Roger, there's little more detail than Valerie has posted above, apart from the Church having been damaged by Devil Worshippers or Satanists.

Looks as though Timewatch isn't on tonight after all. There's a programme about Marie Antoinette, scheduled

Its next Friday Tet.
Apologies for putting the wrong date above - but that is the posting for next week's programmes.

From Radio Times 21st - 27th January 2006

SATURDAY 21st
BBC 2 6.10pm (repeated from Friday 20th)
The Bog Bodies - Timewatch.
First in a new series of six programmes. Eighteen months ago, National Museum of Ireland archaeologists set out to solve a pair of ancient murder mysteries after the discovery of two bog bodies perfectly preserved by the peat bog in which they had been buried many centuries before. The entire investigation is followed into who these men were, when they lived - and how they died.

BBC 2 7.00pm
Battlefield Britain.
The Battle of Naseby. It shook Britain’s royal family to the core, was crucial to the outcome of the English Civil War and it ultimately changed the way England was ruled. Dan and Peter Snow struggle with pikes and board motorbikes for a simulated cavalry charge as they re-create the 1645 Battle of Naseby.

SUNDAY 22nd
BBC 1 9.00pm
The Virgin Queen.
First in a new drama series of four programmes.
Drama chronicling the life of the young Queen Elizabeth I begins with the future monarch accused of plotting to kill her half-sister, Queen Mary.

Channel 4 5.55pm
TIME TEAM ***********************
First in a new series of thirteen programmes.
Tony and the Team head to Glendon Hall in Northamptonshire to shed some light on a rather grisly find. Renovation work on a Victorian brick shed in the grounds of the property came to a sudden halt with the discovery of multiple human skeletons under the old floors. The nature of the burial site and results of scientific analysis suggest the dead were medieval Christian peasants. The Team aim to find out whether they were inhabitants of the lost historic village of Glendon, and try to uncover the fate of the village church.

MONDAY 23rd
BBC 2 7.30pm
Around the World in 80 Treasures.
Mexico to America. From Mayan tombs to the Statue of Liberty, DC continues his hunt for the human race’s most beautiful achievements.

BBC 2 8.00pm
Tales from the Royal Palaces.
Fourth in a series of ten programmes.
Palaces and the Public. The historic palaces are now funded by the turnstile. When Hampton Court and the Tower of London begin to crumble, action is taken to pull in the paying public.

BBC 2 9.00pm
Balderdash and Piffle.
Fourth in a series of six programmes, in which the hidden histories behind the words and phrases we use are revealed.
The S Words. Rory McGrath, Lynne Truss and Benjamin Zephaniah join Victoria Coren to examine the origins of “soccer”, “set” and “ska”, respectively.

TUESDAY 24th
Five 7.15pm
In Search of Mozart.
Third in a series of three programmes.
To mark the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth, this documentary series traces the composer’s life through his music and his often poignant correspondence. It features over 80 of his works in chronological order, played by leading musicians, revealing striking parallels between his music and his own experiences. By the mid-1780s, Mozart had become the darling of Vienna, achieving roaring success across Europe with his operas “The Marriage of Figaro” and “Don Giovanni”. However, despite penning another hailed opera “Cosi Fan Tutte” in 1789, personal tragedy and financial strife had an irreversible effect. In 1791, at the tender age of 35, the composer fell ill and died of rheumatic fever and kidney failure.

WEDNESDAY 25th
BBC 2 7.30pm
A Passion for Churches.
Fourth in a series of twelve programmes featuring stories of remarkable people and their battles to preserve British churches.
St Piran‘s, Cornwall. Disappearing beneath drifting sands, St Piran’s had to be abandoned 200 years ago. Eileen Carter dreamed of uncovering this lost church and, after nearly a decade of struggle, her dream could come true.

BBC 2 9.00pm
Who Do You Think You Are?
Third in a series of six programmes.
Stephen Fry. The quintessentially English Mr Fry is descended from a European Jewish family. He finds out what happened to relatives who didn’t escape the Nazis and solves a mystery surrounding his grandmother.

Five 8.00pm
Warplane: the Spy.
Documentary tracing the evolution of the warplane from the first manned flight to the foundation of the Royal Air Force during WWI. This week, the history of aerial reconnaissance. Improvements in radar during the Cold War prompted the development of a new generation of spy planes. First the U2 helped the Americans keep an eye on the USSR, then the SR-71 Blackbird flew at an astonishing 2,000 mph, too quick to be attacked - even if it was detected. Computer technology took matters a step further, when the iconic Stealth Fighter was designed to be invisible to radar. Now the race is on to develop a pilot less aircraft.

FRIDAY 27th
BBC 2 9.00pm
The Battle of the River Plate - Timewatch
Second in a series of six programmes.
A deadly duel at sea - featuring one of WWII’s great tactical bluffs - is the focus of this dramatised documentary. Commodore Henry Harwood takes on Captain Hans Langsdorff and the pride of the German navy, the Graf Spee.



Time Team on Discovery.

There are showings on Discovery this week, from Monday - Friday at 4.00pm.

There are also Time Team programmes listed on the new “More 4” channel ….

Saturday 21st
6.00pm - Time Team.
Archaeologists lay bare the remains of a 13th century Gilbertine monastery.

Sunday 15th
3.15pm - Time Team double bill.


I will be away on holiday next week, so if someone fancies taking over from me ........?

From Radio Times 4th - 10th February 2006

SATURDAY 4th
BBC 2 7.10pm
Battlefield Britain.
Culloden. It was the battle that divided Scotland. But why were Bonnie Prince Charlie’s rebels outclassed by George II’s Redcoats on Culloden moor in 1746?Peter and Dan Snow reveal how the result of the battle could easily have turned out different.

SUNDAY 5th
BBC 1 9.00pm
The Virgin Queen.
Third in a drama series of four programmes.
Now in her 40s, Elizabeth considers marriage to the much younger Duke of Anjou.

BBC 2 8.00pm
Boris Johnson and the Dream of Rome.
Second in a series of two programmes
Visits to Ephesus, Istanbul, Rome, France and Germany help Boris to see how the Roman Empire fostered a sense of common identity among its vast population, many of whom wallowed in luxury, and perpetuated the cult of the Emperor. It lasted for over 400 years in western Europe, but what can we learn from the Empire’s decline and fall in relation to today’s bureaucracy and expansion of the European Union?

Channel 4 5.55pm
TIME TEAM ***********************
Third in a series of thirteen programmes.
Tony and the Team enlist some specialist help as they embark on a physically demanding dig beneath a Manchester car park. What will the remains of the city’s first cotton mill, built by pioneer Richard Arkwright and powered by what was then a technologically advanced steam engine, reveal about the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the lives of ordinary Britons?

MONDAY 6th
BBC 2 7.30pm
Around the World in 80 Treasures.
Australia to Cambodia. DC explores termite mounds and rock art before flying to Indonesia.

BBC 2 8.00pm
Tales from the Royal Palaces.
Sixth in a series of ten programmes.
A Thing of the Past. When things wear out in Hampton Court Palace, can modern craftspeople be found to match the skill of their Tudor forebears?

BBC 2 9.00pm
Balderdash and Piffle.
Last in a series of six programmes, in which the hidden histories behind the words and phrases we use are revealed.
The B Words. Liza Tarbuck explores the origins of the phrase “back to square one”, Victoria Coren looks at bingo lingo - just who were the two fat ladies? And historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto is on the trail of the first intellectuals to be called boffins.
A special update of the series will be shown at Easter.

TUESDAY 7th
Five 7.15pm
Pevsner’s Cities.
Newcastle with Gavin Stamp. Revisiting some of the cities examined by art historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, Gavin Stamp assesses Newcastle, a city that became one of the great powerhouses of the Industrial Revolution. Stamp admires its famous bridges and tours the world’s oldest locomotive works.

WEDNESDAY 8th
BBC 2 7.30pm
A Passion for Churches.
Sixth in a series of twelve programmes featuring stories of remarkable people and their battles to preserve British churches.
St Mary‘s, Orchardleigh. Has the church become the ultimate wedding accessory or is the marriage service bringing people back to God? The beautiful church at Orchardleigh in Somerset has become a favourite spot for couples tying the knot, but a new vicar is determined to reduce the number. (Series returns 1st March.)

BBC 2 9.00pm
Who Do You Think You Are?
Fifth in a series of six programmes.
Jane Horrocks. The versatile actress’s Lancashire roots are a far cry from the world of PR experienced by her character Bubbles on Absolutely Fabulous. Her ancestors form part of the town of Rawtenstall’s cotton-weaving heritage, but the uncovering of some unknown relatives also reveals a mysterious black sheep in the family.

Five 8.00pm
Secrets of the Sphinx: Revealed.
It’s the largest, oldest free-standing stone statue on Earth, but the story surrounding the Sphinx’s creation, who it represents and why and how it was built is a mystery. This documentary follows scientists as they use ground-breaking technology to seek answers.



Time Team on Discovery.

There are showings on Discovery this week, from Monday - Friday at 4.00pm.

There are also Time Team programmes listed on the “More 4” channel ….

Saturday 4th
5.55pm - Time Team.
Could a colony of moles have unearthed an important site in the Cotswolds?

7.05pm - Time Team
The team go back 2,000 years to investigate a Cornish Iron Age site.

Sunday 5th
12.45pm - Time Team.

Discovery Civilisation is showing 1996 series Time Team programmes 3 times a day - 0900, 1500 and 1900. Check out www.discoverycivilisation.co.uk for details. Makes a nice breather in mid-afternoon!

Had a really busy day today and didn't manage to get my Radio Times - updates will be done tomorrow night.

From Radio Times 11th - 17th February 2006

NB Winter Olympics mean schedules are different this week.

SUNDAY 12th
BBC1 6.35pm in Scotland - 8.00pm in England
Shipwreck Ark Royal
One of the Royal Navy’s most modern aircraft carriers when WWII began, HMS Ark Royal was eventually sunk by a German torpedo. Now her wreck has been found in the Mediterranean, and veterans are among the first to see it.

BBC 1 9.00pm
The Virgin Queen.
Last in a drama series of four programmes.
Robert Dudley’s stepson the Earl of Essex becomes the ageing Queen’s favourite - but with her heyday largely forgotten, judgement begins to fail her.

Channel 4 5.55pm
TIME TEAM ***********************
Fourth in a series of thirteen programmes.
Tony and the Team are only too happy to help satisfy a homeowner’s curiosity about the history of her house. Digging up the garden of Wayneflete Tower in Surrey reveals the remains of a complex construction of a grand Tudor palace that inspired the design of Hampton Court. The archaeologists also locate evidence of an earlier Medieval manor built on the site. However, an unexpected find on the final day of the excavation could turn the team’s view of the building on its head.

MONDAY 13th
BBC 2 8.00pm
Tales from the Royal Palaces.
Seventh in a series of ten programmes.
The Heritage Theme Park. The Queen’s Historic Royal Palaces are struggling to cover costs. How far should the managers go to attract more visitors? Will an ice rink and a historical pantomime challenge the dignity of the Palaces? Or could a ghost caught on CCTV be the answer?

TUESDAY 14th
BBC 2 11.20pm
I, Samurai
Andrew Graham-Dixon journeys into the art and soul of the Samurai by immersing himself in the rituals and practices of the warrior cult. On a trip to Japan, he witnesses the creation of a Samurai sword by one of the few remaining such craftsmen, visit’s a stunning garden made of nothing but rock and gravel, gets tipsy with a geisha and films a scene for his very own Samurai action film.

WEDNESDAY 15th
BBC 2 9.00pm
Who Do You Think You Are?
Last in a series of six programmes.
Gurinder Chadha. The director of “Bend it Like Beckham” grew up in west London but tracing her ancestors from her Dad’s life in Kenya to her grandmother’s experiences during the partition of India. A family and a mystery African cousin are among the discoveries she makes on the way.

THURSDAY 16th
Channel 4 9.00pm
The First Emperor.
This extraordinary documentary uses dramatic reconstructions and interviews with experts to reveal the secrets of Qin Shi Huangdi - China’s first emperor and one of the most powerful men who ever lived. Born in the 3rd century BC, he unified the seven warring states that made up ancient china and built the Great Wall. His huge burial complex covers 7sq km and is guarded by the life-size Terracotta Army. Ancient myths about his mausoleum tell of a gigantic underground model of the Empire edged by flowing rivers of mercury. Now, thirty years of archaeological digs and scientific investigations at the site have finally unearthed a tomb the size of a football pitch.



Time Team on Discovery.

There are showings on Discovery this week, from Monday - Friday at 4.00pm.

There are also Time Team programmes listed on the “More 4” channel ….

Saturday 11th
6.00pm - Time Team.
The Team set about uncovering Manchester’s first cotton mill, which lies beneath one of the city’s car parks.

Sunday 12th
12.35pm - Time Team.

Cable viewers and those in the north of England will be interested to know that the Thornborough Henges will be featured on TV this weekend.

The programme is called 'Seven Manmade Wonders of Yorkshire' & is on BBC1 at 6:15pm this Sunday.

Paul Hudson who's the presenter of the programme, - " for me, the mostimpressive of these 7 Yorkshire wonders was Thornborough Henges, which I found more spectacular than Stonehenge"

Gawd ,I'm watching that show on History about reconstructing Stonehenge......its so cringeworthy its unbelievable

For those who can access Discovery and Discovery Civilisation, the list for the next week or so is:
Discovery Channel at 4 p.m. and 5 a.m. next day:
Tuesday 14th: Blaenavon
Weds 15th: Waltham Villa
Thurs 16th: Celtic Spring
Fri 17th Alderton
Mon 20th: Normaton
Tues 21st: NO programme
Weds 22nd: 2003 Episode 1 (Northamptonshire)
Thurs 23rd: Somerset Mosaics

Discovery Civilisation at 0900 (0700 from 20th), 3 p.m., 7 p.m. and midnight. Most of 1998 series, then on to 1999 from 21st.
Tues 14th: Greylake
Weds 15th: Orkney
Thurs 16th: Turkdean
Fri 17th: Mallorca
Sat 18th: Aston Eyre
Sun 19th: Sunderland (Hilton Park)
Mon 20th: Worsall
Tues 21st: Burslem
Weds 22nd: Papcastle
Thurs 23rd: Thetford Grammar School.

happy viewing for addicts!

From Radio Times 18th - 24th February 2006

NB Winter Olympics mean schedules are disrupted this week.

SATURDAY 18th
Channel 4 7.10pm
The Celts.
They were the first masters of Iron Age Europe but, 2,000 years after their vibrant culture was wiped out by the Romans, very few people understand who the Celts were or what their legacy entails. In an imaginative special, Richard Rudgley uncovers remarkable archaeological evidence that sheds new light on the savagery and civilisation of an often misunderstood European culture.

SUNDAY 19th
Channel 4 5.55pm
TIME TEAM ***********************
Fifth in a series of thirteen programmes.
The intrepid Team get to work on the remains of a well-preserved Roman boat. Situated in what is now a huge European building site, the 35m-long barge would at one time have ferried supplies between Britain and the rest of the Roman Empire along the Rhine. What stories will be revealed by the excavation? The date of the vessel alone is enough to cause excitement among the archaeologists.

FRIDAY 24th
BBC 2 9.00pm
The Unknown Soldiers - Timewatch
Fourth in a series of six programmes.
France 2003: a unit of the American military that aims to bring home all missing US servicemen sifts through the remains of two WWI soldiers.



Time Team on Discovery.

There are showings on Discovery this week on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 4.00pm.

There are also Time Team programmes listed on the “More 4” channel ….

Saturday 18th
6.05pm - Time Team.
The Team set about uncovering Manchester’s first cotton mill, which lies beneath one of the city’s car parks.

7.10pm
A Surrey garden is upturned to reveal what is purported to be the first Tudor palace.

Sunday 19th
1.10pm - Time Team.

CCTV-9 on Satellite has a few good programmes, made in China.
New Frontiers at 5:30pm (maybe repeated later) has some very good coverage of archaeology and paleontology. They recently ran a series of programmes on the finding of dinosaur fossils, which suggested birds evolved from dinosaurs. Including the find of a fossil which was written up in National Geographic, and later found to be a fake.

From Radio Times 25th February - 3rd March 2006


SATURDAY 25th
Channel 4 7.15pm
Krakatoa
The devastating tsunami of Boxing Day 2004 was not a one-off event. Over a century earlier, the eruption of the Krakatoa volcano off the southern tip of Sumatra produced not only a wave twice as high as those observed 14 months ago, but also a cloud of ash that affected climate around the world. This dramatised documentary account tells the story of the eruption, and of the scientists who took the first tentative steps towards understanding and predicting the geological forces that caused it.

SUNDAY 26th
Channel 4 5.55pm
TIME TEAM ***********************
Sixth in a series of thirteen programmes.
A search for the lost Anglo-Saxon palace of Eastry proves problematical for the Team. While excavating two promising sites in Kent, the archaeologists soon unearth plenty of Saxon finds, but no definitive proof that the building stood in either location. It will take some time, and the meticulous application of numerous investigative techniques, for a story of power, politics and murder to come to light.

MONDAY 27th
BBC 2 8.00pm
Tales from the Palaces.
Eighth in a series of ten programmes.
The Secret Lives of Palaces. There’s an attempt to date the oldest part of the Tower of London, while a vast salvage exercise prepares Kensington Palace for potential disaster. And confusion abounds when a bear arrives at Hampton Court.

Channel 4 9.00pm
The Real Dad’s Army.
First in a new series of three programmes.
It is impossible to think of the wartime Home Guard without picturing the antics of Captain Mainwaring and company. This factual series reveals how defending Britain became an altogether more serious business, with part one profiling the man whose mission was to create a vast guerrilla army.

TUESDAY 28th
BBC 2 10.00pm - Scotland only!
Scots - the Language of Kings
First in a new series of four programmes.
Carl MacDougall tells the story of the Scots language from its roots in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Gaelic through to its heyday as the language of the Royal Court in mediaeval Scotland. He’ll show that Scots is a rich, muscular language with a history and literature to rival any in Europe.

Five 7.15pm
The British Face.
First of two programmes.
An examination of portraiture from Shakespeare’s time to the present day, as the National Portrait Gallery celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. Actress Fiona Shaw meets a host of sitters and artists, including photographers Eamonn McCabe and Rankin and sculptor Marc Quinn, to look at the diverse range of approaches to this enduring genre of art. Painters whose revolutionary work is discussed include Francis Bacon, Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough.

WEDNESDAY 1st
BBC 2 7.30pm
A Passion for Churches.
Seventh in a series of twelve programmes featuring stories of remarkable people and their battles to preserve British churches.
St Mary’s, Norfolk. Viscount Raynham dreams of finishing the work of his ancestor by placing eight bells in the church tower.



Time Team on Discovery.

There are showings on Discovery this week on Monday to Friday at 4.00pm.

There are also Time Team programmes listed on the “More 4” channel ….

Saturday 25th
5.55pm - Time Team.
A Surrey garden is upturned to reveal what is purported to be the first Tudor palace.

7.05pm
The team help Dutch archaeologists to reveal a perfectly preserved Roman barge.


Sunday 26th
12.45pm - Time Team.

I have now posted the Discovery Channel list as a separate item as there's so many of them to watch!

From Radio Times 4th - 10th March 2006


SUNDAY 5th
Channel 4 5.55pm
TIME TEAM ***********************
Seventh in a series of thirteen programmes.
A farming couple from Yorkshire enlist the Team’s help in investigating the archaeological enigma on their land. The farm’s outbuildings have been constructed using no ordinary stones, and it seems the grazing cattle have begun to uncover walls in their fields. While excavating the remains, it becomes clear that some of the Latin inscriptions on the walls bear a likeness to carvings in the nearby abbey. TR and the expert team learn that historically the land belonged to a religious order enjoying great power and wealth - until the rule of Henry VIII and the dissolution of the monasteries.

MONDAY 6th
BBC 2 8.00pm
Tales from the Palaces.
Ninth in a series of ten programmes.
The Great Resource. Restaurateur Heston Blumenthal turns to the Hampton Court food historians when he opens a new venue offering a menu untried for four centuries.

Channel 4 9.00pm
The Real Dad’s Army.
Second in a series of three programmes.
Archaeologist Francis Pryor reveals Britain’s hidden network of bunkers and defences, built during WWII in preparation for a Nazi invasion, and meets the soldiers who manned these vast fortifications. He then investigates Hitler’s plans to invade Britain and considers what would have happened if Germany had successfully carried out a combined land and air invasion in 1940.

TUESDAY 7th
BBC 2 10.00pm - Scotland only!
Scots - the Language of the Gutter
Second in a new series of four programmes.
Carl MacDougall discovers how history dealt a series of near-fatal blows to the Scots language. Th Rfeormation, the Union of the Crowns and the Treaty of Union all conspired to strip Scots of its official status. Nevertheless, it survived in folk songs, poetry and everyday speech.

Five 7.15pm
The British Face.
Second of two programmes.
This insightful examination of portraiture concludes with actress Fiona Shaw meeting historian Paul Binski, GQ Editor Dylan Jones and cartoonist Gerald Scarfe to explore why the British are so fascinated with pictures of other people and to identify the purpose of portraiture. Plus, a look at the foundation, growth and the role that the National Portrait Gallery plays in shaping the country’s identity.

WEDNESDAY 8th
BBC 2 7.30pm
A Passion for Churches.
Eighth in a series of twelve programmes featuring stories of remarkable people and their battles to preserve British churches.
Gorton Monastery. Manchester’s ‘Taj Mahal’ fell into disrepair at the end of the 1980s, but one couple seek to raise £6m to save it.
The series continues after the Commonwealth Games.

THURSDAY 9th
BBC 2 9.00pm
Missing in Action - Timewatch.
Fifth in a series of six programmes.
Over 1,300 US pilots were declared lost during the Vietnam War. Nearly 40 years on, a specialist unit of the American military (JPAC) with a brief to search for missing servicemen revisit’s the site where the jet of Major Herman Knapp and his co-pilot Lt David Austin was shot down while returning from Hanoi. But with only 30 days allowed to excavate the site, can JPAC find the servicemen’s remains?

FRIDAY 10th
BBC 2 9.00pm
The Secret History of Genghis Khan - Timewatch.
Last in a series of six programmes.
Reputed to have been written by Khan’s adopted son, “The Secret History of the Mongols” reveals a very different man to the butcher of legend: a devoted husband, politician and legislator. This documentary examines the book to show how an illiterate nomad inspired his successors to conquer the largest land empire in history.
The series returns in April.



Time Team on Discovery.

There are showings on Discovery this week on Monday to Friday at 4.00pm.

There are also Time Team programmes listed on the “More 4” channel ….

Saturday 4th
6.05pm - Time Team.
Searching for a lost Anglo-Saxon palace.


Sunday 26th
1.15pm - Time Team.

From Radio Times 4th - 10th March 2006


SUNDAY 12th
Channel 4 5.50pm
TIME TEAM ***********************
Eighth in a series of thirteen programmes.
TR and the Team head to the Isle of Sheppey in Kent in a bid to uncover the secrets of the medieval Queensborough Castle. The archaeologists hope to prove beyond doubt the stronghold’s true purpose - whether defensive fortress or royal refuge while plague raged - but the castle’s unique circular design could confuse matters.

MONDAY 13th
BBC 2 8.00pm
Tales from the Palaces.
Last in a series of ten programmes.
The Future of the Past. What does the future hold for Britain’s royal palaces and their restoration teams?

Channel 4 9.00pm
The Real Dad’s Army.
Last in a series of three programmes.
Past members of Britain’s secret resistance army, codenamed the auxiliary Unit, reveal how they were trained to counter any German invading force. Warned never to discuss their wartime activities, these men effectively operated as a suicide squad - and none were expected to live beyond two weeks in the field.

TUESDAY 14th
BBC 2 10.00pm - Scotland only!
Scots - the Language of the Gutter
Third in a series of four programmes.
Writers, singers, comedians and broadcasters breathed new life into Scots in the 20th century, showing that it could once again play a role in our lives. Rab C. Nesbitt and James Kelman are among those featured as Carl MacDougall tells the story of how the language adapted to the demands of the modern world.



THURSDAY 16th
BBC 2 9.00pm
The Plot Against Harold Wilson.
When the Labour prime minister resigned on 16th March 1976, half way through his term of office, most assumed there was a scandalous explanation. This eye-opening drama documentary reveals how sections of the Establishment made his position untenable, a situation he secretly discussed with BBC journalists Barrie Penrose and Roger Courtiour. To what lengths did the duo go to uncover a scheme that brought the country to the brink of a coup?



Time Team on Discovery.

There are showings on Discovery this week on Monday to Friday at 4.00pm.

There are also Time Team programmes listed on the “More 4” channel ….

Saturday 11th
6.00pm - Time Team.
The team find the remains of a monastic grange on Yorkshire farmland.


Sunday 12th
12.40pm - Time Team.

Saw the second prog in the series "The Real Dads' Army" on Monday. Vey interesting, with the esteemed Francis Pryor guiding viewers around the Stop Lines and various other modern arcaeological sites related to home defence in WWII.

Unfortunately Francis seems to have succumbed to the dreaded disease of "Presenter's Crabs" where solo presenters of TV programmes scuttle about, hunched over, ready to spring and over-emphasise whenever they see something of note. Dan Cruickshank is another sufferer.

From Radio Times 18th - 24th March 2006


SUNDAY 19th
Channel 4 6.00pm **************** Note the time change.
TIME TEAM
Ninth in a series of thirteen programmes
TR and the Team investigate the remains of some 6,000-year-old flint mines and a rare Neolithic settlement. Excavations of the Sussex site reveal not only evidence of thousands of years of ancient industry, but also signs of amateur archaeologist John Pull’s groundbreaking exploratory work over 80 years previously.

MONDAY 20th
BBC 2 7.00pm
Around the World in Eighty Treasures.
The Golden Elephant of Ayutthaya and the magnificent temples at Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom are among the highlights of Dan Cruickshank’s journey through SE Asia.

TUESDAY 21st
BBC 2 7.00pm
A Passion for Churches.
Ninth in a series of twelve programmes.
St. Mary’s, Fairford. The remarkable story of a twenty-year campaign to save some of Europe’s finest stained-glass windows.

BBC 2 10.00pm (Scotland only)
Scots - the Language for the Future.
Last in a series of four programmes.
How might Scots play a greater role in the life of the nation? Carl MacDougall travels to Barcelona to find out how Catalan re-established itself, and to Belfast, where a form of Scots (Ullans) is receiving massive funding. Back home, Carl presents his manifesto for the future of the Scots language.

ITV 11.00pm
Wilson.
Concluding the in-depth documentary profile of former British PM Harold Wilson, who won four General Elections for Labour during the 60s and 70s. The film charts Wilson’s life and career, from his radical reforms during the 1960s to his decline in popularity amid rumours of KGB connections. But what was the real reason behind his surprise resignation 30 years ago, after a total of almost 8 years in power? Family, friends and political contemporaries shed light on the controversial aspects of Wilson’s time in Parliament.

Five 7.15pm
Brian Sewell’s Grand Tour.
BS travels south to Naples, once known as the “brothel of Europe”. He uncovers a rich heritage in opera and is treated to a dazzling recital by a young soprano. He also takes in the disappointingly bleak volcanic site of Vesuvius but is astonished by the amount of erotic art on display at the more stimulating Pompeii Museum.

FRIDAY 24th
BBC 2 9.00pm
A Very British Olympics.
The London Games of 1948 brought hope to a world emerging from the darkness of WWII. In a humorous peek behind the scenes, noteworthy archive film complements interviews with amateur athletes of the time.

Five 9.00pm
The 1970s: That Was The Decade That Was.
First in a new series of five programmes.
A re-evaluation of the social, political and cultural changes that took place during the 1970s, starting with the breakdown of the family unit. New sexual freedom meant divorce and single parents became more prevalent, and the institution of marriage was threatened. Meanwhile gay men and women marched for equality, glam rock introduced androgyny, and a new chapter in sexual politics began.



Time Team on Discovery.

There are showings on Discovery this week on Monday to Friday at 4.00pm.

There are also Time Team programmes listed on the “More 4” channel ….

Saturday 18th
6.00pm - Time Team.
Exploring the remains of a Kent castle.


Sunday 19th
12.50pm - Time Team.

Apologies folks - I left my Radio Times lying on my desk today - updates tomorrow night!