Time Team - S08E09: The Inter-City Villa - Basildon, Berkshire

Name: The Inter-City Villa - Basildon, Berkshire
Genre: Documentary, Mystery
Released: 2001-03-04
Duration: 50 min

Mar 04, 2001Documentary, MysterySeason 8, Episode 9

While laying Brunel's Great Western Railway line 50 miles from London, navvies discovered mosaic floors indicating a Roman villa. The mosaics were broken up and the whole site ignored, until recent photographs of cropmarks showed the outline of the villa, among other features. Geophysics signals are also very strong. The trouble is, the diggers can find no structure beneath the surface. They are joined by Bernard Thomason from English Heritage, mosaics expert David Neal, Tim Allen of Oxford Archaeological Unit, and Jillian Greenaway from Reading Museum. Reconstructor Chris Owen supervises the recreation of a mosaic using thousands of tesserae.

Cast: Tony Robinson, Carenza Lewis, Phil Harding, John Gater, Stewart Ainsworth, Mick Aston, Victor Ambrus, Robin Bush

All Episodes - Season 8

01An Anglo-Saxon Cemetery - Normanton, LincolnshireJan 07, 2001 02The Man Who Bought a Castle - Alderton, NorthamptonshireJan 14, 2001 03The Celtic Spring - Llygadwy, PowysJan 21, 2001 04A Waltham Villa - Waltham Field, Whittington, GloucestershireJan 28, 2001 05The Lost Viaduct - Blaenavon, TorfaenFeb 04, 2001 06A Palace Sold for Scrap - Rycote, Thame, OxfordshireFeb 11, 2001 07An Iron-Age Roundhouse - Salisbury Plain, WiltshireFeb 18, 2001 08The Bone Caves - Alveston, GloucestershireFeb 25, 2001 09The Inter-City Villa - Basildon, BerkshireMar 04, 2001 10Holy Island - Lindisfarne, NorthumberlandMar 11, 2001 11The Leaning Tower of Bridgnorth - Bridgnorth, ShropshireMar 18, 2001 12Three Tales of Canterbury - Canterbury, KentMar 25, 2001 13The Leper Hospital - Winchester, HampshireApr 01, 2001

Time Team S08E09 Synopsis

Time Team "The Inter-City Villa - Basildon, Berkshire" is part of the 1337x catalog. Originally aired on 2001-03-04, this episode is part of Season 8 of Time Team. Featuring performances from Tony Robinson, Carenza Lewis, Phil Harding among the cast. With a runtime of 49m, the episode keeps you engaged throughout. As part of this Documentary and Mystery series, the episode continues to build on the show's compelling narrative. While laying Brunel's Great Western Railway line 50 miles from London, navvies discovered mosaic floors indicating a Roman villa. The mosaics were broken up and the whole site ignored, until recent photographs of cropmarks showed the outline of the v...