History Series / TimeTeam

* TheRemake: ''The Great British Dig'', the pilot episode of which was broadcast on More 4 in 2020 (with a four-episode series the following year), is basically ''Time Team'' with younger archaeologists, a different name and Hugh Dennis as the presenter. In the Maidstone episode, they even ''go to the pub''.

A popular series on archaeology, broadcast by Creator/Channel4 in the UK from 1994 to 2013, and fronted by celebrity presenter [[strike: Baldrick]] Tony Robinson of ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' (now Sir Tony Robinson).

* SequelEpisode: Series 6 episode Return to Turkdean served as one.

* TheRemake: ''The Great British Dig'', the pilot episode of which was broadcast on More 4 in 2020 (with a four-episode series the following year) and presented by Hugh Dennis, is basically ''Time Team'' with younger archaeologists and a different name. In the Maidstone episode, they even ''go to the pub''.

* MyLocal: When the team did a dig in a village with no pub they ended Day Two in a hastily assembled out door bar which they called "The Phil's Head", with a photograph of Phil superimposed on a standard snorting bull's head pub sign.

* TheRemake: ''The Great British Dig'', the pilot episode of which was broadcast on More 4 in 2020 (with a four-episode series the following year) and presented by Hugh Dennis, is basically ''Time Team'' with younger archaeologists and a different name.

* NeverLiveItDown: [[invoked]] This is discussed in one episode regarding grave goods, in that what is buried with you is not necessarily an accurate reflection of what you were like, but what people most associated you with. Tony mentions that with him it would probably be a "[[Series/{{Blackadder}} bloody turnip]]".

** In one episode, they're excavating the grounds of one of London's law societies, but have to get permission from the gardener to carefully lift a geranium bed. At the end of the episode, Tony says "And if any lawyers are watching, no geraniums were harmed in the making of this episode".

* NoodleIncident: In "Return to Turkdean" (Season 6), reference is made to a "Ford Cortina twenty meters down". There are additional references to a buried Cortina before and after this episode (Season 6 episode 6 "Smallhythe, Kent", for example).

* NoodleIncident: In "Return to Turkdean" (Season 6), reference is made to a "Ford Cortina twenty meters down".

* RageQuit: Sadly what Mick Aston did over changes to the format ahead of cancellation. Things were smoothed over, and he was going to become involved with the show again, but then the show was cancelled before anything more could be done.

* WeaponOfChoice: Phil uses a personal shovel that he's modified (namely an extra-long handle and extra reinforcement) to suit his needs. He also keeps it specially sharp in order to pierce into hard soil.

* SouthernFriedGenius: [[TropesAreFlexible Different country, same trope:]] Don't let Phil's exaggerated oi-be-drinkin'-zoider country bumpkin accent fool you into thinking he's not just as smart as the rest of the team.

* SolemnEndingTheme: An alternative ending theme tune, without the drumbeats, is used on "special" shows such as those dealing with WW2 archaeology where the team have exhumed things like crashed aeroplanes, or sites where there has been significant death count.

* BowtiesAreCool: Archivist Robin Bush from the first few series was frequently seen wearing a bow tie.

A popular series on archaeology, broadcast by ChannelFour in the UK from 1994 to 2013, and fronted by celebrity presenter [[strike: Baldrick]] Tony Robinson of ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' (now Sir Tony Robinson).

* TheCastShowoff: Phil Harding, an expert flint knapper and diver gets to show off his skills on a regular basis.

- In the first series, each episode begins with a member of the public reading a letter that they've written to the Time Team, asking them to come and dig up something in their local area. During the titles, Tony Robinson then introduces which members of the team will be involved in that particular dig. "This week's Time Team are..."

- Time Team became a household name in the UK for their excavations but the very first episode contained no digging whatsoever, just an archaeological survey of the area they'd been invited to investigate.

* IconicOutfit: Phil Harding is never seen without his manky old hat with a feather stuck in it, and is also usually seen in a ratty, holey, old green woollen sweater.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first series, each episode begins with a member of the public reading a letter that they've written to the Time Team, asking them to come and dig up something in their local area. During the titles, Tony Robinson then introduces which members of the team will be involved in that particular dig. "This week's Time Team are..."
Time Team became a household name in the UK for their excavations but the very first episode contained no digging whatsoever, just an archaeological survey of the area they'd been invited to investigate.