Time Team
Season 19 Episode 7 - The Only Earl Is Essex - Colne Priory, Essex
Tony and the team rip up the pristine lawns of Paul Whight's stately home in search of the secrets of its illustrious former owners: the De Veres, who built a priory here in the 12th century. They are also hoping to discover the later manor house. There is a rumour that the dissolute 17th Earl, Edward, wrote at least some of William Shakespeare's plays, and could be buried here, along with his ancestors and descendants. Geophysics is now able to produce 3D images of what is underground; while Jackie has plenty of bones to look at. Alex helps stone carver Lucy Churchill to carve some de Vere symbols from blocks of rare alabaster. Among the many finds are stained glass and encaustic tiles. They are joined by Anna Whitelock from the University of London. Finally, state-of-the-art laser technology entombs Alex in his own sarcophagus.
Episodes in Season 19
Dig by Wire - Gateholm Island, Pembrokeshire
50 min
A Village Affair - Bitterley, Shropshire
50 min
The Drowned Town - Dunwich, Suffolk
50 min
The First King of Racing - Newmarket, Suffolk
50 min
Chapel of Secrets - Beadnell, Northumberland
50 min
A Copper Bottomed Dig - Pentrechwyth, Swansea
50 min
The Only Earl Is Essex - Colne Priory, Essex
50 min
Secrets of the Dunes - Kenfig, Bridgend
50 min
Rome's Wild West - Caerleon, Newport
50 min
How to Lose a Castle - Crewkerne, Somerset
50 min
King John's Lost Palace - Clipstone, Nottinghamshire
50 min
The Time Team Guide to Burial
50 min
Time Team's Greatest Discoveries
50 min
