Time Team S15E08 · Saxons on the Edge - Stonton Wyville, Leicestershire

Overview

An unassuming field in Leicestershire provides the team with a prize that has eluded them for 15 years. In a first for the programme, Tony Robinson and the team finally uncover the rarest of archaeological finds: an Anglo Saxon settlement and, in an attempt to discover the true origin of Britain's most famous Wessex Man, Phil Harding undergoes a DNA test to establish where his ancestors came from.

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1. 1 1. Gold in the Moat - Codnor Castle, Derbyshire2008-01-06 · 50mThe crumbling ruins of Codnor Castle are a sad remnant of the imposing home of the De Grey family - knights who saw action in almost every important medieval battle including the c
2. 2 2. Street of the Dead - Binchester, County Durham2008-01-13 · 50mTony and the team tackle a huge Roman fort in County Durham. The stronghold was part of the defence of Dere Street, the main Roman road from York to Hadrian's Wall. The fort has fi
3. 3 3. Bodies in the Dunes - Barra, Western Isles2008-01-20 · 50mThe Team travel to the windswept island of Barra, 50 miles off the west coast of Scotland, for a unique rescue dig. This Hebridean outpost is famous for its strip of unusually fert
4. 4 4. The Naughty Nuns of Northampton - Towcester, Northamptonshire2008-01-27 · 50mA Northampton family, the Colecloughs live on the site of a 900-year old nunnery with a rather fruity past, which was at various times accused of witchcraft, begging and debauchery
5. 5 5. Mysteries of the Mosaic - Coberley, Gloucestershire2008-02-03 · 50mTony Robinson and his team unearth the secrets of a Cotswolds field. Hundreds of Roman coins and bits of masonry have been found on this land but it's the chance discovery of a pie
6. 6 6. Blitzkreig on Shooter’s Hill - South London2008-02-10 · 50mThe Team delve into the very recent past to uncover the hidden archaeology of the biggest British battle that never was: the defence of Britain against a Nazi invasion in 1940. Alo
7. 7 7. Keeping Up with the Georgians - Hunstrete, Somerset2008-02-17 · 50mThe team descend on a field just outside Bath to investigate the remains of what could have been one of the country's grandest Georgian houses. An impressive set of stone arches is
8. 8 8. Saxons on the Edge - Stonton Wyville, Leicestershire2008-02-24 · 50mAn unassuming field in Leicestershire provides the team with a prize that has eluded them for 15 years. In a first for the programme, Tony Robinson and the team finally uncover the
9. 9 9. Fort of the Earls - Dungannon, Northern Ireland2008-03-02 · 50mThe team visit Northern Ireland to locate one of the most important sites in Anglo-Irish history. A hilltop castle above the city of Dungannon, stronghold of the powerful O' Neill
10. 10 10. From Constantinople To Cornwall - Padstow, North Cornwall2008-03-09 · 50mCornwall is probably not the first place that springs to mind when thinking about the Roman and Byzantine Empires but in a field overlooking a cove, just a mile down river from the
11. 11 11. Five Thousand Tons of Stone - Hamsterley, County Durham2008-03-16 · 50mThe Time Team travel to County Durham to investigate the origins of a mysterious large stone structure which has had locals baffled for centuries. The stone structure is known loca
12. 12 12. The Romans Recycle - Wickenby, Lincolnshire2008-03-23 · 50mTony Robinson and his intrepid team of archaeologists head off the beaten track in Lincolnshire to discover why a metal detector enthusiast has discovered hundreds of Roman and Iro
13. 13 13. Hunting King Harold - Portskewett, South Wales2008-03-30 · 50mFor the final episode of the 2008 series the team head to the village of Portskewett in South Wales to investigate a field which is intriguingly named Harold's Field. Local legend