‘Cannons and Castles’ (Orgueil, Jersey) | Series 18 Episode 8 | Time Team

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Tony Robinson and the Team head across the Channel to Jersey to investigate the origins of Mont Orgueil Castle: a fortress that came to symbolise the Channel Islands' bond with Britain. The massive castle that dominates the shore today is a Tudor structure built on earlier foundations, and it's that early castle, built by King John, that the Team are looking for.
Series 18, Episode 08
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[@noizeemama3697]

This episode was all Stuart. It was great seeing him being the main star of the show. He was able to show that he is so much more than the earthworks guy.

[@noizeemama3697]

And that ending was hilarious!

[@gmtegirl]

Yes, Stuart is underappreciated. If you watch this series regularly, you see just how much work he puts in and how many things he discovers.

[@mjc11a]

@noizeemama3697...yes, I quite agree. Stewart strikes me as the quiet professional who diligently goes about his business. So it was great to see him take "center stage."

[@195jht]

​@@gmtegirl😅

[@HeatherKirksey-ls6gk]

I love Stuart shining as well, but I must say my absolute favorite moments are when he and John Gater bicker with each other.

[@Darryl_Frost]

"there was a rumor of cake you know!" I have always loved these excellent shows.

[@townview5322]

So British

[@SimonLloydGuitar]

Why am i so addicted to these Tony Robinson shows? Ive been round them all at least twice.

[@Iammrspickley]

The only TV serie that actually makes sense. It's highly entertaining, it has lots of humour, it's almost always positive, it's a gift shop of knowledge on all sorts....just absolutely wonderful. Some of the big iconic pillars of the series are truly missed....but I'm really glad the series tried to keep going....for the love of history and in honour of the ones no longer with them.

[@SirWhig-esq.]

R.I.P - Robin Bush, Mick Aston and Victor Ambrus.

[@triskut]

Robin too! He was my favorite “well actually”

[@greendragonreprised6885]

And Ian, the digger driver. All missed.

[@worldmusic09]

@@greendragonreprised6885 That's sad. I thought he probably had passed, but wasn't sure.

[@triskut]

@@greendragonreprised6885 :(

[@katerinakemp5701]

RIP Ian Barclay.

[@krumplethemal8831]

I like Mic's smirk at Tony's pun about him not being able to come up with a cliff hanger just before the break.

[@Go-tee71]

That was hilarious 😂

[@InquisitorMatthewAshcraft]

Tony's plan was rather cunning, though.

[@Go-tee71]

Mick's "oh God" & eye roll response to Tony's cliff-hanger comment 🤣

[@sharimullinax3206]

"I'm losing the will to live." Says Phil after the shelley morter bit. Hysterical!

[@johngore5127]

I love this. Details define reality. The realm of the expert.

[@sammom8599]

I love Phil.

[@angelb1tch602]

I was literally looking for someone who commented on it because it made me giggle

[@rubykearns3536]

'Rumours of cake..' Mick Aston seemed to be a sweetheart through and through, bless him 🤗

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

This is one of my very favorite episodes. It has everything: impossible landscapes, helicopter views, cutting edge technology, 3D computer imaging, sarcasm, etc., etc., etc..

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

amateur theatrics...

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

That may be true, but it's all good fun. ​@@AnnaAnna-uc2ff

[@jppcasey]

I laughed when Tony called Phil "Fred Flintstone".

[@kinskifilms]

KZbin recommended me a Time Team video a few weeks ago and I have been absolutely hooked ever since. This has quickly become one of my favorite shows of all time. Tim Taylor, if you see this, and if you will in fact be producing more episodes, I'd love a job! I moved from the States to Amsterdam but would leave here at the drop of Phil's hat.

[@ThePixel1983]

I got hooked when I saw Tony Robinson presenting, I had only seen him in Blackadder.

[@NorrisHistoryCorner]

The programme is nearly as old as me and when I first saw it I immediately went out into the garden and dug a hole. Been hooked on history ever since.

[@k3nel]

Welcome! If you can contribute to their effort of producing more episodes, see Patreon above. They have done already 2 new digs. Start here kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGnCpJWnaJx0i9U

[@jamesbedford6642]

Ul have a job it's all finished and half the team is dead

[@DS9TREK]

​@@jamesbedford6642it's not finished

[@aurevoiralex]

For those who care about this sort of thing, "orgueil" is French for "pride". Pride of place, in deed! Stunning location, great episode.

[@archangel807]

My horse was named "Shelly Mortar" because of this....

[@emk7132]

Can’t tell you how much I enjoyed this comment!!

[@SimonLloydGuitar]

i went out with a girl called Shelly who looked like a horse.

[@darthpaul490]

The digger transition was epic

[@triskut]

I learned so much about Victor Ambrus, what a prolific artist. I had no idea about his books and other achievements

[@williamwilliam5066]

Victor was a white man.

[@frankpellow]

the demonstrations of the distance the weapons were effective to was absolutely brilliant. thanks for another excellent upload

[@Nico6th]

I wish we had a "Time Team" in Germany. Just think about all the stuff they could find here. Old Germanic tribes, Romas in the west, approximately 3000 castles (from ruins to still-in-use ones), lots and lots of medieval history with ~300 tiny "states/countries", two world wars, and the separation into two countries until very recently. But German bureaucracy would probably make it hell to produce a show like that^^'

[@barbarossarotbart]

I agree. Germany needs something like Time Team on TV. It would fit right into the whole Terra X franchise. But sadly it won't happen , not only because of the bureau cracy but also because German archaeologists might not take the format seriously. Even a single episode of Time Team in Germany would be fantastic.

[@johnknight7296]

Still some of the best TV work being done. Well done Team!

[@deltadom33]

They mentioned king John with tony Robinson in maid Marian as he was the sheriff of Nottingham in maid Marian well worth watching

[@Rover200Power]

One of my favourites as a kid. Danny John-Jules was great in it too.

[@deltadom33]

@@Rover200Power he became the cat in red dwarf, his dancing Is epic

[@machellep1]

Rumors of cake ! Best line in the show.

[@51WCDodge]

Non! the best thing is not the cake ! It is the Cabbage Bread! The Island is home to a form of cabbage that grows on a straight stalk up to about fourteen feet tall. The stalks were used to make walking sticks. The large leaves are wrapped around the bread before baking. The result is a soft moist loaf, ideal to be ripped (NEVER cut) slopped with Jersey Butter and served with fish, crab , lobster or shell fish taken straight from the bay. Or Served with Black Butter. Take about two hundredweight of apples , ten gallons of Cider, liquorce and spices. Crush apples to pulp, ad cider. Place mix in a large copper and boil for about 72 hours, stirring continuosly, and I mean continuosly! The result is crystaline black sweet paste, true Jerriais.

[@Evilminiature]

@@51WCDodge cake>seafood!

[@Eowyn3Pride]

HELM'S DEEP!!!🫨🥰🍻🧝‍♂️🧝‍♀️🧙‍♂️

[@angelb1tch602]

I love them all but damn Phil is something else 😂🙏🏻

[@agespottoo8910]

A fine example of a collaborative effort. This may be my favorite episode. Without the past can there be a future....what has been may be more/as important as what will be.

[@williamwilliam5066]

Trite.

[@MossyMozart]

@AGE SPOTTO - True, not trite.

[@larryzigler6812]

@@williamwilliam5066 More absurd than trite

[@williamwilliam5066]

@@larryzigler6812 Yes I was trying to be kind.

[@larryzigler6812]

@@williamwilliam5066 You were. Very kind indeed !!!! 💖

[@ELCADAROSA]

@17:50 - Mick's eyeroll! LOL!!! 🙄

[@snalpha]

Watched every episode - can't wait for this one!

[@snalpha]

@@karlkarlos3545 you must be fun at parties

[@karlkarlos3545]

@@snalpha I am.

[@snalpha]

@@karlkarlos3545 aw why’d you delete your snark?! I still maintain you’re brilliance at parties.

[@karlkarlos3545]

@@snalpha I deleted it because I wanted to add a link to the earlier upload of this episode on this channel. But it looks like time team classic removed it (which made my comment obsolete).

[@malcolmformosa1772]

I'm watching and also sharing with my eldest daughter Amber and we are from all the way down under from Mount Gambier in the State Of South Australian.🥇🇦🇺🦘⚜️👑⚜️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@anthonyrickard5753]

I've seen this episode numerous times and it's very enthralling

[@robertprice5039]

I still need to visit Jersey. My great grandfather was born there.

[@christinem3914]

Tony..Cliffhanger comment 😂😂😂 with Micks rolling of eyes…

[@NovaCoco]

so very fascinating much love from new zealand

[@TermiteUSA]

This was a great episode. I wish TT could do more work at and adjacent to all the harbours and seaports and maybe work in some underwater work. Sounds like years of shows we love it.

[@davidwright7193]

They did do some underwater archeology but it is very limited. Phil and Tony have diving certification but not most of the team and in 3 days you can often be limited to three tides and as little as 3 to 5 hours work over the weekend and that might be enough to map out a sites features rather than actually find anything.

[@51WCDodge]

Mont Orgueil, The Proud Mount. The top towers are dated to the 1940's. during the Occupation of the Island in WW2, fortifications were built by slave and forced labour. Hitler had the idea that post war his Victory, would leave the Island's as a Strength through Joy holiday resort. As a result the range towers built of re-enforced concrete would be a distraction, so a lot of time effort and skill was put into cladding the towers with local granite. This is not the only example of such work on German Atlantic Wall fortifications. Just below the castle on Gorey pier is a cottage, the ground floor of which was re-enforced as a disguised gun battery. And of course, there are the ghost stories. The one I like concerns the ground keepers cottage , just out side the main gate. Behind it is a section of wall with battlements and walkways, but no access. For many years the family that lived there had a daughter, who described as simple. Her bedroom was just under the lee of the wall, and she constantly complained of being awoken by footsteps outside her window. With the passage of time a new groundsman took over. He and his family had friends from the Mainland visiting them. The guests stayed in the daughters old room. The following morning he asked his guests if they had slept well? The reply ' Yes, but who was that walking about outside early in the morning?

[@willallen7757]

I watched these back in the day as 260p YT bootlegs. Nice to see it in 1080p.

[@TheSeanHyden]

Ever since i watched the first episode when it originally aired, I can't tell you how much I've always longed for them to just do an extra few days...❤

[@Trillock-hy1cf]

I have a feeling that I have seen this episode some moons ago when it was first broadcast, as I remember parts of it, but still interesting seeing it again.

[@aaronconnell2152]

Really appreciate these uploads absolutely loved/love Time Team!

[@knetixdnb]

been trying to find this episode for years! cheers

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting

[@mikeunum]

An amazing place to find things. I love this series.

[@veraxiana9993]

The bit about the Shelly mortar with phil at 29:30 was unironically the hardest I've ever laughed in years haha. Phil: "So mortar with shells in it isn't the same as this mortar with shells in it but Shelly mortar is definitely 13th century?" Response: "yes" Phil: "I'm losing the will to live" LOL I love the candidness

[@nellinightshade3358]

wow. this is fascinating. so much history. and lots of mountain goats.

[@borderreiver3288]

simply stunning....

[@goeegoanna]

Fascinating, thank you.

[@adamtodd1329]

Brilliant episode I'd somehow missed before

[@taylorway8011]

The fucking ending lol “very funny, Stewart”

[@joshbeaulieu7408]

Great show!

[@deltadom33]

Digging the trench up that hill and geophysics is challenging. I wonder what the worst dig regarding landscape is . As my dad is a professional landscaper it has always been the elements , the soil as you can dig into clay and flint which I have seen diggers struggle with . It would be interesting to get a digging drone like nasa for there Mars mission . Digging up the hill is crazy.

[@FreshDirtyWater]

They did some down in a cave! That seemed incredibly challenging. My claustrophobia was engaged.

[@paulrobson3413]

One of my favourite places on Jersey

[@jamesswindley9599]

More more moreeee❤️

[@youknowwho1962]

"I'm losing the will to live" LMAO!

[@anotherbrickoutthewall9237]

Ohhh arrre Tony I do love earlier archeology... Stone the crows flint is the best!

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you.

[@allanacandrews2190]

Thanks!

[@TimeTeamClassics]

Thank you for supporting Time Team!

[@04williamsl]

30:43 Me, asking my clients if they know what they're planning for Black Friday yet after being advised to do so by my manager

[@silentbuccaneer4569]

25:57, Tony Robinson timed it perfectly with "Trnch three has now bottomed out." with some diggers crack in the frame.

[@rupertcarus8022]

One point on the latter cannon, they don't need to be higher because they are fix in situ and the offending cannon need to be brought to bear, during which time they will be fired upon by the castle cannon.

[@kerriefearby9542]

Im with Fred and Barney, i love the prehistoric followed by the Saxon

[@RedRocket4000]

Some of these I can figure out what the follow up work has to finish up. Here it very clear they not found a lot of stuff that still needs investigating. I always think of this show as here we go showing it worth working a site or not type stuff and once they establish yes it's worth working others follow up and get the whole thing complete at least I hope.

[@soly-dp-colo6388]

French here. Fun fact: "Montorgueil" litterally means "Mount of Pride". You can see why when you see the castle.

[@samckitty4906]

I love this episode. Did they ever go back?

[@charlo90952]

Note the circular German tower camouflaged with granite.

[@annbretagne2108]

Been to the castle, so recalls happy memories. Fascinating stuff as usual. But I wince every time Tony says Mont Orgoy. A passable English pronunciation would be Orgay. Stuck with it now....

[@paulrobson3413]

Was on Jersey mid June and went to Gory Harbour but didn’t go to the castle…been about 6 times before though

[@juspapa718]

Is it just me or did anyone else have a flashback to Monty Python’s King Arthur & his knights being taunted outside an English castle by Frenchmen @1:45 on

[@davidrenton]

yep i expected John Cleese to shout down at them, calling their mothers hamsters

[@stephenhammond6962]

Any chance you will visit Scarborough castle?

[@forthwithtx5852]

Obviously, it was once the site of the Great Watchtower of Amon-Sul.

[@bigsarge2085]

👍👍

[@hannahmorgan644]

I HAVE SPENT WEEKS TRYING TO FIND THIS VIDEO BC OF PHILS SHELLY MORTAR QUOTE

[@chaosordeal294]

The hill would be the superior position, as long as the slightly lower hill didn't have a castle on it, but, in this instance . . .

[@thomasrotweiler]

Tony Robinson calling Phil "Fred Flintstone" is interesting. Apparently he learned flint-knapping from his uncle, Fred. (Accoding to wikipedia so maybe that comment needs proper verification ;) )

[@tomstech4390]

8:50 editor who made that transition, Bravo.

[@serc7553]

totally agree :D

[@glennwallaceweitz]

It would be great if they could excavate the buried tower in the bastion!

[@tmr4342]

Moral of the story, never tell Stewart that you're higher than him 🤣🤣

[@MH-ms1dg]

30:20 XD

[@UnitSe7en]

Cake, and rumours of cake.

[@MrOllieBD]

There was something rather Churchillian about how Stuart said “Fire”, a hidden leader of men I’d say. What a brilliant episode this was!

[@ingerfaber3411]

How come someone never got rid of the vegetation to see what was underneath ? Would have thought that was a common sense thing to do to investigate the site !

[@Plelement94]

Vegetation like ivy if removed quickly can bring down walls etc

[@littlehills739]

why not mine the little hill away to keep u safe from cannon 45:00

[@thecommissaruk]

You desperately need someone with Tony's energy and enthusiasm in the new episodes.

[@melthebell33]

Tbh i do like the enthusiasm of the new main presenter, he might not be Tony be he does have a calm enthusiasm

[@richardharrold9736]

@@melthebell33 he's useless, zero charisma, zero energy and doesn't ask incisive questions like Tony used to.

[@laraq07]

I wished the hushed tones of the presenter didn't make me think of someone commenting on a rousing golf game.

[@worldmusic09]

Not really. By season 18 his bit seems to have been wearing thin with the archaeologists. I think that having Phil back in would help liven things up just right though.

[@mrsdoyle6828]

I know this is heresy but Tony did get on my wick occasionally. I like the new guy, but you can't expect him to try and be Tony II.

[@davebeat]

Premier? I'm sure I watched this episode on this channel a earlier this year ago when I was in lockdown.

[@worldmusic09]

Premier in the TT Classics format. I like the adding of episodes each week

[@Sweetyhide]

World History Documentaries shared this episode around that time. Maybe that is where you watched it? kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2TVl6CBj6dlnqc

[@williamwilliam5066]

What do you mean, "in lockdown"?

[@anotherbrickoutthewall9237]

@@williamwilliam5066 scamdemic

[@MossyMozart]

@@williamwilliam5066 - COVID-19 - surely you heard of it.

[@johnmorris5965]

Helen Geake , what a lady , got to love her .

[@bosse641]

Remember this episode. Miss the old series. The new is not the same.

[@larryzigler6812]

Take a pill, perhaps.

[@bosse641]

@@larryzigler6812 ....maybe you should grow up?

[@harukishirota3917]

30:22.

[@dr.leftfield9566]

Got my pole my hi viz and a huge arrow with my name on it now let's take down this castle..............

[@NotaHuskywolf]

Toads

[@jessh5310]

Phil and Warwick discussing shelly mortar. i am losing the will to live........

[@Hillol_Brahma21]

Phil- "I m loosing World to live"...it makes more sense in today's world

[@kasie680]

“✌️WE’RE ENGLISH!!😝”

[@salwaneleyland5874]

That wall tony is a butters wall its cornish towers in furners morter shells see. Pills phills box thanks Slooppools

[@kasie680]

You can tell Phil has just thrown that orange hat on lol 😂😂 13:16

[@DalionHeartTTV]

Man gets shown evidence of pre-historic civilization on the island, and he's like "Couldn't give a fuck, if I was a fuck giving trillionair. I want castle stuff!"

[@DaC10101]

From recollection, this episode is a bit Gorey

[@BlackwaterBronn]

They all went way too early.

[@jamesbedford6642]

I honestly did realise Phil had died I saw it on new RIP Phil

[@thomasrotweiler]

Phil Harding is, at the time of typing, still alive.

[@shaunnewman8375]

@ 17:40 ish, 'It looks like the corner of a round tower' Pray, how many corners has a round tower ?

[@williamwilliam5066]

3? No! 8!

[@Brinta3]

If I were to attempt to build one, it would probably have many.

[@MrSnead-vp1ll]

Ill be back in 56 min.

[@salwaneleyland5874]

That shell in morter phill found 3bc aye 2ade so 2m walls so is flint arrow heads see i agree with phill. The finer grade shelly moter has to be later using cannon ball barions to make a finers flowers powders shels dust friers kilns 15c 13c i say 300c

[@jameshhenderson]

Seven commercials is excessive

[@simoncordingley3122]

I agree. The amount of adverts is very intrusive. Get an ad blocker (I got Adblock Plus); it seems to have worked for me.

[@shaasbo]

So funny, so full of presumptions