NEW | Digging Band of Brothers: Time Team Special with Tony Robinson (2023) - FULL EPISODE

He's back! Sir Tony Robinson returns to Time Team to investigate the US 101st Airborne Division in Britain. Time Team have been invited to Aldbourne, Wiltshire, by Operation Nightingale, on the 80th anniversary since Easy Company were stationed here in 1943, shortly before D-Day.
Working alongside service men and women from the US and UK, the team have just over a week to investigate the camp, once home to the iconic 'Band of Brothers'.
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[@TimeTeamOfficial]

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[@deathbyteacup]

Very happy to see it but the audio quality on the voiceover is very jarring.

[@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer]

Nice, I love Tony, I hope he got a heap of Lardy-cake and Milk-stout for this one. 😁

[@StormwatchDruid]

@@deathbyteacup I am glad someone else mentioned that, as I have one good ear which is playing up atm and I thought it was just me, but the voiceover sounds like it was recorded in Tony's shed or something.

[@F4Insight-uq6nt]

Wars are Fake and history is fake we live inside a revolving frequency. Prove me wrong with Facts & Evidence.

[@XlrationMedia]

It was recorded in the Nissen Hut

[@Germanicus-]

Missing the days of Tony, Mick, Phil and Phil's hat... Along with all the other great cast of unique characters.

[@RHCole]

I own a stetson because of Phil 😆

[@niknax25]

And Micks stripey jumpers lol.

[@adventuresofdeankane3569]

Mick is sadly missed

[@snedler]

Yeah my favorite was Phil... I watched the series everyday with my dad in the 90th... Watching the show again brings back good memories that a missed... Have a great day everyday 😊

[@chardington3412]

@@RHCole Phil never wore a Stetson - it was an Australian shearers hat - I am a hat person my self and have one exactly like it - and a Stetson bought in Houston Texas 😉 and they look nothing alike 😁

[@amb163]

Sir Tony -- if you see this -- THANK YOU for coming back for this special! You've made so many people happy by doing so, even if it's just this one last time

[@amb163]

Naomi Shields! That was her name -- she sent me a lovely note, too, which I still have :)

[@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR]

Wow..My respect for Tony has gone up even higher now after reading your comment what a cool kat he is huh..

[@Sera-Marie]

What a lovely thing to do for you. Tony is an absolute legend .

[@Ken-Vet]

This was the most incredible project that I have ever been a part of and was grateful to have my oldest/closest military brother be able to join and rep the 101st. I didn’t just gain friends, I gained family. Thank you Time Team, Richard Osgood, and all who made our visit possible. Truly an unforgettable experience that I’ll cherish for all my days 🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@votonavincellette7026]

That was my favorite part of the episode - that both UK and US servicemembers (active and retired) got to participate. I was a bit jealous! (USN 1991-2002)

[@Ken-Vet]

@@votonavincellette7026thank for watching the episode and thank you for your many years of service! 🇺🇸

[@Ericsaidful]

@@votonavincellette7026No Nazi’s?

[@tjdelio]

US Navy retired and WWII history geek. I must say I'm a bit jealous of you, the US and UK vets, and the active duty folks had the privilege of participating in the dig.

[@justagurl1425]

A sad reminder of those that are no longer with us from Time Team but a happy moment seeing familiar faces back with the team. A fitting tribute to the "Band of Brothers" and the hardships they endured to leave us a legacy of freedoms so many take for granted today. True heroes

[@eloquentsarcasm]

TONY! Awesome to see and hear him again, he was always the soul of Time Team. Gus is a great guy, and is growing into his role as presenter, but nobody can replace Tony with his wit, enthusiasm and snarky humor. I'll always miss those we've lost thru the years, Mick especially, but seeing the former "youngsters" like Matt/ Naomi and Raksha as they're matured and aged into proper seasoned veterans and leaders now brings a sense of continuation. Time Team wasn't just a "one and done" kind of adventure, after all these years it's proven to be something more, with generations invested in this and willing to carry it on hopefully for many more decades to come.

[@annihull6373]

Well said. Blessings.

[@emilyflotilla931]

I am really warming up to Gus, his smile is so warm!

[@ghomerhust]

couldn't have said it better myself! a slice of the old feel but with the younger folks at the helm now! great episode!

[@naschelletaylor8440]

I do like Matt's lead here some tho ❤

[@sonjakenzler4170]

Now we only need the most famous hat back for one episode. I understand: no ore diggging for Phil but havin him there and giving his coments and banter. And his 'AAAAAAHHHHH.... but.....'

[@thejoyofthelordismystrengt8325]

I was lucky to have Forrest Guth as my friend, he retired to Delaware and I befriended him in his last years of his life. A wonderful man.

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

There was an easy camaraderie with the original Time Team. This current version is more numerous but (I think) overly serious attitude which could be moderated by a bit of the earlier humour.

[@emilyflotilla931]

Thanks for being a "brother" to Forrest Guth!

[@kasie680]

😮😮😮 how cool!

[@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR]

I was lucky to have Forrest gump as my friend..

[@AnotherSale]

@@georgeb.wolffsohn30 Sign of the times. Box ticking constantly now. Previously, the show revolved around some of the shows "stars" and you could say the dig became a close second.

[@terris7842]

When I heard Tony utter the words “….came up with a cunning plan” I couldn’t help but grin. 💚😁

[@tracycroll4325]

Made me chuckle!

[@johngilmore697]

UK Gold London's Burning

[@jonnnyren6245]

"Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning?"

[@The-Cosmic-Hobo]

They just had to do it! :) And we all loved it.

[@barrydysert2974]

It gives me great pleasure to see Matt get a co-presenter credit right after Sir Tony's presenter credit. Matt's recognition has been too long in coming. But better last than never !:-)

[@czgator9000]

Matt was always so willing to volunteer to be the living history subject, whether slave or soldier, he deserves it!

[@moxiebombshell]

I love seeing him become one of the "responsible adults" on these digs; I remember the episodes where he would admit to being different degrees of hungover after having a few too many in the local the night before 😂

[@danielcue4770]

Thank you Time Team for allowing me to portray Webster one more time, loved being a part of it!

[@shable1436]

One more time? I have to find your original portrayal

[@pleaseignore3055]

Did you see any horses and if so did you question their owners about what they were thinking?

[@MrFloppyHare]

So good to see Tony back with Time Team!!!!!!!! Welcome back, Tony, we've missed you!

[@ericolsen4935]

As an American Veteran, this Time Team episode hit hard. Thank your for honoring our Greatest Generation and our brothers in arms!

[@Ken-Vet]

Thank you for you service! 🇺🇸

[@swearenginlawanda]

Yes it did. I teared up. Most Veterans as we are probably would also.

[@michaelshanahan4042]

You are very welcome brave man indeed they really were the greatest generation 😊

[@michaelshanahan4042]

I wonder if the American veteran knows he is taking to a very famous soldier of are own the legend Baldric 😅

[@robhanks4068]

I live 15 miles from Aldbourne, if youd like me to put some flowers on the village war memorial on your behalf it would be my pleasure and an honour.

[@kimberlyokeeffe5360]

Not expecting the end with the passing of the flag. Having been a receiver of a memorial flag, tears are steaming. Not just for the present but those that are being remembered and memorialized for their time, service and sacrifice. Thank you Time Team and all who have brought this piece of history to life.

[@michaeltownsend429]

It had me streaming here in South Australia too mate. Beautifully and soberingly poignant at the same time. That narrated passage of the guard and the officers really caught me. What a generation. They fought and defeated actual fascists and other inhumane and brutal nationalists, with a tendency in the years that followed to downplay and diminish their generation’s great sacrifices and the appalling trauma that they absorbed. They secured the world to pass custody of it, intact on to following generations. ‘Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them.’

[@celestromel]

This is a great recreation of the original Time Team - yes, I know that Phil’s hat is no longer with us, and Mick is a wonderful memory, but Tim, you have brought us as close as is possible today. And Matt Williams is emerging as a worthy presenter. And even better, the ever-wonderful Prof. Carenza. Sir Tony has lost nothing of his wicked wit. Long may he reign!

[@naschelletaylor8440]

Liking matt hosting too

[@schoolingdiana9086]

Hopefully Phil is finally wrapping up his part of the Waterloo dig.

[@jimmurphy6095]

"You can't make a good cup of coffee." "And you can't make a good cup of tea." Deal!

[@wessexman4239]

My Mother was born in Aldbourne maiden name Orchard she can make a "great Lardy cake ", remember's all "to this day" even at the age of a 102. Some of the family are buried in the churchyard. The day of her birthday 3/9/1921 she joined up to the RAF & was stationed at Kemble Airfield Wiltshire. she always said the Americans were Great.

[@oliverorchard2296]

Not many orchards about. My family tree is around Bristol and surrounding area. Lots of military background also

[@votonavincellette7026]

I'm a Yank Navy veteran, married to Yank retired Air Force. His mother is from Northampton and tells stories of a little girl during the war. She ended up marrying a Yank Air Force stationed in Northamptonshire in the 1950's. Was wonderful seeing both perspectives explored in this episode.

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

My grandson ask me "Where you a hero in the war? Grandpa says, No....I did serve in a company of heroes." Richard Winters.

[@nikolailucyk]

Feels like home now Tonys back. Also feels like he never went away.

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

Wow! As an American, this one was touching. Thank you for doing it, and doing it with such grace. So good to see Sir Tony❤️🤗🐝

[@schoolingdiana9086]

My son (the one who calls Phil “the man with the hat”) came into my room to tell me he was going to bed, looked up at my tv and saw what the topic was, and stood there speechless as he watched this episode (from halfway through). Well done, Time Team. ❤️ from Seattle.

[@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR]

Haha awesome👍

[@Brian-om2hh]

Phil has been rather busy being involved in a major dig at the Battle of Waterloo site for 2 or 3 years. He has been working with ex forces veterans, helping them to become involved archaeological digs.....

[@valhaynes858]

Great having Tony back, he’s the real voice of Time Team.

[@Brian-om2hh]

Sir Tony helps to add that certain "something" because of his infectious genuine enthusiasm for each dig he is involved in. I understand he's an honorary member of many archaeological societies, and various other history related organisations etc.....

[@paulinefoster8979]

My dad's a Marine, I'm a USAF veteran and my daughter and her husband are active duty Air Force. This is such a beautiful story, with Sir Tony, thank you so much!

[@lisagerman2111]

So very odd to see Matt, the young archeologist only a few years (decades) ago jumping into a pit or a real time re-enactment in ancient military - now with wisps of gray in his hair as he helps direct the project. Good form, sir :) So many of the original team members have gone on to achieve recognition & doctorates in their respective fields of specialization, with special recognition for geophysics (how many times did John want to smack Tony but didn't)

[@catofthecastle1681]

Still have quite the crush on Matt!

[@amb163]

@@catofthecastle1681 Same, to be honest!

[@ginacable5376]

Why did he want to smack Tony?

[@Chanelchen123]

SIR TONY! So wonderful that Tony R. was on board for this one. Somehow his voice belongs to Time Team. All of the dedicated team members belong to TT but he was the face and voice. It's unbelievable that the 'old crew' made it possible through Patreon. Quite the feat to pull off. Now Phil Harding has to come back for one episode. Not doing much but just walking around explaining and needling the younger ones. And Tony. That would be Time Team heaven. But PH is tied up with his French project, so it might not be possible. But we can all dream that one day it might be possible.

[@cherylann9781]

As an American with uncles who landed at Normandy, I thank you for the respect you Brits showed to this site and men who lived here waiting to join our British brothers in saving Europe. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@harriethowell5444]

Wonderful to see Tony! He has certainly been missed. The original cast was a wonderful group of people so engaging and full of real information. Thanks for bringing Tony. He holds the show together.

[@CZPanthyr]

I'm a USAF veteran, married to a USArmy veteran, mother of an Iraqi war veteran, mother to a Marine veteran and daughter of a USNavy veteran. This moved me to tears. So beautiful.

[@emilyflotilla931]

Thanks to you and yours for your service. Dad was an Army vet, my daughter was in the Navy, and my grandson was in Air Force. My granddaughter is engaged to a Marine. Got them covered, minus the Coast Guard.

[@elee1086]

Thank you and your family for their service. Son of a vet, grand son of two vets, nephew of 4 vets. Brother of a vet. Bro in law to a vet. Retired correctional officer.

[@fraserihle4847]

​@@elee1086LOL loser

[@votonavincellette7026]

USN vet here - I was in tears at the end, too. So happy for and jealous of all the US folk who got to particpate.

[@l7846]

Agreed.

[@Kholdaimon]

Webster was a beautifully eloquent man. His writings make the experiences come to life.

[@maxmoore9955]

From a British Man who is Greatful for my Brothers From the UNITED STATES. You WILL be Remembered always. Especially on the 11th of NOVEMBER..POPPY DAY . .LEST WE FORGET..

[@deborahbaker4770]

I like that he said BROTHERS AND SISTERS 👍🏻

[@Psychlist1972]

Me: This isn't really old enough for archeology. Me: then realizing this is closer to 100 years old than not

[@kevinjohnbetts]

Indeed. "The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there." - It's fascinating to consider how much has changed in the eighty years since the 101st Airborne were shipped over to England even if much of Aldbourne hasn't.

[@pattiofurniture2779]

I had the same reaction, and then realized that the old men I assumed were going to be soldiers were actually only 6 and 7 at the time of the camp.

[@AtheistOrphan]

It’s sobering to think that the Falklands War is as far in the past to us now as WW2 was during the Falklands War. (Also that Kylie Minogue has had chart hits for FIVE decades!)

[@kevinjohnbetts]

@@AtheistOrphan Now I feel old!

[@AtheistOrphan]

@@kevinjohnbetts - You and me both! N.B. Further to my Kylie Minogue comment, you remember one-hit wonder Toni Basil and her catchy song ‘Mickey’? Well she turned eighty last week.

[@teresavandal4973]

I am going to be showing this to my brother Ted; hoping he will watch this! He was 101st Airbourne during the Iranian Hostage Crisis during President Carter's term! Sir Tony I am so grateful for this video... You honor ALL the 101st Airbourne; not just the current members, but ALL of them... a very brave band of brothers and now sisters too in the US Army!! Thank-you!!

[@anabasis3144]

Thank you to the production team and the people of Britain for such a moving tribute to the men of the 506 PIR Company "E." We in the United States are privileged to have your nation in friendship.

[@shable1436]

Anyone who takes horse stables apart because our men stayed in them is alright with me

[@charlieboffin2432]

Our nations will always be like brothers and this episode was moving in many ways for me as I grew up in the area the nearby village of Woolstone near white horse hill . My father flew with the RAF in Wellington medium bombers from Harwell from 1940-43 and was a part of an RAF base radar unit that landed on Omaha beach on D-day along side the Americans and suffered heavy casualties . There is a video about this lesser known facet of D-day by Mark Felton productions on utube

[@mebob]

US and UK are brothers in arm's proud to be Allies ❤it

[@donaldfinch1411]

This Yank - whose dad served in the Pacific Theatre - was touched and honored. Good show everyone!

[@punknaught]

As someone who followed the Band of Brothers before the show came out, having read many of the books from WWII and met many of the vets at various events D-day and otherwise, this was intense, knowing that those men of Easy in particular have all passed on makes it that much more. Time gets us all, but at least memories left behind, but to those who never had the chance to return from this or other events of its kind. There will always be remenants of what you sacrificed. Thank you TimeTeam and Operation Nightingale.

[@rickstandal626]

My step father William T Wingett was a part of Easy Company. He appears in Band of Brothers as well. He carried a 35mm camera during the war and had hundreds of photo's that I looked at on many occasions. Programs like this bring back memories of those days and his album.

[@tehbonehead]

Have his photos been archived and/ or published? They would be very historically significant.

[@rickstandal626]

​ @rickstandal Its my understanding the Lucas had access to them prior to doing the filming but have no idea what if any role they may have played. He was a machine gunner and tells a story about he and another guy on a bike riding around Bastogne try to shoot a rabbit for supper.

[@jammybizzle666]

Get those photos scanned in before they deteriorate! I'm sure there's many people who would love to see them

[@rickstandal626]

@@jammybizzle666 He died a couple of years ago and I have no idea what happened to them.

[@kylehardman9135]

It's nice to have Tony back presenting. Reminds me of watching this as a child

[@verstumfung43]

My grandfather was Army Airborne with the 82nd Airborne Division during WWII. My wife's grandfather was with the 28th Infantry Division and landed on Omaha Beach. He was eventually wounded during the Battle of St. Lo and captured by the Germans, spending the remainder of the war as a POW. The end scene of this Time Team brought tears to my eyes. It was great to see Sir Tony back.

[@agrberry]

Do you mind me asking who your Grandfather in the 82nd was?

[@verstumfung43]

@@agrberry Gabriel Lada. Think he was a replacement late in the war.

[@famalam943]

looking at these comments I had no idea TT had such a large american audience. Thanks for your family's contribution , greatest generation

[@verstumfung43]

@famalam943 been watching for about a decade.

[@HK94]

Super happy to see Sir Tony in the field agian 🙂

[@nicka3697]

And a cunning plan to boot.

[@garydargan6]

Really powerful tribute to the men who served in the 101st. Love the fact that present day veterans are involved. There is more to this story but it would be a real challenge for time team, digging on some of the key sites from D-Day and beyond that these heroes were involved in.

[@Beth.H]

It’s amazing to hear Tony on time team again. A real throwback to Sunday evenings growing up! It’s brilliant 😊

[@terryt.1643]

It always amazes me how good Stewart is at reading the landscape. He is such a great addition to the team. I love seeing old faces and new faces. This was a great one! Thanks! Calif, USA.

[@Brian-om2hh]

Stewart worked as a landscape investigator for Britain's National Trust for many years, I believe....... there will be few who are as good at it as he is!

[@lexicus1982]

This has been a great watch so far, made all the better for Sir Tony being back on the show!!!!!!

[@michaelfleming4015]

This was a wonderful video. My father in law and my wife’s step mother lived in Toccoa, and remember visiting the museum and seeing the horse stalls at the museum and the rest. He was army. I gave him a copy of the book that came out for the TV series. When several surviving members of Easy Co. showed up at the museum, they signed it. My father was in the 508 PIR of the 82d Airborne and was in the third class ever of the parachute school at Ft. Benning, GA. He survived the war because of a shattered lower left leg, so he didn’t jump on D-Day. His brother was a tank platoon commander and lasted till Friday the 13th of April 1945. He was killed in Germany 13 days before Hitler died. He’s buried in Maastricht. Thanks for doing this fine show and recognizing it all. I am a retired Navy CDR.

[@TernaryTrout]

Only Tony could deliver the line "The authorities came up with a cunning plan" :)

[@ghomerhust]

as a US military veteran, thank you for this dig! beautiful finds, and all the care and honor to the artifacts that we've come to expect from Time Team and their associates!

[@votonavincellette7026]

Me too - I was teary eyed at the end watching the flag ceremony.

[@donaldwert7137]

@@votonavincellette7026 Glad I saw your comment before the end, so I was prepared. My father was 101st in Korea, so although he would not have been anywhere near this site in space or time, I imagine he experienced similar sites in other parts of the world. This touched me.

[@Ken-Vet]

Thank you for your service and thank you for watching Time Team’s programs. They really are such an amazing crew to work with and pull together some wonderful content! 🇺🇸

[@15Bravo]

Time Team and Band of Brothers, two favorite things in one show. I could watch this for eternity.

[@Andy_Babb]

Ohhhh my goodness it’s so good to see Tony hosting this episode!! The show just isn’t the same without him

[@carolcuming2152]

What a delight to see those Nissan huts. Im 81 now living in NZ but my father RAF and 1951 we were evacuated back to England from Buckeberg, Germany. My mum sister myself and dad lived in a Nissan hut for 6 months. Not sure exactly where it was but I went to school in Lytham St Annes, before we went to live in Tangmere, near Chichester. I loved it was warm and cosy.

[@TheEnabledDisabled]

Cant wait to see Tony Robinson in action 🎉

[@peterbriggs3408]

Tony's voice! Time Team's really back now!

[@Brian-om2hh]

Tony's voice and enthusiasm adds the gold plating onto Time Team.......

[@gin1812]

BRILLIANT! - Such a compelling story that of 101st Airborne division, a thread of history and a glimpse of World War 2 magnified by an incredible TV series that resonates - Simply put, this was so informative, engaging and poignant, doesn't get done any better than this 20 years on, with a mix of new, and familiar old faces, The Time Team family and returning Tony, it's magic... Simply brilliant!

[@shawnnewell4541]

My dad was from Pittsburgh, PA and was stationed in England in 1943. United States Army Signal Corp and a prosecutor for the Trial Judge Advocate of the Northern United Kingdom 🇬🇧. In Hull. This show really shows why my dad chose to apply for Officer Training Candidate School. He mentioned better accommodations and food.

[@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR]

Wow👍

[@FU2Max]

This Special where Tony Robinson's back to delve into the US 101st Airborne Division's stint in Britain, and I've got to say, it’s a total treat. Tony’s got that knack for digging into history that's just unmatched. The new Time Team line-up is alright, but there's something about Tony’s way of doing things that’s classic Time Team. Big props to Tony for keeping the history geek in me totally stoked. Can’t wait for more stuff like this!

[@user-ji7qb6ek7h]

I cried through the whole thing. Yes I am a Yank. Thank you so much Time Team! Welcome back Tony!

[@fificrossnails]

As a proud Time Team Patreon member, I thoroughly enjoyed this. I’m usually more interested in ancient history (especially the Romans), but this was fascinating, and told a personal story too. I live not too far from Upottery in Devon, and had heard about the connection with the 101 Airborne, which was mentioned at the end of this episode. Also, my mother in law has a house in a small village near Utah beach; whenever I walk along that stunning beach it is hard to imagine the dreadful things that happened there all those years ago. The village celebrates D Day every year, and we will never forget the sacrifices made by these brave men. On a lighter note, I chuckled when Tony mentioned “a cunning plan”

[@willholden5255]

Brilliant episode, just wish the audio production was better on the voice over for Sir Tony. Otherwise it’s more than I could ever have dreamed of a decade ago!!! Love you all Just seen that I have to buy Matt a new campervan-solution. I’m good with slightly fuzzy audio!

[@bobpockney]

100 minutes of pure enjoyment. Time Team at its best.

[@rachelharper9592]

One of the best time teams ever. ❤

[@christianternblad1976]

So nice to see Sir Tony again. Hearing and seeing him brings back so many memories of Time Team. And he even said the words "cunning plan", great! Fantastic production and very interesting site. Being a big fan of Band of brothers and all WW2 history this was awsome. Keep up the great work. Wish we had something like this in Sweden.

[@spacelemur7955]

My father and his three brothers were pilots in WWII, (although Dad, the youngest, had just finished training and was slated for Japan when the war ended). All four made it home. Seeing the folded triangular flag being respectfully passed by even a small contingent was so reminiscent of each of their funerals. That was a powerful ending.

[@HLBear]

This was a moving episode. Thank you for sharing a piece of the season and the finds with us! The bottle: CBC sounds like Crown Bottling Company who bottle Royal Crown (RC) Cola. 😊 Very US type soda. I would imagine the hat badge was a trade. It's pretty common now to carry extra or old pins and badges to swap with other units you meet. What a neat find.

[@kennethknox6633]

As an American, finally understand the definition of BRILLIANT!

[@moretoknowshow1887]

As a yank who’s grandad served in the US AAC at the tail end of the war, I’m so grateful for the team for both showing and preserving this history. Thank you to Sir Tony and The Team for preserving this!!

[@alexgraham8406]

What a tremendous and emotional piece. Having Tony there was great, and made it feel original Time Team. But that should not take away from the huge contribution Matt has just made.

[@steventrompeter9883]

A beautiful presentation. My mother was a US army flight nurse in WW 2. She was stationed first in England early in 1944. She told me of being treated so well by the local people in the town near the airbase where they were stationed. Thanks for the great video.

[@peterchorley1155]

Was that town Warrington?

[@steventrompeter9883]

@@peterchorley1155 Thank you for replying. The only information I still remember was a airbase located north of London. Have a great day. 👍

[@valpayne2963]

My heart sang to see and hear Sir Tony! No-one can present and engage with us like he can. Thank you for coming back! I love Time Team and all our favourite people from the original series have become so familiar they warm my heart, I feel comfy and cosy watching them. All of the new TT are lovely too and I’m just so thrilled we can still enjoy this incredibly important and enjoyable programme.

[@qekelelemike4608]

Chills down my spine, this is as close to the old time specials we can come. Sure, some are missed dearly, but what a production! Hat off to you all, time teamers 💫

[@eldorajohnson1150]

Thank you for honoring American servicemen by doing this dig. I hope they did not cause too much trouble in the village while they were there. I had Uncles who fought in WW II. We were lucky. They all came home. We lost one cousin who was a piolet in the battle over the channel. God bless all of you, without England we would be speaking German.

[@paulchristopher8634]

I’m sure the Team and the American veterans were made more than welcome.

[@stemid85]

This is brilliant! 1800 people watching, BBC TAKE HEED

[@orwellboy1958]

Time Team was on channel 4 not the BBC.

[@samrodian919]

@@orwellboy1958yes. Oooooops says commenter lol

[@daveotter7942]

For God's sake, give the culture wars a rest!

[@heden1460]

This was so excellent to watch. It got to me. Especially the reading at the end and stopping with that.

[@richarddobson4799]

My Grandfather fought in the British Royal Marines, and his cousin (William Dobson - 12th Battalion Yorkshire, The Parachute Regiment) is buried in Ranville cemetery having been killed on the 6th June 1944 (D-day). I recall the stories he told me of WW2 and immense pride in the service he gave to his country. Thank you Time Team for remembering these heroes, a generation for which I will forever feel indebted.

[@bobstewartfolk]

Tony's enthusiasm and tenacity add so much to the new Time Team. He is the voice of Time Team.

[@marthafenimore4279]

This special has meant so much to me. The 101st Airborne Division is located about 40 miles from me. My brother trained there as did one of my best friends from high school, class of 61. My grandson lives in Clarksville also. It was great seeing Matt Williams taking charge. I suffered with him in all the dirty, awful things you all put him through in the early days. I felt so sorry for him. Thanks for all your work.

[@elizabethneill3825]

I always enjoy seeing Matt.

[@tomstech4390]

Me and the missus (30's) recently started rewatching TT with our dinner starting over from Season1 Episode1 every other day, its so nice to know we still have Tony and Phil (waterloo uncovered) and other crew still around, treasures themselves.

[@Annabelle-jf7xt]

What a luxury, a really long episode and Tony as well! Thanks so much for this. I usually prefer the prehistory digs but this was an evocative and moving story, really well done Time Team. Very poignant.

[@DanielleHeatherly-bf2yn]

I live not to far from toccoa Georgia. Absolutely fascinating. Welcome back Tony ❤

[@Robin-of5bq]

It's great how the current US Vets were involved in the dig ! So good to see Sir Tony back. There are actually quite a lot of hidden and lost from memory D-Day preparation camps and also POW camps in the UK. Recently found one at Crowcombe Heathfield in Somerset.

[@scaleop4]

i agree

[@cmullhaupt]

Great to see Stewart, Matt, John and so many others, along with all the others who really provided an extensive and respectful deep dive into the BOB, including involving all the British & US veterans.

[@kincaidwolf5184]

Lt Col Spiers, was British, from Scotland. He and his family emmigrated to the USA when he was a child. When he was stationed in Wiltshire, England, he met his Englsih wife, and had a child by that marriage. His son would go onto be a Lt Col in the British Army, the Rifle Regiment. These were young men in their teens and early 20s. So much respect for them! 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

[@MuttleyRacer]

Having grown up in Aldbourne and having a huge interest in the stay of the 101st, this is immense. I met the veterans of which have all now unfortunately passed away when they came over for their reunion tours, even making appearance in a newspaper myself when meeting Bill Guarnere. Forrest Guth was the first veteran i met. All of them were absolutely lovely, incredible characters and the talks little me had with them still impact me now. Aside from meeting the veterans, i went around a lot of the woodlands with a metal detector. I have a good collection of spent .30-06 casings and .50 from their training. So, thank you for doing this, a lot of incredible memories as a young lad surrounded doing this stuff (on a MUCH smaller scale) in Aldbourne.

[@amys2650]

My grandfather was in the 82nd airborne division and jumped with 101st East Company. D-Day, Battle of the Bulge etc. he liberated a concentration camp as well couldn’t be prouder

[@emilyflotilla931]

Mark, who examined the weather vane, should be a crime scene investigator! (If he isn't already). Loved this episode.The commaeradirie of the US soldiers with the crew was touching. I hope it's helped heal a few souls. Thanks for supporting our millitary, then and now. (BTW, I watched the coroation too.) It was great to see Sir Tony again in a full special. I'm really enjoying the blending of the old and new Time Team crew together. They're stepping into their groove. You've got a beautiful country of history that we don't get much of regularly here. I am proud to be a Paetreon since your inception. Edit: i wasn't ready for that touching ending. 😢 Brilliant!

[@suechang7443]

We’re fans of Band of Brothers series and the book. This was a special treat to watch Time Team excavate where E Company lived. An even bigger treat to see Sir Tony Robinson hosting along with Matt. Great work Time Team!

[@sharongould2689]

Wonderful episode. and so awesome to see Tony back in the field and doing narration 😊 So lovely to see Time Team members old and new, working with other archeology units as they have in so many digs 🥰 wonderful!

[@HansAhlqvist]

good to see Tony back again !

[@warrenfeldman1572]

Spectacular. One of the greatest Time Teams.

[@snazzyminx5072]

All that would make this perfect is to see TT back where it belongs-prime time TV with week after week of fabulous, entertaining, and informative programmes. Great to see Tony back. Well done all.

[@bulldogstrut1]

This is my favorite Time Team to date. A wonderful production, a wonderful story, and a wonderful, heartwarming conclusion. 5 stars Time Team. Thank you. Sincerely, a US Army veteran.

[@kcbowman4042]

My mother's friend lived in Normandy. She was 16 and at the beach on D Day. Her father was able to swoop in and get her out of harm's way.

[@marionjohansson4235]

O my word, I have been held spellbound the entire time, thank you, what a moving telling of a truly great historical event.

[@TombstoneUK]

I would literally pay to see Tony and Phil Harding back side by side again

[@Brian-om2hh]

I understand Phil has been busy at the Waterloo site for a few years now, but if he finishes there, I can't see him keeping away from Time Team. No way!

[@philipmcdonagh1094]

Great to see Sir Toe back in a trench again. In my 55 years Time Team has been my favourite TV show, never missed an episode. Thanks.

[@magdahearne497]

Such a treat to have Tony back for this TT special. A brilliant, humbling, episode, thanks to all for making it. We should never forget our allies & how they helped us during WW2.

[@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR]

Absolutely 👍👮💂

[@judithsands2737]

Super to see the team!! Yay Tony & all! Love seeing Matt - loved him from the beginning - such an attractive young man!! Love it all & missed it❤

[@shable1436]

Those Roman ruins are really spectacular, the floor mosaics are masterpieces

[@nancynorris8195]

It was wonderful to see Tony again! Or should I say still, because I'm watching episodes on KZbin, years after the fact. I love Time Team! Thank you for honoring the US servicemen and for uncovering their lost stories! 🇺🇸

[@mikiddymike89]

Not gonna lie, this kind of makes me feel as if I'm 100 years into the future watching archeologists digging up a past that's recent only to me. I love it

[@BJJISTHEGAYPARTOFMMA]

In 20 odd years time we will be.

[@paulmilner8813]

Time Teams best ever. Tying in a dig with Easy Company history, what a brilliant idea.

[@brettbrown9261]

I must say Matt has really grown into his new role as a presenter on Time Team, far from the days of standing in some costume for a made for TV "skit"... ...more of Matt as a presenter, please !