Time Team 2008

[Deetektor]

The first TT of the 2008 season, is scheduled to be the one at Codnor Castle. This is where the detectorist found the gold coin.

It's due to be shown on 6th January.

[JBM]

Is that the episode where Baldrick got all excited about a gold coin perhaps the best T/T find to date? :lol: :lol: :lol: Jerry.

[Cyber-Leader]

At the end of the day Tony Robinson is like the rest of the treasure mad people, his eyes light up at the sound of gold! They've had some damn nice finds on T.T, I don't think a gold coin (a noble I believe ranks amongst the best).

Still will be nice to see it come up.

[Deetektor]

The second one is at Binchester Roman Fort, in County Durham.

We visited the fort this year, when we were staying in North Yorkshire, and the curator was telling us all about the TT dig.
The geophys the chap showed us, gave the outline of a large town around the fort.

I believe detectorists made a few decent finds.
I don't know if Norman was involved or not, it was right on his doorstep.

[Old Git John]

Does anyone know when the one about the site of the South Glos. rally is ?

[Deetektor]

3rd February, Mysteries of the Mosaic (Gloucestershire)

(subject to change)

[Corinne Mills]

this is the full list - as Deet says always subject to change

Gold in the Moat (Codnor Castle, Derbyshire) 6 January
Street of the Dead (Binchester, Co. Durham) 13 January
Bodies in the Dunes (Barra, Outer Hebrides) 20 January
The Naughty Nuns of Northampton (Towcester, Northamptonshire) 27 January
Mysteries of the Mosaic (Nr Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) 3 February
Blitzkreig on Shooters Hill (South London) 10 February
Keeping up with the Georgians (Hunstrete, Somerset) 17 February
Saxons on the Edge (Stonton Wyville, Leicestershire) 24 February
Fort of the Earles (Dungannon, Northern Ireland) 2 March
From Constantinople to Cornwall (Padstow, North Cornwall) 9 March
5000 Tons of Stone (Hamsterley, Co. Durham) 16 March
The Romans Recycle (Wickenby, Lincolnshire) 13 March
Hunting King Harold (Portskewett, South Wales) 30 March

[hedgehunter]

Thanks Co,
"The Naughty Nuns of Northampton" ???
That'll be late night viewing then :lol:

[Donnydave]

What happened to Yorkshire :?:

[Old Git John]

What happened to Yorkshire :?:

They moved it North of the Borders.

[garylq]

Its good to see that the Codnor Castle eipisode is actually titled 'Gold in the Moat'.

Clearly the discovery of the gold coin is going to be a highlight of what is the opening programme of the series. Given TT's reputation on here I was thinking that it might not get featured at all. Lets hope it is clearly shown to be a detector find, and not ridiculed in some way.

[staterdave]

2 bits of treasure from the Cornwall one i believe. Dont know wot though.

[scratchiemm]

I'm sure they will all be interesting, but I can't wait to see the one on 3rd Feb - Mysteries of the Mosaic where they (TimeTeam) uncovered a mosaic floor originally discovered by our 2 club founders -Dave and Don (Coberley rally organisors).

I've seen some of the photo's and they are stunning.

It will be interesting to see how the story pans out and how the detectorists and the landowner are portrayed.
For all of you who went to the Coberley rally, be sure to watch this one - you were only a couple of fields away.

[Deetektor]

Its good to see that the Codnor Castle eipisode is actually titled 'Gold in the Moat'.
......... Lets hope it is clearly shown to be a detector find, and not ridiculed in some way.

I think Helen Geake is doing her best to show the non believers, the light

[Deetektor]

One to look out for

Monday 14 January, 8:00pm - 9:00pm on Channel 4

Ainsbrook

Tony Robinson reports on an investigation into a
possible Viking boat burial in Yorkshire. When detectorists make a
major discovery of coins, silver and swords a team of archaeologists
set out to uncover the source of these remarkable objects. The
programme looks at the relationship between archaeologists and the
UK's 50,000 metal detectorists.