Time Team S13E04 First Tutor Place Esher Surry

[@stephanieruggles7783]

Penny Rainbow is a refreshing owner: not afraid of the lawn being messed up by the digging and even helping Phil with the digging herself! I know, I know: the lawn is a holy grail to all Garden owners in England. I mean grass can and will grow back again with time. But finding archaeology is priceless compared to a regrowing lawn. Especially with the archaeologists being so enthusiastic like in this episode. And Time Team puts back the grass and fills the trenches back again with the soil after having finished the dig which is not filmed since it would be boring for us viewers as Tony puts it in other Time Team episodes.

[@BigLovinB]

It was awesome to see an enthusiastic, smart owner for a change. That definitely makes this one of my favorite episodes.

[@narellewright368]

Phil is an absolute treat. He reminds me of how the gardener in The Secret Garden is depicted.

[@elizabethfrance3237]

Phil is adorable.

[@VetsrisAuguste]

I was nearly moved to tears by Penny’s enthusiasm for the quest. You could tell she didn’t want them to stop. I certainly hope she and Phil stayed in touch. This is perhaps my favorite episode of Time Team.

[@malinlindqvist3455]

They certainly seemed to hit it off, didn't they?

[@joshschneider9766]

she ended up writing a book about the entire history of escher place, and with the kids entirely grown and finished collegre, she leased the property to another family and moved.

[@joshschneider9766]

she gave an interview to dani last year kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5KrlqVon9uDjbM

[@conniepenner4795]

My favorite episode.

[@eatcrapaward]

Looks like Penny put it up for rent in 2017, after she built an all glass extension and a riverside patio. She also wrote a book about the history of it.

[@kingslegion1]

must have been so nice to work for someone so enthusiastic as Penny. her attitude made this segment.

[@lennytyler1571]

Just love the endless banter between Phil and John about the worth of geophysics.

[@michaelburgess9707]

My favorite episode yet, and kudos to Ms. Rainbow and your obvious enthusiasm for history and knowledge. What a treat to live in such a space.

[@WOLFROY47]

what a blessing for the team to find a person that says dig more dig more

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

I was thinking that as well. She's quite a lovely woman with plenty of personality too.

[@LilyGarden528]

Another like minded curious soul it seems

[@kellyreilly-robinson2130]

WOLFROY47 I would never cover it if it were mine. I would excavate what I could 😊

[@SuperFriendBFG]

@@kellyreilly-robinson2130 Right? As a Canadian I know that there is far less to see for me under the ground. Unless perhaps there's some ancient Native finds to be had, but I'm in Montreal with no real yard of my own to speak of so *shrugs*. If I were a home-owner in a location that may have rich archaeology like the UK, I'd absolutely be giddy to see such work in my garden. Yes I'm sure there's at least some expense on my part, though probably most of it being covered by the state here so yeah. Win, Win in my book.

[@cogidubnus1953]

Reijer Zaaijer...Thank you so much for posting all these Time Team episodes...so very entertaining and educational...

[@klondo]

Always my favorite episode, I wish all the owners were as enthusiastic as Penny. Just with her facial expressions and smiles you can feel her warm fuzzy feelings lol

[@xeniabrunel4552]

Love Penny Rainbow a ray of sunshine in the program

[@marniesweet4677]

This was a fascinating segment. Penny should be added to the Time Team-- she has personality plus!

[@almostcrazycosplay]

This was just wonderful to watch. I'd love to see more of that keep unearthed. How amazing to be the ones to find it after centuries of being lost.

[@deetsy4jesus]

I laughed, a lot, when I heard "Mick the Dig" now being referred to as "Mick the Twig"! A nice touch! I'm watching this whole series in chronological order, including the specials in sequence. I just love the camaraderie, the rivalries, all of it! I've learned so much and am thoroughly entertained. I didn't even know this show existed until less than 3 months ago! Thank you so much for uploading these. It must have taken a lot of time to do, but it is so very worth it! I don't have TV service...can't afford it! Nothing this good on the air in the US anyway! Cheers!

[@ste1072]

Donna Perez bout time tho mick twig had a haircut and a shave he's still a tool.

[@Wings_of_foam]

Mick died in 2014.

[@TheDogPa]

This reference was to Michael Worthington: (Wiki) "Mick ‘the dig’ Worthington, an excavator in the early series, occasionally returned as a dendrochronologist, whereupon he was dubbed 'Mick the twig'. He spent seven years as the excavation supervisor for Time Team before deciding to specialize in dendrochronology. It was a while ago, I think (High Ercall, Shropshire - 2002?), that Tony first referred to him as "Mick the twig" when he did his first dendro test for the show. He used to have a beard and long hair. When he returned he was clean-cut. Last I saw, he had short hair and a grey beard...and he is still with us...living in America. The great Mick Aston passed in the summer of 2013.

[@mattkaustickomments]

Thanks for the info. Had no idea MTD became MTT. If not for his last name on the screen, I would have assumed he was yet another Mick -- he looked so different!

[@claidheamhdalaimh3694]

Donna Perez I can't afford TV service either and I doubt I would get it if I could afford it. Programming in the States is terrible with the so-called "reality" shows and other mindless trivil. Like you, I am watching Time Team in chronological order except for the specials. This is a fantastic series and hardly a day goes by without me watching at least two or more episodes. This is mind building entertainment as opposed to the mind numbing entertainment normally shown on TV.

[@debbralehrman5957]

This was one of the best time teams so far. I like them all, I am so happy for the owner. I am glad she is so happy too.

[@johnspahr1679]

Penny's enthusiasm and humor makes her a gem in my book. Best of luck, Penny!

[@qthelost]

Love how Tony keeps calling it a "chapely thing." That's very Blackadder.

[@murrieteacher]

What a stunning beautiful woman. And a stunning beautiful home. Penny Rainbow, what an appropriate name. I hope good fortune has continued to smile on you.

[@claudeusgothicus6453]

Stunning home yes, and Penny has a great personality, but stunningly beautiful she is not. She would be more attractive if she did something different with her hair I think, but who cares; it's the personality that counts and she wins by a mile.

[@Jigger2361]

@@claudeusgothicus6453 ouch

[@benediktmorak4409]

Time Team really must have had a great time, to work with such enthusiastic people like the tower - castle owner Penny!

[@nigelprosser5692]

What a nice lady that Penny Rainbow is , and what a lovely name too .. 😊👍

[@jehansanzterre3956]

It wasn't a double entendre Penny dear,"what 'ave you got in your turrets?" Wonderful episode,for it shows a possible sometimes residence for an ancestor of mine,Stephen Gardiner,Bishop of Winchester (d.1555).Love every one of these episodes! Thanks so for sharing.

[@highpath4776]

Interesting re Bishops of Winchester, is this Ember Court ? See Engraving seeming matching the drawing , surprised TT never noted this www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/kinggeorge/e/003ktop00000040u020b0002.html Also did not bring up any relationship to the Edwardian ? Building not too far away at Imber Court ( and what is the relationship to Imber Village in Wessex which would have also come under Winchester influence? )

[@brianhaskard1042]

Helen & short hair, lovely combo!

[@hybridwolf66]

Penny is a real beauty her laugh is wonderful!

[@devinangola3458]

I wonder how Penny Rainbow and her castle is doing? She's a treasure!

[@edbadyt]

A good looking, rich woman bats her eyelids and flashes her smile and they all start acting like teenagers, love it!

[@BoredCertified]

They are all acting like a bunch of schoolboys competing to impress the pretty girl!

[@ste1072]

edbadyt phill got penny pregnant apparently

[@annarboriter]

I'm grateful whenever a pretty blonde marries well to a plutocrat so she can make a nest for her brood and in the process preserves architectural history.

[@evilpebble]

Gatehouses were usually the strongest part of a fort or castle since they were the main entrance way. They were designed to be hard to tear down, so they tended to be left up after the rest is gone in time. It's actually quite common for old gatehouses to be turned into homes in Europe.

[@russblackbourn2563]

Many thanks Reijer. Although most of the Time Team series are available on the Channel 4 web site, several are missing and this is one of them. Loving it.

[@sunsettersix6993]

One of my favorite episodes of Time Team

[@TheSpikehere]

One of my favourites. Thanks for posting this.

[@Dal606BBN]

I love Time Team!! Tudor era is my favorite time for archeology and learning more about that crazy time! Thank you for a great episode! Phil is awesome! Haha And Penny the woman who owns that beautiful gate house is as beautiful as the gate house ;) And Tony you should always finish with a joke hahaha lol, always!

[@screwthecabal6453]

PHIL! YOU'RE SUCH A FLIRT! I already know you're passionate about your work, and, you love to make the ladies laugh. RIGHT ON!

[@endrightwinglunacy]

Contrast the attitude of the lovely Penny with that of the old bag on that island in Poole harbour!

[@EdEditz]

Imagine calling that your home. It's heaven! :)

[@sth.777]

I've lived in two castles, and they might look nice from the outside, but they can be a lot of upkeep and are freezing cold unless you're standing in front of a giant fireplace...

[@EdEditz]

@@sth.777 Good point. It's not the fairytale life people might imagine I know. But still, having acces to all those rooms and all that history does have a certain appeal. (Btw, you're a great writer!) =)

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

They should have used Jonathon more often. He was brilliant, he really made the place come to life and his enthusiasm is infectious. Sometimes I have problems visualising what they are describing, but not with Jonathon.

[@ytgibbo]

Penny's a nice lady. No nonsense and yes, attractive and successful, not a crime, that. I'm her postman. I think she does tours around the tower if you book, she used to anyway.

[@DavidAndrewsPEC]

Not only nice, I'd say - but bloody clever and interested. And heh - my mum was a postie back in the 1970s!

[@littledikkins2]

I'm just glad that she seems to really appreciate that lovely old place she calls home.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Quite lovely person that Penny, unassuming, interested and vibrant.

[@patrickkelly4070]

@@hybridwolf66 yes

[@TheWBWoman]

Good to know. I really appreciated how enthusiastic she was about the digging and being a part of it. The gatehouse is stunning. This certainly ranks up there with the best Time Team episodes.

[@deanrooney5631]

(Tudor Palace)...and thanks for the uploads

[@Pauldjreadman]

If you rung these guys up the obvious thing you would expect is to dig everywhere but inside. Now this is what I call a fan :)

[@silverfrost1]

One of the best episodes of TT. Penny the property owner is an added plus. I believe many landscapers would love to create something out of that octagonal ruin Penny was so keen on.

[@basstrammel1322]

That's a young keep, what a shame it was torn down. The whole complex would be such an awesome sight!

[@Pauldjreadman]

When i saw that I thought "Why was that torn down"

[@RootMenu]

Dr Foyle is so brilliant.

[@lindahughes2289]

Enjoyed so much !

[@annazaman9657]

Wonder why the gate house was retained but the rest of the buildings were demolished? Wish it was all still here

[@paulbriody297]

The dendrologist has the social skills of a woody bush.

[@silviac221]

But that's Mick the Dig, now called Mick the Twig, who demonstrated in other episodes that he's a nice guy! I guess he's rather the quiet type.

[@lameesahmad9166]

Beautiful building, lucky lady to live there.

[@jameswebb4593]

What a home I'm jealous .

[@johnnytank944]

I am totally in love with Penny Rainbow

[@conniepenner4795]

My favorite episode

[@laurachapple6795]

If you told me there was a woman named Penny Rainbow who lived in the gatehouse of an old Tudor palace, I would assume you were telling me about a Diana Wynne Jones novel.

[@WeeeWriter]

This was a great episode.

[@bethbartlett5692]

*My Favorite Time Team Episode"* Love Penny! This is the show I desire a follow-up on, a "How did she preserve the Keep?" *...cause I know she did not cover that back up with dirt!*

[@aos8585]

that was my question too! Did Penny leave all the archeology uncovered? Did she uncover more?

[@jbtownsend9535]

Glad to see Tony's got HIS Diaper-work under control.

[@BryonLape]

My goodness Helen looks very young in this one.

[@erlandsjostedt3802]

Very nice episode and owner

[@notpublic7149]

Mick is on this one! :)

[@mch12311969]

The home owner was absolutely adorable.

[@ConstanzeWeber]

Phil: What have you got in your turrets? Me: 😂🤣

[@BoredCertified]

I love the way they made geo phys. a verb!

[@WOLFROY47]

now thats a well manicured lawn in the next door garden tony, unlike what you were calling an immaculate lawn at another posh site

[@gregb6469]

Any idea why the keep and great hall were torn down, but the gatehouse left standing?

[@paulbriody297]

I just love the owner!

[@CanChikMay]

This was the first time team i saw

[@FrankCooper-s2v]

I think Tony is the blackadders surf servant.

[@PaulMahon-w2b]

Yep, he's Baldric

[@resistradio4489]

Phil making his move. ;)

[@malinlindqvist3455]

Quite a flirt there between him and Penny ....

[@ggghhjd]

"what have you got in your turret?" I must remember that line in case of future furtive encounters with sensuous affluent beauties

[@privatecitizen8698]

that'll never happen , Ricky Bobby.

[@VetsrisAuguste]

The best line by far! I was laughing just as hard as Phil and Penny.

[@nickrich56]

... once again Phils' shovel unearths history. Not only did he show the keeps turret in one scrape of the blade but he inspired the landowner to expand the dig and get her own hands dirty finding more of it.

[@SB-sj4uz]

"They want to do your front and back garden". Screw the nut Tony.

[@xenogryph7169]

Damn, how the years we have progressed since the 90's. Brings back memories.

[@koningbolo4700]

There you go, your new patio...

[@bethbartlett5692]

BTW "This Archaeology Architecture Design Expert *"worked"* with Time Team. (The other Production decision destroyed TT.) 😶

[@WOLFROY47]

just to make life easier, the river at the back of the house is the river mole, not a wide river but long and bendy, through front door go to river look right the thames is that way if you go by river

[@lennytyler1571]

Re-warching this, and isn't Penny a flirt!!

[@Pauldjreadman]

Yup lol

[@markbeavan6817]

What have you got in your turrrrrets...!

[@chrisinkansas8507]

In so many of these programs, walls/foundations have been "robbed away." Yet here, the Keep's foundation is still there. Wondering how it wasn't robbed away as well.

[@BryonLape]

I can't imagine how expensive that much land is in England. Is Penny independently wealthy?

[@KellyfromMemphis]

Yes, she was in the financial industry large banks and the stock market...now she has her own company.

[@noelbryant8237]

I would like to see sometimes the lawn after the dig

[@JimFortune]

Are you sure Penny filled the trench back in?

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

What was going on with Phil and Penny? Did they get a Room? Lol

[@haplessasshole9615]

There are several episodes in which gorgeous women start doing the arched-back breast and butt display in his direction. Me? I'd be terrified of those fingernails!

[@mlr4524]

@@haplessasshole9615 I didn't know that was a thing. Guess that's why I'm single. That and I"m up watching Time Team episodes at 2am.

[@haplessasshole9615]

@@mlr4524 Oh yes, it's definitely a thing. I think it has been a thing since humans have been humans -- and probably longer. The mating dance is probably the most readable body language out there. Find some unposed photos of a female celebrity and compare them with the posed ones. Also, watch young women when they're on the prowl. Once you see it, you'll think, "How did I not notice *that*?"

[@m.l.wilser7861]

@Donna, Two different Micks: "the dig" is an archaeologist; "the twig" is a dendrochronologist. Different specialties, different men :)

[@fedraescuderohaldane6962]

+M. L. Wilser Mick Worthington is an old member of the team. He used to be a digger in the early seasons of the show, and they called him Mick the Dig, I guess to tell him and Mick Aston apart when calling them. He left, then returned to the show as a dendrochonologist, and they gave him the new name of Mick the Twig.

[@justaguitardude]

+Fedra Haldane yeah, got a hair cut, a degree, and then moved to the USA in 2010 i think i read.. same person.. like most of the diggers and etc they all seem to have gone on to further education.. or maybe they just did not want DR. in the credits.. im pretty sure phill got his doctors too.

[@fedraescuderohaldane6962]

Chris c And let's not forget Mick shaved that formidable beard as well. Speaking of former TT regulars, did anyone see that Stonehenge docu on Smithsonian? Some TT regulars are on it like, Jackie MacKinley, Mary Ann Ochota (who was not nearly as clueless as on here) and Henry Chapman, who is no longer a surveyor, but a Senior Lecturer in Archaeology and Visualization at Birmingham Uni. Talk about moving up in the world! ETA-- PS quite a few of the diggers are indeed DRs. Like Helen, who also did some digging for them in the 90s, they still just love to play in the dirt.

[@justaguitardude]

Fedra Haldane wow. that is cool Dr. Henry moved on to something like that.. i guess it was bound to happen i mean look who he hung out with for all them years, had to bleed off somewhere.. its good to hear they are doing well.. and i agree i think most of these guys were just dumb it up for the camera sometimes.. just so they could be relate able to joe blow? im sure mick would be proud of all them.. i know hellen took classes with mick. that is how she got on the show. p.d also since the show was so popular, it did not hurt get his name out there to who he was.. may have help later on for getting a job,, I would not be surprised.

[@fedraescuderohaldane6962]

+Chris c Oh I'm sure. Helen did a docu with Francis Pryor all about Sutton Hoo and she had so really fancy title to her name.

[@katajha831]

She must have enjoyed the keep ruins, they are still visible from her garden on google.. LOL

[@Sithus666]

+susan webb Indeed, looking with Google Earth It looks like she didn't cover up the part of the keep that they unearthed.

[@rogerwilco2]

+susan webb I guessed that she wouldn't cover it up. I think she's a bit of a magpie and really liked owning part of an ancient castle and showing off. Look how she reacted to the dendrodating. I think she's been showing it to all her friends and visitors.

[@janielaurel]

@Susan Webb - if that were my gatehouse and garden I would have done the same thing. There is no way I would have backfilled those trenches ... especially the Keep. Spectacular confirmation for her ... I was thinking I would have reinforced those walls, put a small fence around the trench and just gloated over it forever :)

[@mickytaylor2879]

Who teaches the Tudor Tutors?

[@jimnorthland2903]

I don't remember his name but he drives a two-door car.

[@highonimmi]

does the car have a tooter that goes beep-beep?

[@WashuHakubi4]

If they have nasty neighbors, could we call them 'tuders?

[@mandyofmarymac]

Sr. Francis was a distant uncle of mine.....can I stake a claim? (Just kidding, but it is cool to actually see a former family home, and what a surprise it was too!)

[@christosvoskresye]

+MandyOf Marymac "The name's Francis Drake, but everybody calls me Psycho. Any of you guys call me Francis, and I'll kill you."

[@mamavswild]

christosvoskresye ‘Lighten up, Francis’

[@gailhowes9398]

How many episodes does Tony say “ it’s so frustrating ! “ Ha! Ha! Ha!

[@camilledvorak7151]

Its a great drinking game! lol

[@Cheeseatingjunlista]

Penny is the embodiment of the joys of an English public school education - very Ladies College, a polished roll your sleeves up jolly hockey sticks mixed with a Blue Stocking intellect - we used to have dances with the Ladies College at my school - I even played in a House to House hockey match, where the girls of Hatherley Court - a now sold off outlying House of CLC - against our House Court - Dean Close's best in school team - we lost 7 -3 and two of our boys ended up in A&E - one with a crack in his skull - these kind of Ladies play to win and to not takes prisoners..........;-)

[@adamsjerome1839]

Penny could politely ask me to dig a trench with a spoon and I (after picking myself up from a dead faint) would happily start digging.

[@davidpeterson5647]

In for a Penny, out for a...shilling? Damn, PR is cute.

[@WashuHakubi4]

Is the great mystery finally solved? Do we now know what caused the dark discoloration in Bishop Wayneflete's diaper?

[@KellyfromMemphis]

Omg I am so jealous watching Phil flirt with Penny...I have a thing for him! 😍

[@gwendolynfish2102]

Win, win all the way around!

[@basstrammel1322]

If you discovered something like this in your garden and had a lot of money, would you rebuild it? I'll allow current day tech integrated in it, and I'm in the city council and grant you permission. The architecture and room layout has to stay the same, though. Yay or nay?

[@Jigger2361]

... ok ok, I get it, I read all the comments, we are all in love with Penny lol ... now, back to those artifacts hmmmm.....

[@BlackIjs]

I have a feeling she did not 'clean up' and bury those discoveries.

[@phoule76]

I don't think the owner plans to re-bury the base of that "keep".

[@iamfreebgm8856]

Reijer, your written english is good, yet are the TuDors not spelled at tuTor but as T U D O R. That Said, Thank you SOOO ever MUCH for uploading there episodes.!Kudos!

[@PaigeDWinter]

When they said her name was Penny Rainbow I was expecting some old hippie to come out. What the f...

[@furrantee]

Maybe this is a British thing or maybe a rule of nature thing, but does anyone know why they can't dig under the canopy of the tree? I know that's where the roots are but couldn't they just dig carefully and go around the roots? A tree that size has to have some wonking big roots after all. Also, doesn't a tree spread it's roots out as it grows? So if it was a root issue the roots would be all over not just under the canopy. This isn't the first time I've seen them do this on the show and why.......? Any ideas?

[@lizsuckow6429]

It is a general rule of thumb that a tree's roots extend about as far as its canopy. Any more or less than that and the tree's metabolic system cannot keep up. The root system of a tree is a very fine web. There are as you say, wonking big roots, but also roots of every size down to about the width of a human hair. Any digging in the root system will hurt the tree.

[@KYIRISH1]

Liz Suckow Exactly. Trees of that size would be weakened structurally by severing the main roots. The smaller feeder roots outside the canopy would grow back quickly however. I wonder if GB is losing the millions of Ash trees as we are in the US and Canada. Millions! The Green Ash borer is the culprit and arborists have not been able to get a handle on it.

[@jdemo7167]

KYIRISH1 Yes the demise of the Ash tree here in the US by the invasive emerald ash borer is devastating. There is now another invasive attacking oak trees, oak wilt. We can only hope technology catches up before they go the way of the American Chestnut and Elm.

[@amn9481]

+furrantee The answers above say it, but also - as an underwater archaeologist - I work in riverbanks quite often and tree roots are the bane of our existence oftentimes. With older trees, you risk undermining them and they fall on you and your wreck, and smaller ones have thin spiderly roots that get into everything. If you aren't careful during excavation, roots can destroy whatever you're cleaning/uncovering if they aren't dealt with properly. But, we deal as best we can with what we have.

[@lazypizzaguy]

It kinda sounded like he had to catch himself from calling him bishop baldrick just there.

[@doggonemess1]

Yet another author who looks almost, but not entirely, completely unlike their publicized photo.

[@niccoarcadia4179]

I sorta wonder why the owners tore down all those buildings? Was there a fire or some other disaster? If the other buildings were as nice as the tower building then it makes no sense to destroy them imo.

[@deborahparham3783]

Probably could not afford the upkeep. That is why so many of those places were torn down.

[@robertwbraiden]

Looked as if Phil and John were both rather keen on Penny, and Penny seemed keen on them as well. Quite the romantic triangle!

[@marniesweet4677]

Given the appearance of both Phil and John, and Penny's perky beauty, I am certain she was interested only in getting the maximum cooperation and knowledge from them.

[@highonimmi]

yup. you don't work in the area she did and with the companies she did and NOT know how to get people to do what she needed. smart gal.

[@annazaman9657]

Robert Braiden yup their eyes were sparkling

[@Pauldjreadman]

Tea boys? lmao