Episodes

  • Could another ship be buried at Sutton Hoo?

    Could another ship be buried at Sutton Hoo?
    Jun 10 2025
    It's Time Team's final week digging at Sutton Hoo and it still has secrets to reveal. Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams brave the wind and rain to take you to a new trench that's been opened on the bank of the river. Could work there uncover another Anglo-Saxon ship?

    Helen's been squelching in the mud on the side of river at low tide where Carenza Lewis and her team are looking for evidence of human activity from thousands of years ago. You'll also meet the volunteers who've been given the chance to excavate test pits thanks to their support for Time Team on Patreon.

    As usual Helen will be answering more of your questions at the end of the episode. Submit yours now by joining us at patreon.com/timeteamofficial.
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    39 mins
  • Sutton Hoo dig unearths cremation urn

    Sutton Hoo dig unearths cremation urn
    Jun 3 2025
    Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams are back at Sutton Hoo, where Time Team's dig is in its third week.
    Helen brings you up to speed with what's going on on site, including the latest on the cremation vessel that's been discovered in trench one.
    Martyn meets the volunteers getting the opportunity to dig at Sutton Hoo and Tim Fitzhigham from the Guildhall at King's Lynn drops by with an update on a project to bring Shakespeare's stage to life.

    As always, Helen will be on hand to answer the questions you've submitted on Patreon. Join the community now for bonus content. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for all the details.
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    38 mins
  • Sutton Hoo gives up more secrets

    Sutton Hoo gives up more secrets
    May 27 2025
    Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams bring you this episode of the Time Team podcast from Sutton Hoo where our second year on site is underway.

    John Gater explains how he hopes new geophysics technology might shed some light on mysterious signals detected last year and Jackie McKinley takes you through her analysis of the missing piece of the Bromeswell bucket.

    We also take a trip to Woodbridge where The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company are reconstructing the Anglo-Saxon ship, discovered in one of the mounds in 1939.

    That plus your Patreon questions are answered by Helen. Submit yours now and join our community by visiting patreon.com/timeteamofficial
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    28 mins
  • The Sutton Hoo dig gets underway

    The Sutton Hoo dig gets underway
    May 20 2025
    Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams are at Sutton Hoo where Time Team's 2025 dig has just started.

    Professor Martin Carver, who led an excavation of the famous Sutton Hoo mounds in the 1980s, is on site with his thoughts on the project.
    Sutton Hoo's archaeology and engagement manager Laura Howarth tells us what she hopes the 2025 dig will be able to reveal about life in the area.
    Martyn explores the burial ground for himself and there's finally some information to share on the Bromeswell bucket.

    Join our community of archaeology fans on Patreon. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to see Helen and Martyn's site tour, plus so much more exclusive content from out Sutton Hoo dig.
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    40 mins
  • Understanding Sutton Hoo's Bromeswell bucket

    Understanding Sutton Hoo's Bromeswell bucket
    May 13 2025
    With just one week to go until Time Team returns to Sutton Hoo, Martyn Williams and archaeologist Dr Helen Geake find out even more about one of its unearthed treasures, The Bromeswell Bucket.

    Martyn visits one of the UK's largest Iron Age hillforts in Oswestry to find out how vandalism is putting its archaeology at risk.

    With fears about the future of university funding for archaeology courses, commercial archaeologist Giselle Király talks about job opportunities in the industry.

    Plus, Helen answers more of your questions submitted on Patreon.

    To ask yours and find out about the extra content you get access to, support us on Patreon at patreon.com/timeteamofficial
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    40 mins
  • Is there a dark side of metal detecting?

    Is there a dark side of metal detecting?
    May 6 2025
    It's another episode of the Time Team podcast devoted to answering your questions. Dr Helen Geake responds to what you've been asking on Patreon.
    You'll find out about the dark side of metal detecting, whether our ancestors were buried or cremated and why farmers can continue to plough the soil at scheduled monuments.

    Plus, Helen's find this week is a spindle whorl. You can find out about one from a Time Team dig at Codnor Castle here:
    https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/our-work/codnor-castle
    And here's a link to one that's illustrated on the Portable Antiquities Scheme:
    https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/641637

    Join us on Patreon to get loads more from Time Team and to ask your question in a future episode. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for all the details.
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    39 mins
  • Francis Pryor on the threat facing Flag Fen

    Francis Pryor on the threat facing Flag Fen
    Apr 29 2025
    Time Team's Francis Pryor discovered Flag Fen, a Bronze Age site of world importance, in 1982. The remarkable preservation of a wooden causeway, over a kilometre long, along with ancient roundhouses, gave us unique insight into how people lived thousands of years ago. Now, decades after Francis' discovery, Flag Fen is under threat and the archaeology is at risk of being lost forever. Time Team takes Francis back to find out what can be done to save this hugely important site.

    Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams speak to self-proclaimed 'word nerd' Rob Watts from the etymology YouTube channel RobWords. He explains how studing language can reveal secrets about our past which could shed more light on archaeological discoveries.

    Dani Wootton brings you archaeology stories from around the world in Time Team News and Helen will answer more questions from Patreon supporters.

    Join our community on Patreon to get even more from Time Team, including an extended version of our interview with RobWords. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out more.
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    39 mins
  • Did Vikings really wear horned helmets?

    Did Vikings really wear horned helmets?
    Apr 22 2025
    Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake answers more of your questions in this episode of the Time Team podcast. From whether Vikings really wore horned helmets to why the police aren't called in every time a skeleton is discovered at a site.

    There's also another edition of Helen's Find, which you can see at the following links:
    https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/477426/recordtype/artefacts
    https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/18704

    You can submit your question for a future episode on Patreon, where you'll find even more content from Time Team. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for all the details.
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    38 mins