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Archaeologist Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams discuss an amazing find from a dig in Norfolk. They also get more information about two of the excavations Time Team's embarking on this year; one at The Ness of Brodgar in Orkney and the other in Brancaster on the Norfolk coast.Nick Cave from The Ness of Brodgar explains the site's significance and The National Trust's Angus Wainwright sets the Roman fort of Branodunum in its wider context.You'll also hear how other people in Time Team are getting on as 2026 begins.Helen will also be answering questions from Time Team members. To ask yours and to get loads more from Time Team, including behind-the-scenes videos, exclusive interviews, masterclasses and more, join us at patreon.com/timeteamofficial

Helen Geake and Martyn Williams look back at more of their favourites from the Time Team podcast in 2025.This time Stewart Ainsworth makes a discovery at Bodbury Ring, John Gater's revisiting a Roman site, Francis Pryor has a warning about Flag Fen, Jackie McKinley's on site at Sutton Hoo, Giselle Király's walking in the footsteps of Otzi The Iceman and Martyn's getting up close and personal with the Mary Rose.There's also a progress update from Jacq Barnard of The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company. They're building a reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon ship using traditional techniques. You can read more about them at https://saxonship.org/ where you can also submit your suggestion for the ship's name.We're really excited to bring you more podcasts in 2026 but we can't do it without your support. Becoming a Time Team member funds the programmes we make and the archaeology we carry out here in the UK and around the world. As a member you'll also get access to behind-the-scenes footage, masterclasses, extended interview, the chance to join us on site and so much more. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.

It's part one of our look back at some of the best bits from the Time Team podcast in 2025.Helen Geake and Martyn Williams remember time spent at Sutton Hoo, investigating the landscape with Stewart Ainsworth, exploring the ancient city of Pompeii with Dr Sophie Hay, test pitting in Norton Disney and using a floatation tank with Naomi Sewpaul.What were your favourite bits from the podcast this year? Time Team members can tell us using our podcast chat on Patreon. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to join in the conversation.

Merry Christmas from the Time Team podcast. The rematch is here! Time Team archaeologists Helen Geake and Derek Pitman go head to head in this year's Time Team Christmas quiz. With questions from archaeologists, crew and our Time Team members, will Helen take the title again or will Derek manage to secure his first victory? How did you get on? Play along at home to test your archaeological and Time Team knowledge.

Most of this episode was recorded before we learned about the death of Kerry Ely, Time Team's 'Mr Logistics'. Helen's answering questions from Time Team members. We'll discuss when a buried body becomes archaeology, if it's possible to go on an archaeology digging holiday, the archaeologists that run in the family and whether it's possible for new technology to unroll ancient scrolls. There's also Helen's Find, which this week is moustache-themed! You can see it at the following link: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1238768 If you'd like to get involved with future podcast episodes then become a Time Team member and join our community chat. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial. Next week it's the Time Team Christmas Quiz 2025. Listen as Helen Geake and Derek Pitman battle it out with questions set by the Time Team family.