PRESS RELEASE: Time Team Classics comes to Australia! The hit British archaeological TV series is now available for free online on YouTube.

Time Team Classics comes to Australia!
The hit British archaeological TV series is now available
for free online on YouTube.

By popular demand, a range of classic Time Team episodes have been released from the vaults to fans in Australia. The official selection – including 70 episodes from Series 12 to 18, amongst others – is now available to watch for free on the Time Team Classics YouTube channel.

These include some of Time Team’s most memorable moments: investigating Roman villas, Anglo-Saxon settlements, Medieval manors and prehistoric monuments.

The premise of Time Team is simple: each episode, a team of archaeologists is given just three days to investigate a genuine site, with no guarantee of what will be discovered. Whether a stunning Roman mosaic, a skeleton beneath a fishpond, gold in a moat or a few sherds of pottery, each reveals fascinating insights into the history beneath our feet.

Tim Taylor, Time Team’s creator and Series Producer, says: “We are thrilled to offer these episodes to our fans in Australia. You never really know what we’ll find until we get digging, but it’s always an exciting journey! These episodes capture the spirit of Time Team and include some of my fondest memories.”

Time Team has recently returned to screens for a brand new series, thanks to the ongoing support of thousands of fans worldwide on the creator platform Patreon. The new approach has enabled Time Team to interact directly with fans across the globe, with many Australian supporters helping to make it possible.

Via Patreon, fans can access exclusive behind-the-scenes ‘Dig Watch’ content, directly from the field as new discoveries are made. The first new episodes themselves premiered on the Time Team Official YouTube channel in March/April 2022, so far racking up over 2.5 million views.

Taylor continues: “We want to thank all of our Australian fans who have supported Time Team via Patreon. Although we’re thousands of miles away on the other side of the globe, it’s wonderful to think you can be there with us live from the site as we make new discoveries. We have some other very exciting developments on the way, so please watch this space!”

About Time Team

First airing in 1994 on the UK’s Channel 4, Time Team became a Sunday teatime staple. The show was exported to over 35 countries worldwide, including Australia, where it originally broadcast on ABC.

Presented by former Blackadder star and keen history enthusiast, Tony Robinson, the show made household names of archaeologists including the late Mick Aston, Phil Harding and Carenza Lewis.

Across 20 series, the team investigated over 220 sites, including iconic landmarks Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Westminster Abbey. At its height, Time Team was one of the UK’s largest independent funders of archaeology, and the series is credited with boosting the popularity of archaeology in Britain.

The vintage episodes are available now on the Time Team Classics channel, which has over 200,000 subscribers worldwide.

Time Team’s brand new episodes are available to watch on sister YouTube channel, Time Team Official.

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