Time Team

Recorded between 16 and 18 April 1993, this episode's dig tries to find evidence of what the site's settlement looked like in the time of Alfred the Great, focusing on the search for Alfred's Athelney Abbey and fort. Finds: Geophysics plot of cathedral.

Recorded between 3 and 5 September 1993, "On the Edge of an Empire" looks into Ribchester's Roman history. Finds: earlier turf-built phase of Roman fort preceding the stone fort, Punic (defensive) ditch. Experimental demonstration: Digging of defensive ditch.

Recorded between 9 and 11 April 1993 (which makes it the first put on film), this episode tries to discover why Much Wenlock grew into a busy medieval market town. Finds: 13th century baronial hall inside an existing building.

Recorded between 16 and 18 September 1993, the team tries to discover what happened to a Dark Ages palace located on a man-made island in the middle of a lake. Finds: Shale finger ring from 9th-10th century. Experimental demonstration: Dark Age boatbuilding.