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Dear all of our Patrons,

The moment has arrived...  [cue drumroll]

We are delighted to announce that our original presenter Sir Tony Robinson is returning to film brand new ‘Time Team Specials’. These longer-form documentaries, centred on a key theme or iconic site, complement the traditional three-day dig episodes, now presented by Dr Gus Casely-Hayford.

To celebrate Tony’s return for new films, Time Team is also releasing a range of Classic Time Team Specials, which will be available worldwide, for free, on YouTube.

Sir Tony says: “It’s fantastic to be back! Time Team is part of the family to me and this really feels like coming home.”

Tim Taylor, Time Team’s creator and Series Producer, adds: “Wow, what an end to an incredible year for Time Team! We’re delighted that Tony has returned home to host the Specials documentaries, and we can’t wait to get started on our first new film together – hopefully the first of many!”

A Sutton Hoo Special is already in development, since Time Team partnered with the Sutton Hoo Ship’s Company to document the reconstruction of the mighty ship at the centre of The Dig. Time Team has worked alongside the National Trust to carry out new geophysical and aerial surveys at Sutton Hoo, helping to shed further light on this iconic site.

Updates on progress of the new Specials, expected release dates and how to watch will be confirmed as the project develops. In the meantime, Tony will be sharing a host of new insights and commentary on the Time Team Official YouTube channel, with additional exclusive content right here on Patreon.

Tim continues: “We are also thrilled to be releasing a range of Tony’s Classic Time Team Specials from the vaults. These documentaries showcase some incredible archaeological discoveries, from Stonehenge and Saxon royalty to the Industrial Revolution.”

Release of the Classic Specials is due to begin in the new year, with full details and schedule to be announced soon.

Tony continues: “I’ve loved watching the new episodes as a fan. Gus and the team are doing a fantastic job of continuing Time Team’s legacy. It’s wonderful to see the next generation taking up the torch and inspiring others with our shared passion for archaeology. I look forward to catching up with old friends and making some new ones!”

Best wishes from all the team!

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Stephen Martin

Ya, no you misunderstand what entertainment is for. TT is a way to get more people interested in archeology, period. Nobody thinks digging for three days somewhere is going to advance the science, but if it gets more people to fund science, all the better.

Stephen Martin

I just joined the Patreon, so you can thank me for Tony coming back. Ya, right.

Pat Seale

So glad Sir Tony is back. He always managed to make the crew into a experienced team who worked together. Is Phil Harding not to appear this time around? Wish I actually lived in the UK again.

Stephen Early

There’s no better show on YouTube than Time Team. Tony and the whole grew are all my favourites and how important their digs are for historical accuracy of our past.

Catherine C Lester

I’m thrilled at the several archaeologists and other cast members who’ve returned for the reboot of Time Team❤️. It would be lovely to catch up with Phil for a cameo. I feel like he has all the stories and just needs a venue in which to share them. I’d love a 3- part special with Tony, Francis, Carenza, Matt, Naomi, and of course Phil who has the most joyfully laugh I’ve almost ever heard, and everyone I forgot to mention. It would be a blast to hear the successes and the bloopers😊🤪 It would also be really nice to do the same with the new cast (unless that’s been done and i missed it. I loved having some background on the archeologists and other regulars. I

CathyM

Welcome back, Sir Tony! You have been missed!

Doug

Made my Xmas! Welcome back Sir Tony.

Applestar Creations

I had to cover my mouth so my cheering didn’t disturb the neighbors!

Christopher Samuel

Great news! A family of Time Team productions! Each bolstering the other.

David Pacek

Great decision all around.

Adam Prickett

This is amazing news! Happy Christmas 🎄 to us haha

Kalypso

Oh my goodness! I am very excited!

Claire J Portmann

Welcome back, Tony! I'm delighted to hear the news.

Pia Fredfeldt

So am I❤❤👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Carrie Beesley

Best. News. Ever. Cameo from Phil absolutely losing it at Tony winding him up pls

bil Jeschke

What a wonderful present for everyone!

W. H. Hayes

This is wonderful news! Yet another reason to look forward to the new year!

Tim Wingert

As I watch the return of the Orion spacecraft to earth I am doubly excited to see that Sir Tony Robinson is returning!!! I am anticipating our future on the moon as l look forward to more exploration of the past! What a time to be alive eh!! Dig in time team! Here we go!!

John Hoerl

Fabulous news! A wonderful holiday present for all Time Team fans

james mccarthy

Oh this is great news made my day, be interesting to see his approach now that there is a new style with the younger ones presenting will he slip right back into old Tony… or will he adapt to the youthful powers of influence…. Just 3 days to find out ….hehe

Steve Mikre

That is absolutely wonderful news! Hopefully Phil Harding will not be far behind...

Michael Taylor

Fabulous, and perfect to hear about Tony returning to front the specials!

Peter Tricker

It's in the blood! Time Team 2.1 Robinson's Return! Excellent news.

Patricia Hall

This is great news! Looking forward to it!

Ann H

Nothing better than a gang reunion now including all of us in digital space. Can't wait to hear more.

Jacky Miles

Fantastic news can't wait!

Peter Lee

Best Christmas present ever. Awesome news.

Andrew Gledhill

Brilliant news. I do hope Tony can be persuaded to return to presenting the 3 day digs too.

Paul Smyth

This is amazing news!

stuart sutcliffe

Can't wait for Tony's return. The new documentaries are going to be epic.

Joakim Johansson

Fantastic early Christmas present, so happy to hear!

Elizabeth Petrides

Fantastic news! Can't wait to watch all the new content.

JFF

Gus presents now….. we’re going to get the best of both

Phil Common

This is heartwarming in gloomy times

Mick Holden

What wonderful news! Can't wait!

Andrew Gledhill

I can put up with Gus. Got nothing against him. But he is not a patch on Tony. For me, Gus just doesn't cut it. Sorry, if you don't like that. But that's the way I feel.

Ryan Cole

Oooooooo! Very nice!

JFF

Awesome news….. 👏🏼 love that both archeologists, finds specialists and presenters from original series are joining with new …. What an amazing outcome for all through the power of us….. Time Team supporters ….. the power of the collective

sigterm

Wow ... I mean ... WOW!

Derek Thom

Brilliant! Happy Christmas to everyone by the way.

John Matthew IV

Great news to have Sir Tony involved again. Now if only we can see Phil at least for a wee bit.

Ann H

Master classes!!! Can't wait. Don't forget not every contributor's name is on the banner.

Geoff Wilcock

Great to hear. Gus and Tony means more Time Team. 👏

Neil Ford

Welcome back Tony ... looking forward to a fantastic 2023 with Time Team

Jon Shanks

This is awesome news!

Heather Flowers

What awesome news to start my week in NZ!! :) xoxox

Carol Overrill

A great Christmas present - Thankyou.

Richard Wesson

So good to have Tony come back and some specials.

Barb Phillips

Awesome!! So excited by this news. Tony is iconic,much as Gus is lovely and doing a great job. What a team!

Stevie Parmentier

So glad to hear - the new episodes are great but Tony & Phil's absence is really felt in a huge way. Hopefully Tony will be included in some of the new digs, maybe not as a presenter but at least present.

Owen Williams

Now THAT is a Christmas present! Welcome home, Sir Tony!

Jon Colcord

Hooray! Just one more old geezer left to drag back into the fold, and we’ll be nearly whole again!

Charlotte Edmonds

Oh YAY!! That feels perfect, to have Sir Tony involved again as a complement not a replacement for anyone. I'm also really excited for the specials themselves, hopefully they will include some updates from previous digs. Brilliant news! Welcome home indeed 😃

Eileen Lavoie

This news just made my whole week!

Margo Maloney DVM

SUPER EXCITING! I love Tony and WELCOME back, my friend! :)

Rachelle Gates

Just watched the video wow what great news!

Stephanie Hogan

Wonderful news! I may have done the Naomi and Dani dance in my living room...

Dave

Fantastic!

Christie (Stevie) Steever

We need Phil back! And Alice Roberts!! I’m so excited for the new content! 💕

Cj Corner

Exciting days! So glad to have Time Team back again.

Jeremy Anson

Wonderful! Time Team was known as Tonyvision in our house when my kids were very young, and it's great to be able to play a small part in reuniting him with the team.

Ann Cameron

I'm not sure if I am more excited for new specials with Sir Tony or getting to re-watch the old ones! Maybe both!!

Kenneth Crips

I missed Sir Tony so badly. This more than pays for my patroen support.

Lydia S.

Thats great news! Really looking forward to the spiecals too! Then we have 2 great presenters!

Elessa Wylde

I had been wondering about the Sutton Hoo project. Very excited to know that Tony will be the presenter. Quite apropos to have him return for the documentary, and hopefully more to come.

Laura Hoare

Wonderful news! Your doing such a wonderful job in a new age, but this is like amazing and like a familiar friend! Amazing thank you!!!

James D Speckart

Absolutely Fabulous! It will be great to see Tony get to be excited with the rest of us about archeology and its bigger connections to worlds beyond. Welcome Tony!

DeAnn Bock

That is wonderful! We love you Tony! Now we just need an appearance from Phil ❤️

Doug Lucey

This news just made my weekend. Brilliant!

William Rome

Now Time Team will pick up more of that energy that made it so great...if on Phil Harding would come back!

Jeri Cary

Yay! What a happy announcement. And I agree... Phil's personality is missed.

Heather Torrey

So happy to support TT and see it growing again! History and archeology for the win!

Doug Brower

A lovely Christmas present from Time Team and Tony to armchair archaeologists all over the world.

Carrie S

Looking forward to seeing some of the classic specials! So wish Phil would join in too!

S. Douglas Baldwin

I got chills watching the video and hearing Tony saying "us" and "join Patreon".

Faytality

Awesome, glad to see Sir Tony back for the specials.

Simon Orchard

I remember an episode where Phil shouts at Tony for getting into his trench without permission. It's happened to me as well.

Jean Bawcutt

That is absolutely fantastic news.. so pleased to hear this.

Yehsure

Woohoo!!

An Wolfs

Yes!!! Can't wait!

Laura Randolph

Certainly you've made my day! I didn't know who the heck you were when I 1st started watching time team I'm American, but it's just so great to have you back I've watched all of your shows now you're cool yay!!!!

Bron Lloyd

Fabulous news - I do love Gus’s presenting style too!

Don Cook

Wondrous, and huge news!!!

Joshua Burnstone

Wonderful, now if only Phil Harding would return!

sylvie guirao

Wish more of the old gang was back

Janet Sutton

Not that the new people aren't great, but...Yay!

Patricia Amero

🥳 Fabulous news! Welcome back Tony, I'm super delighted. Please show 'Ely-Island of the Eels' again. (S-8, E-15, I think) with maybe an update on the amazing & well-preserved finds? It's one of my all-time TT Specials ... but they're ALL super cool. I'm so excited........👏👏👏

sylvie guirao

Waiting for phil to be back perhaps ?

Eu Phonyx

That would be icing on the cake!

Robert Boudreau

Thank you Tony. I'm just another in your legion of fans who has always enjoyed your huge body of work, and always grateful to see more.

Karen Robbins

How wonderful!!! Welcome back, Sir Tony!!!

Lisa A.

I'm SO Happy to see you Sir Tony! I can't wait to see your documentary on Sutton Hoo, and more after that. ❤ 🎉

Michael Berthelsen

Wonderful Christmas news!😊❤ And hopefully Gus will grow into as fantastic a presenter as Tony was, and now will be.😉 Remember Gus, you're allowed to show excitement, I'd even encourage it, personally.😊

Kerry Hennigan

O.M.G. this is wonderful on so many levels!!!

Mea Cadwell

YESSSS!!!! I've been wanting this since Time Team came back!!!!

Stephen Southworth

The lure of the Team was too much for Sir Tony in the end. The new episodes have that effect! Great news. Hopefully we could tempt an interview out of Phil for the specials.

Mónica Courtial

Welcome Home Sir Tony! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Elaine P

Yay!!! What a holiday present to Time Team fans! Can't wait to see these documentaries. I also really enjoyed Sir Tony's Walking Through History series.

Jane McCormack

WONDERFUL news!! A tremendous boost for an already stellar two seasons!

Robert Wise

Icing in the cake! First Time Team came back … and now Sir Tony is once again contributing! Sigh, something gone right in a mad world! Thank you all!

Laura Randolph

Yeah! This is great! This is the best thing that has happened in a long time. Finding Time Team was 1 good thing about covid

Lorn Harding

hourra for Sir Tony Robinson!!!!! now i'm waiting for only 1 to come back and not 2. Please ask Phil Harding to come back :D

Godbreaker

Awesome! Welcome back Tony!

Lorna Dryden

Can we find our name on the time team flag?

Lorna Dryden

I think Phil has passed away

David de Groot

Phil is still kicking! I'm sure he'd be mortified to hear people think he's passed.

Sue Tweedie

Brilliant news. Thank you to all at time team for making the past come alive. More digs please. The. Blend of old and new is exciting. X

Darrell Palmer

Absolutely wonderful having him back. I wonder if he saw my name on that flag as he was practically staring right at it (although he might have been looking a couple inches high).

Kometkamerat

Thank you, Time Team, for this most excellent Christmas present! 🥳

Peter Hawker

Will Dr Harding be next? Tempt him with a good site known for flints and stone axes...

Mark Lund

Welcome back Sir, back where you belong, (given that Blackadder is unlikely!).

Brian Shrum

Amazing news! I am so excited for next spring!

Roger Mills

While I think Tony Robinson is a good presenter of such things and welcome his involvement I find it very sad that this announcement started the, I suppose inevitable, youtube carping about the new presenters and the usual 'golden age' thinking about the past series. I like the way things have moved on and find the new more measured approach allowed by youtube much more involving.

Mark Freestone

Absolutely brilliant news! Current presenters are fab but Tony’s not replacing them..so it’s perfect!

Philip Tidy

I think this is amazing news. Tony has the enthusiasm and gravitas to carry the new series of specials forward and help us reach a wider audience. This is going to be additional to the wonderful work Gus is doing with the existing schedule. If you look at recent work Tony has done it's clear this new venture "won't" be a simple reprisal of the earlier time team style, but a more thoughtful examination of the subject matter. Great times ahead!

Elaine Molenaar

I am so happy to see Sir Tony Robinson back! Time Team is not the same without all the good old faces. He is definitely one of the most important ones and he was missed.

Mak Wilson

What a fantastic idea! A great bridge between past and present.

Nick McDonald

Well this is indeed a great Christmas present to us. Welcome back Sir Tony.

André Beuving

Great news! Not only for nostalgic reasons but also because I know that with his well-known style Sir Tony will be a perfect addition to the current presenters. And I am sure that Sir Robinson's name alone will make the number of patrons grow, which in turn will hopefully increase the number of digs :-)

Jeffery Stout

I was so happy to see this. Welcome back Sir Robinson.

Amy Snyder

Now we need Phil back. We all miss him and need him back please. RIP Mick

Jude Edling

Brilliant!! Thank you so very much!

Jakub Jůzl

Perfect, I'm glad you're guys are keeping Gus (even though I find his delivery too "scholarly" at times) and Tony will be there for specials.

Mrs.Thomas

Wonderful news!! Welcome Back!!!

Rose Phoenix

Yeay! Welcome back Tony! Next up Phil!! It will be like old home week!

Susan Nelson

Hooray!!! Christmas came early this year!

James Preddy

Would love to have Phil back too, but awesome news about Sir Tony's return to the show!

Andy Quick

Welcome back Tony. I am also happy that Gus is staying in his role as regular presenter. I enjoy the new Time Team, with its faithfulness to its original vision, but I also enjoy the new people and the amazing skills they bring. I'm looking forward to the next new episodes.

Philip Stack

This is clearly good news. I join with all of the others who have mentioned in passing how much they appreciate Gus's presenting skills. I appreciate his thoughtful and measured style and I think he is a great presenter of archaeology themed programmes.

P H Woodward

Great news. Now I feel the heart is back. Love his enthusiasm tempered with genuine inqusitiveness, asking the questions on the same level as I think so many want to ask

TimeTeamOfficial

Hi Philip, that's a good point. We're extremely privileged to have both Gus and Tony lending their insights and talents to Time Team, and you'll be seeing much more of them both in the months ahead!

Garret Olds

Fantastic news. Sir Tony is always welcome back to join the amazing current team, old and new. Time Team is still the thing I'm most proud to be a patron of.

Donna Oglesby

Awesome news that Sir Tony Robinson is returning. I have so missed him.

Jenna Tomlin

I adore Tony. So lovely to see him come back!

helena macrae

i totally agree with you both, donna an jenna.. hugs an blessings to his return helena

Paul

What a wonderful surprise 😀🍾🥂

Virginia Ross

I cried (tears of joy of course)!!!!

Elizabeth Neill

Do we understand any better than we did ten or twenty years ago what happened, exactly, or generally, when the Anglo-Saxons arrived? Did TT excavations of A-S graves add anything to the picture of Anglo-Saxon arrival we have? This is what I'm most interested in at the moment and I hope Sir Tony will do something on this topic (selfishly). Less selfishly, so very glad Sir Tony will be returning to make groovy TT specials.

Gael Ferguson

it’s good to have Tony Robinson back for the specials but I am glad that Gus is continuing with thethe digs - I like the fact that with Gus the archaeologists get more time to discuss and talk without being interrupted by the camera conscious approach of Robinson.