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- 1. The Guerilla Base of the King Jan 16, 1994
- Searching marsh that may have encircled King Alfred's hideout.
- 2. On the Edge of an Empire Jan 23, 1994
- Ribchester in Lancashire.
- 3. The New Town of a Norman Prince Jan 30, 1994
- The team reveals evidence of a 13th-century hall in a garden in Much Wenlock.
Matt Williams is Time Team’s resident digger, trench supervisor, ever-willing historic re-enactor and all-round good sport. Matt unearthed his ‘find of a lifetime’ – a rare engraving of ancient Ogham script – on Time Team, and we’re delighted that he is returning for our 2021 digs.
- What Did You Do Immediately After Leaving Time Team?
- What Are You Doing Now?
- If Working on Time Team Taught You Any Life Lessons, What Was It?
- What Was Your Best Time Team Memory?
- And Your Worst?!
- When You’Re Not Doing Archaeology, What Do You Like Doing?
- What’s Your Next Big Archaeological Ambition?
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I carried on with my job of commercial archaeology, which I had also continued between TT shoots and between each series. This involves helping people get planning permission and organising excavations if there are archaeological remains on development sites.
Still doing it! Although a couple of years ago I started co-presenting ‘Digging for Britain’ with Alice Roberts. This involves several days filming in museums around the country and then a few days in a studio interviewing archaeologists.
Sometimes ridiculously, incredibly, unbelievably hard work can be fun! I also know the Marriott Hotel room service menu off by heart.
Spending two days drunk when living the life of a navvy at Rise Hill. All in the name of experimental archaeology!
The worst hangover in the world after spending two days drunk when living the life of a navvy at Rise Hill.
I live in Shropshire, and there’s nothing I love more than pulling on my boots and dragging the family out for a good long walk. There’s loads of amazing places to visit such as Oswestry Hill fort, the Stiper Stones, Wenlock Priory… hmm, does that still count as archaeology?
I’d love to see some real-time archaeological excavation back on TV, and hopefully be involved in some way!
Matt Williams is an archaeologist and presenter who worked on Time Team and Digging for Britain. He shares his memories, stories and opinions on archaeology, TV and life in this interview with Raksha Dave.
You're in for a real treat as we catch up with popular Time Team digger, trench supervisor, ever-willing historic re-enactor and all round good sport, Matt W...
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Time Team is a British television programme that originally aired on Channel 4 from 16 January 1994 to 7 September 2014. It returned in 2022 on online platforms YouTube and Patreon.
Archaeologist Matt Williams jokes at what his real job is... sitting in a trench looking busy for the cameras, and doodling animals on his script... now get ...
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Aug 7, 2021 · You're in for a real treat as we catch up with popular Time Team digger, trench supervisor, ever-willing historic re-enactor and all round good sport, Matt Williams! Matt recalls some of his most memorable moments on Time Team, including the time he unearthed the 'find of his life'.
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