The Mystery Of The Castle Built On A Castle | Time Team | Timeline

Tony Robinson heads to Jersey to investigate the origins of Mont Orgueil Castle. Today's castle is a Tudor structure built on earlier foundations, and it's that early castle, built by King John, that the Team are looking for.
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Time Team was an amazing show! Name a programme now that is educational, funny, accessable to all, and leaves viewers feeling that even though they had only watched, they had been a part of solving a mystery. There are none! Time Team was incredible and the fact it is no longer on our screens is a tragedy

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They are coming back they have there own channel now called time team classics and because of patrons they have like 4 or 5 new ones coming out only thing is they are changing up the cast since most have retired or passed away

[@joshuamitcham1519]

Without our rainbow sweater wearing Wizard,its not the same. I love Phil and the gang,but Nick Aston made TT. The show wasn't the same after he left,and now that he's gone forever..its just a pipedream.

[@ilonamollema6467]

First preview of the new Time Team episode is visible on the Time Team Classics KZbin channel. Unfortunately, Tony didn't want to present the show anymore, so there are two new hosts. But there are still enough familiar faces, only a bit older and with a lot more grey hair. And Mick Aston is honoured by calling the team bus "the Mickmobile".

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Top Gear

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Q.I.

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I didn't even realize how old this show actually is. I knew it wasn't super modern but over 20 years old is astounding. It aged so well.

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Yeah doesn't ever come off all gimmicky with like a bunch of over-the-top animations and things like that. It really is a wonderful program I think I probably been watching it off and on for 15 years I've had to have seen many of the episodes 10 times

[@MossyMozart]

Prof Stewart is 50% gazelle, 50% mountain goat, and 100% genius. He STILL is, on "Time Team", version 2.

[@joshschneider9766]

He's done some incredible work puzzling out iron age geography in Britain within the larger frame work if national level research efforts as well.

[@hanes_cymru_]

21:12 - Tony's insult on Phil there is golden! "Fred Flintstone" HAHA!

[@TsukabuNosoratori2]

"Normally I'd like to finish a part on a cliff hanger BUT just can't think of one." STANDING NEXT TO A CLIFF. *Childlike grin at his own bad pun* So funny xD My type of sarcasm/humor! lol.

[@tomtinkersrezlife278]

Love this show miss it and miss Mick and Phil I just finished watching a tribute video to Mick that Tony put on it was great to hear what they all said about Mick RIP Mick u will always be missed but you left us so much knowledge to watch and love

[@jackprowse1565]

Ww

[@spatula0city]

Wear a rainbow stripe sweater in his honour. I know I will. These guys were my childhood.

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Wow ! For a 20 year old series , the image quality is gooooood ! I'm impressed

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@Jim N what’s the point of yelling and being rude?

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I am plantagenet descent and you have so blessed me the last few episodes...thank you and many blessings for all the amazing work youve done

[@screwthecabal6453]

Absolutely stunning scenery! The views are gorgeous! No wonder the French wanted it so badly.

[@Samopesh]

To anyone watching this, Time Team is trying to start the show again independently on KZbin on Time Team classics, they currently have a patreon where fans can support them.

[@lizzy66125]

do you have a link or the name? is it also time team?

[@Ghostvertigo]

Yes it's also called time team they have quite a few of the full episodes of the show, & have actually made new episodes! New people though but yea its back

[@townview5322]

Speaking of the fancy 3D scanner: I watched a series (I wish I could remember the name), showing old European cities (lol - they're all old. I ive in Australia). Using 3D scanners, they showed how the city looked in the past. eg> in Venice, behind the facade of a row of houses was, in fact, a huge Jewish temple. It was brilliant.

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If someone told me that Time Team is actually filled with actors making a mockumentaries I would love it even more. I love this show mostly for the GeoFizz! I know, I know, Geo Phys….

[@caneyebus]

I love all the documentaries that Baldric has done over the years!

[@ashleygale4815]

"I'm losing the will to live" I damn near lost it 😂

[@alisonredaif5839]

Amazing fun programme that was educational at the same time. The Time Team crew were all so fascinating and great to listen too

[@susancurrie2627]

Oh the wry, dry, tongue-in-cheek British sense of humor! Loving it!

[@margaretsnewtoylynnparks5336]

I love Phil, he needs a beer!!!

[@bjdefilippo447]

At this point, who doesn't!

[@corbinbacon9043]

"But Shelly mortar is definitely 13century!?... I'm losing the will to live..!" 😂

[@gitmoholliday5764]

great idea... a castle on top of a castle, that way you can surprise the enemy with a moat and inside the moat another moat.. and a defensive ditch and right in the middle of the ditch another ditch 👍🤓

[@helenamcginty4920]

Finally. One I havent already watched even once.

[@googiegress7459]

2:38 He picks up the poor boy by his junk. "YOU WANTED TO BE AN ARCHAEOLOGIST"

[@DonniePalmer57]

I winced in sympathetic pain. Poor lad

[@8thLegio]

Channels Islands are so great. Highly recommend a visit once Covid is over!

[@MALLETPROBONO]

Pardon my ignorance but, is that host Baldrick from ' The Black Adder ' with Rowen Atkinson? Tha' was the greatest show ever, smart witty and hillarious, althought covered with a layer of Nitt witt that made it all the more incredible...

[@lpipson]

Yes it is

[@snallygaster5]

I never realised that. It's been decades since I've seen Black Adder

[@manfredconnor3194]

The "cliffhanger"pun really made me laugh. I do not know why.

[@christianpatriot7439]

Why did they keep interrupting the commercials with that archaeology stuff?

[@rasmusandersen4477]

Use the "Brave browser". Haven't seen a commercial in months - and it is free! :)

[@QuietWookie]

@@rasmusandersen4477 how do you spot someone who uses brave? no need to: they'll tell you about it immediately. adblockers aren't something new, you can get them on every browser.

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@@QuietWookie Cute. I bet you have a lot of friends and get at least 5 likes on your new profile picture on FB. I had never heard of Brave - and neither have most of the people I have talked to about it. So I chose to share it, with someone who felt bothered by the commercials.

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Ad blockers don't work in app and browsers are clunky. I am enjoying the others on here butthurt about your comment though. Lmao

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ublock origin on google chrome works perfectly! ;)

[@davidshelow5334]

Great episode! but it seems odd that a critically strategic site like this has not been more well documented.

[@andrewchilds2704]

Just thinking about other types of records that have been lost, it's not really surprising that they were too, especially given that the site was constantly being attacked, renovated, and again and again in a cycle. Portions of the castle might not have existed long enough for significant records to be made of them! This also doesn't speak to the difficulty in preserving any such records across time, both from neglect and decay as well as fire.

[@loralou-djflowerdove]

Someone should have t-shirts made...caricature of Prof. Mick, with the caption: "Rumours of cake?"😅❤

[@MrSunlander]

"One day, Lad, all this will be yours.... I built this kingdom up from nothing. When I started, all I had was swamp! Other kings said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show 'em! It sank into the swamp, so I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. I built a third one. It burned down, fell over, and then it sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up! And that's what you're going to get, lad--the strongest castle on these islands!"

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First time I ever watched this show, it is very good.

[@00BillyTorontoBill]

20 seasons enjoy.... i must ve watched it all 2x now.

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They have a new channel called time team classics and they are going to be dropping new episodes soon just with different cast because most have retired or passed away now

[@JasonTramm]

Great team and show!

[@SK-du5ns]

Great upload as always people. Cheers.

[@dylanmccallister1888]

Britian is the worlds only castle biome Rolling farm fields and old stone farmhouses, and stone bridges, and castles absolutely all over the place.

[@hashtag415]

*12 ads in less than 48 minutes is outrageous!*

[@ElmoUnk1953]

I have a cunning plan my Lord. 😁 Loved Tony in Brannigan with John Wayne.

[@shanaguilar8352]

Such a great show.

[@fingersoup]

Something has changed with the video quality. It has improved noticeably.

[@greenhorn6582]

"A prisoner of it's own geography." - As a geographer I like this metapher.

[@PatrickMHoey]

And I as a passionate amateur, really like it, too. 👍🏻

[@michaelomalley1856]

what i don't understand is why they never built any defenses on the high hill adjacent to the castle so they could protect there rear in case of attack from the sea so that the beach/low area would become a killing zone and the hill would give no defensive advantage for enemy cannon fire.

[@greenhorn6582]

@@michaelomalley1856 Seems not to have been worth such efforts.

[@donchaffins1313]

The title reminds of of that part in Quest for the Holy Grail when a castle sunk in the swamp and then he built another on on top, that one sunk as well, lol.

[@screwthecabal6453]

Such a beautiful countryside!

[@mick7even]

Phil. Please let’s get a pint and watch the match!😆 Love this show

[@stevenwilgus5422]

9:25 What a lovely post production edit. (Well Done)

[@Phyxsiuss]

I love watching these. Very informative/educational. Helps me forget about the pain on my neck after surgery. :)

[@jh1859]

I dig the way Phil rocks the hardhat at around 1400.

[@MowenMcGuire]

First a sacred circle, then a stone circle, then a circle with a roof, then a circle mound, then a castle or, church. A church building is still a sacred circle with a roof.

[@joshschneider9766]

All things come full circle. Even circle shaped buildings which if looked down on would appear cylindrical ;)

[@joshschneider9766]

One atop the other. Endless seasons of time they stood, one, by, one, by one... Sentinels keeping a brave watch upon the continent.... Positively circular indeed.

[@SammeLagom]

Wow I would love to dig out that really old part of the previous castle and 3000 BC stuff.

[@blkmgk16]

Dude exactly that place has been a hangout for 1000s of years how cool!

[@SkinnerNoah]

It would be cool to restore both castles and join them into one beautiful palace, but I imagine that violates a lot of archaeological and preservational principles

[@adimtravels9571]

Perfect!

[@wekapeka3493]

They found the corner of a round tower!!!!!

[@desilu6657]

It's not the shelly mortar, it's mortar with shells in it. Clear as mud, with or without shells in it.

[@Missjulie1975]

“Fred Flintstone” and his Flint!

[@cherylmoppin9833]

He is a lovable character isn’t he ?

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

thank you

[@debbralehrman5957]

Thanks👍🏼

[@Great_White_Shork]

Phil reminds me of Mr. Moulterd from Are You Being Served Again (Grace and Favour).

[@christianpatriot7439]

You mean there are two of them?

[@Great_White_Shork]

@@christianpatriot7439 nah, just differnet titles depending on if from the UK(Grace and Favour) or US (Are You Being Served Again).

[@christianpatriot7439]

@@Great_White_Shork I meant 2 Phils. If not for spending nearly the last decade watching Timeteam on KZbin, I'd swear somebody like Phil Harding couldn't exist in nature. I keep trying to figure out what Dickens novel he's from.

[@Great_White_Shork]

@@christianpatriot7439 i see haha

[@AmmisMenu]

I love the ending :)

[@AcheroniD]

30:58 Needed that laugh today; thank you, sir

[@imjusttoodissgusted5620]

Have fun storming the castle!

[@Rhidrio3]

I know it's TV, but what they didn't show on that hill overlooking the castle, they built a Martello Tower to stop/slow anyone trying to get up the hill to cannon the castle. Called Victoria Tower.

[@erinkoudelka5520]

Yay time team

[@Thirdbase9]

This isn't a Timeline documentary, it's an episode of Time Team.

[@JackieWelles]

Most of these videos are from Time Team.

[@ginmar8134]

Can't hide anything from you, huh?

[@mightymulch828]

phil is funny, "I 'm losing the will to live" over identity of mortar.

[@Joaocruz30]

Love you "baldwick"(??) IF incorrect, somebody after say everything about me, please tell me the blackadder character. Thank you for sharing this and helping me

[@vinnydaq13]

Joao Cruz The character is Baldrick, and he always has “ a cunning plan!”.

[@gassanbehno7952]

Always like 👍 👍

[@BA-gn3qb]

It's not Shelly Mortars . . . It's Mortar with Shells in it. WTF!? 😳🤯

[@bunzeebear2973]

That obviously was before the invention of the stone pounders to crush the shell, so pre Neanderthal

[@JulieJewelzKvasnicka]

My 15th great grandfather was Jacques De Noblete who fought in the Battle of Hastings. I can't find much information on him. Do you know of who I could contact to learn about him? He was a knight for William the Conqueror, is all I have learned.

[@00BillyTorontoBill]

1. did he survive? If so, then the 'doomsday book' might say something.

[@helenamcginty4920]

He might also have altered his name.

[@pollyfoofoo8703]

Hey i went to school with Shelly Mortar

[@duudsuufd]

The ivy knows all of the castle's history. Rooted in shelly mortar or mortar with shells, fertilized with human blood and ashes from the attacks... Its ancestors could already have been there in the stone age.

[@for.tax.reasons]

It's like Redwall abbey being built on top of the Kotor castle :o

[@danhurl1349]

seeing them climb what would equate to an smallish hill in California with harnesses will never not be funny

[@SweatpantsPG]

I can't look at him the same since I saw him as Dadi on Man Down.

[@melodicarpenter5820]

Omg Stuart gonna give the poor man a heart attack.

[@Daehawk]

Strange in the final workup at the end it never showed the buried tower at all.

[@namakaleisure4916]

it seems as if there's around one-hundred or more varying additions to the original castle that once stood, it's not even a castle anymore; it's all additions!!! 😂

[@evensgrey]

That's what happens when you go through several centuries of changing threats and you rebuild your defenses accordingly.

[@TDQ_Gaming]

"The corner of a round tower"

[@michaelkeys1653]

Fascinating programme, but do we really need advertisements every two and a half minutes?

[@Vaginaninja]

Tony Robinson looks like Ruth Goodman

[@CanChikMay]

Already seen this...did two people upload it with different titles?

[@zeusathena26]

Do round towers have corners?

[@klarissak]

Been watching a few episodes of this series and my question is, if one discovers ruins/objects...why not keep digging past the allotted 3 days? I know ultimately is about money but imagine when someone found some ruins in Pompeii and only had 3 days to dig, then leave.

[@bunzeebear2973]

Pretty sure it has to do with PERMITS to dig on a historical site. It is a tourist attraction now, not a construction site. Otherwise use dynamite and dig down fast and rebuild after.

[@sirridesalot6652]

They all had regular jobs. These Time Team episodes were done when the members had free time from other commitments. Often a site would be further excavated later if it was found to be significant.

[@ProperLogicalDebate]

24:30 "Foundations too strong." Any evidence of sappers, tunnels, and burnt wood under the walls?

[@helenamcginty4920]

Much of it is built on granite bedrock.

[@ProperLogicalDebate]

@@helenamcginty4920 Sounds like a good way to stop sappers of that time.

[@joshschneider9766]

There's a reason it's been in use for five thousand years. Tunnelling through granite sucks.

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

Can "Time Team" do a Spanish Fort (there are several) located in the USA? That would be super cool! 😎

[@donavonrobbins1908]

Under constant attack? Seems like there would be more remnants of weapons and damage found. It's in a position of area denial. Built heavy enough to discourage attacks.

[@michaelgoff6659]

12 commercials in 40 mins is extreme..

[@stephanb.3342]

An excellent show, a bit oriented about French people in this episode, but this is fair. Isn't it? ;-) Nice finds.

[@JamesBiggar]

"Undulating?!" Lol

[@earlcollinsworth4914]

That's only if you call a 20% grade undulating! LOL!

[@joshschneider9766]

7:05 there's loads of health and safety issues... He says staring at a building lawn intentionally built to be a death trap lolol

[@applypressure9193]

An apartment build in a condo with a garage build in the basement 🤪

[@1232zorro]

Melted red brick building-Pocket of survival!!!

[@urbanurchin5930]

Season 18 - Episode 8

[@angimoto]

archeologist here, 00:41:03 is just a piece of flint and he knows it

[@jeremy5641]

The top of that Hill is further than 200 yd from the castle

[@garypeterson4483]

When I see these showa I wonder about my ancestors possible involvement. My English ancestor began coming to the colonies in 1640s with Gov. Williams. I don't know their names other than that my ancestors included the Bacons, Vinings, Adams, Sir William Gooch, and Richardsons among others. I know 1 side of the family did have a castle which wasdestroyed by fire. My vision is poor, but I do have a huge volime of family history which could help. You can see how your studies of destroyed castles would pique my interest

[@___X___]

I hate having to skip bird man in the b52 in the first 30 seconds.

[@coymillsap8621]

At 1850 I found Waldo sister.

[@CptStankFanger]

Type it like a time.. 18:50

[@ragnarthorson2066]

castle built on a castle? if only they were in a swamp

[@googiegress7459]

What, the curtains?

[@hashtag415]

@@googiegress7459 No, not the curtains!

[@googiegress7459]

@Howard Pearcey It's alright mate, room for more than one joke in a comments section :P

[@heskrthmatt]

They can’t build another one, it’ll catch on fire.

[@vinnydaq13]

But faaaather, I just want to sing...sing...SING...

[@richardgrace4500]

Also the ending makes zero sense.... with a cannon at 200yds they would be able to hit each other because they woild both have a range of atleast 200ys the only difference is the pwople in the "castle" would have protection while the people on the hill would have absolutely zero protection at all and would be standing in the wide open

[@Siriusly_Sirius]

That’s what your going to get, Lad. The strongest castle in all of England.

[@ricanbee2849]

🧐

[@straycatsmurf]

Ridiculous amount of ads, isn't 3 enough in 45 minutes?

[@dovidell]

in Jerusalem , Israel , they have a temple built atop another temple

[@triciajohnson8332]

bring back real educational entertainment please.

[@HoopTY303]

Why just three days?