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Time Team: Series 15, 2008 - Click on the links below for the different programmes | ||||
Gold in the Moat - Codnor Castle Street of the Dead - Binchester Bodies in the Dunes - Barra The Naughty Nuns - Towcester Mysteries of the Mosaic - Cheltenham Blitzkreig on Shooters Hill - London Keeping up with The Georgians - Hunstrete |
Saxons on the Edge - Stonton Wyville The Fort of the Earls - Dungannon From Constantinople to Cornwall - Padstow 5000 Tons of Stone - Hamsterley The Romans Recycle - Wickenby Hunting King Harold - Portskewett |
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Blitzkreig on Shooters Hill - London This week the Team delve into recent history to uncover the hidden archaeology behind the biggest World War Two battle that never was. This was the planned defence of Britain, and more especially London, against potential Nazi invasion in 1940. While uncovering evidence of anti-tank weapons and bunkers in the quiet gardens of this potentially strategic London hilltop, they speak to members of the Home Guard who recall their defensive training and look at how the British Resistance would have reacted if the Nazi's had invaded. Quite an unusual period for the Team to tackle - and, of course, in just three days.... |
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