Accidentally discovered Time Team on the History International channel several years ago. Unfortunately, they only showed a few episodes, then didn’t show them again. I managed to locate a UK torrent site, and over the years was able to get all 20 seasons plus the specials. I loved this show, and was very disappointed when it ended.
There’s a BBC show on private owners redoing old homes of very varied ages, that’s pretty neat for a while, and though not archaeology, some of these homes tend to be pretty old in spots. “Your proposed garage turns out to be the former kitchen of the Tudor structure, the rest of the house is 17th or early 18th century.” That kind of thing. But it’s just a distinction more than a difference over the home-redo shows we have here in America.
Time Team: the rise and fall of a television phenomenon
Dec 07, 2012
http://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/features/time-team-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-television-phenomenon.htm
I watched Time Team when it was on in the US. It was maddening how their shows were limited by time. They’d get a glimpse that maybe something happened in an area but they only had 24 or 48 hours to find something before they had to give up the search.
I liked the history and enthusiasm, but hated the artificial time limit.