Time Team Digs

Infobox television
show_name = Time Team Digs


format = Archaeology
runtime = 60 minutes
(including adverts)
creator =
presenter = Tony Robinson
director = Tim Taylor
country = United Kingdom
network = Channel 4
first_aired = 1 November
last_aired = 27 December 2002
num_episodes = 8
imdb_id =
tv_com_id =
preceded_by = "Time Signs"
"Time Team"
related = "Time Team Extra"
"History Hunters"

"Time Team Digs" is a British television series that aired on Channel 4 in 2002. Presented by the actor Tony Robinson, the show is a spin-off of the archaeology series "Time Team", that first aired on Channel 4 in 1994. It is also known as "Time Team Digs: A History of Britain".

"Time Team Digs" is an eight-part series looking at previous "Time Team" digs, with each episode focusing on a particular period in history, going from the Bronze Age to the modern day.

Production

The series producer of "Time Team Digs" was Tim Taylor, the creator and producer of "Time Team" and its predecessor "Time Signs".cite web|url=http://www.timeteam.k1z.com/index.php?pid=341|title=Time Team Digs - 1x01|accessdate=2008-02-10|author=|last=|first=|year=|format=|work=|publisher=Unofficial Time Team Site] The executive producer was Philip Clarke and the producers were Jeremy Cross and Laurence Vulliamy. Tony Robinson, the presenter, was also the associate producer.

Episodes

"Time Team Digs" aired for eight sixty-minute episodes, from 1 November to 27 December 2002. Each episode aired on a Friday.cite web|url=http://www.timeteam.k1z.com/index.php?pid=20|title=Time Team Digs.|accessdate=2008-02-10|author=|last=|first=|year=|format=|work=|publisher=Unofficial Time Team Site]

DVD releases

"Time Team Digs" was released on DVD in the UK (Region 2) on 7 March 2005.cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Team-Digs-History-Britain/dp/B0007NBJ1E/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1202666148&sr=8-1|title=Time Team Digs - A History Of Britain|accessdate=2008-02-10|author=|last=|first=|year=|format=|work=|publisher=Amazon.co.uk] The 3-disc DVD set also contains a 30-minute documentary "Behind the Scenes with Time Team" and the 1997 and 1999 "Time Team" Christmas specials.cite web|url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/602411/Time-Team-Digs-A-History-Of-Britain/Product.html|title=Time Team Digs: A History Of Britain (3 Discs)|accessdate=2008-02-10|author=|last=|first=|year=|format=|work=|publisher=Play.com]

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