The celebrated British archaeology series Time Team returns to screens for its first new episodes in a decade in a new extended format.

Time Team excavates two fascinating sites: an Iron Age settlement with underground tunnels in Cornwall, and a huge Roman villa on the estate of a Tudor castle in Oxfordshire.

The programs will premiere for free worldwide on the Time Team Official YouTube channel in an extended three-part weekend extravaganza covering each dig: Cornwall – 18th/19th/20th March and Oxfordshire – 8th/9th/10th April.

In Cornwall, excavation took place at a fogou site on the Lizard Peninsula, not far from Manaccan.

Time Team is celebrating the release with additional previews, live aftershow events, and complementary content for each dig, exclusively on Patreon, alongside other public watch-along activities, still to be announced.

Time Team's return is thanks to the successful and ongoing support of thousands of fans in over 40 countries on the Patreon platform. Meanwhile, shows from the original run have been enjoying over 2 million views per month on the Time Team Classics YouTube channel.

Tim Taylor, Time Team's creator, and Series Producer, says:

"This is the culmination of a long, challenging but thrilling journey for the team and our supporters worldwide. Much more than that, it's proof that great things really can happen when people come together and unite with a shared goal. Our amazing supporters on Patreon can now officially say: 'I made that happen!' And there's lots more to come from Time Team, with our fans by our side."

The new episodes are presented by Dr Gus Casely-Hayford OBE and Natalie Haynes. Gus is an historian, curator, broadcaster, and inaugural Director of V&A East, London.

Natalie is a classicist, comedian, presenter of BBC Radio 4's much-loved Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, and author of critically acclaimed books including Pandora's Jar.

Gus and Natalie are joined by a host of original and regular team members including:

Professor Carenza Lewis, Dr Helen Geake, Dr John Gater, Professor Stewart Ainsworth, Naomi Sewpaul, Matt Williams, Professor Henry Chapman, Jimmy Adcock, Dani Wootton, and Professor Suzannah Lipscomb, and newcomers Dr Derek Pitman and Lawrence Shaw.

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