmas quiz.
    With questions from archaeologists, crew and our Time Team members, will Helen take the title again or will Derek manage to secure his first victory?

    How did you get on? Play along at home to test your archaeological and Time Team knowledge.
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    40 Min.
  • Can new tech unroll ancient scrolls?

    Can new tech unroll ancient scrolls?
    Dec 16 2025
    Most of this episode was recorded before we learned about the death of Kerry Ely, Time Team's 'Mr Logistics'.

    Helen's answering questions from Time Team members. We'll discuss when a buried body becomes archaeology, if it's possible to go on an archaeology digging holiday, the archaeologists that run in the family and whether it's possible for new technology to unroll ancient scrolls.

    There's also Helen's Find, which this week is moustache-themed! You can see it at the following link:
    https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1238768

    If you'd like to get involved with future podcast episodes then become a Time Team member and join our community chat. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial.
    Next week it's the Time Team Christmas Quiz 2025. Listen as Helen Geake and Derek Pitman battle it out with questions set by the Time Team family.
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    41 Min.
  • Sir Tony Robinson

    Sir Tony Robinson
    Dec 9 2025
    In this special edition of the Time Team podcast, archaeologist Helen Geake speaks to the man who's been at the heart of Time Team since the very beginning, Sir Tony Robinson!
    Tony reveals how he came to present the show, discusses his love of archaeology and talks about his new book, The House of Wolf.

    You can buy Tony's book in the Time Team shop. Go to https://shop.timeteamdigital.com

    To get more from Time Team and support the work we do, consider becoming a Time Team member. Not only will you help fund the archaeology we do you'll be part of a growing community of archaeology fans. You'll get access to behind the scenes videos, extended interviews, masterclasses and the chance to join us on a future dig. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information. If you go there in December 2025 you'll find a 7 day free trial.
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    36 Min.
  • Orkney's shipwreck mystery: Sanday Wreck

    Orkney's shipwreck mystery: Sanday Wreck
    Dec 2 2025
    In February 2024 a wooden shipwreck was revealed on a beach in Orkney. People on the island of Sanday originally believed it might’ve been dislodged from the seabed in violent storms. What was it and how did it get there? Archaeologists have been piecing together the mystery of the Sanday Wreck.
    In this special edition of the Time Team podcast, Helen Geake and Martyn Williams speak to Ben Saunders, senior marine archaeologist at Wessex Archaeology, who's made some remarkable discoveries about the ship's true identity and its amazing story.

    There's loads more about the Sanday Wreck here:
    https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/news/sanday-wreck
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    37 Min.