All About Westminster Abbey | FULL EPISODE | Time Team

During the 19th century, restoration work at the Abbey uncovered a previously unknown section of the church. The Team search for the lost sacristy in Westminster Abbey.

Series 17, Episode 1.

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Time Team is a British TV series following specialists who dig deep to uncover as much as they can about Britain's archaeology and history.

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[ph]

As someone who can't afford all of the "Must Have" subscription services, I hope they keep posting these on YouTube for us common citizens.... You know, the one's that have to actually go to work to go to

[fredbush]

I live in Washington State, I so enjoy these programs and have learned so much. I started watching due to my ancestors who came from Feltwell, UK. KEEP these coming. I benign watch once I start they just play.

[Kenoscope]

Always good to see another Time Team, even though I've watched them all on BBC America.

[Gorboduc]

30:54 - I love his management style: "Abolutely wonderful! Find us some more please."

[yuwish]

"They're super-rare. Absolutely wonderful. Find us some more, please." Classic Time Team.

[dottiebaker]

When I visited London in my 20's - about 50 years ago - this American knew almost nothing about Westminster Abbey, except that Queen Elizabeth II had been crowned here when I was a child. Still, it impressed me deeply. Over the years, I've learned a bit more, and this episode adds to how blown away I am by the history of the place. That's what I remember about being there - you can feel the antiquity.

[just_kos]

Visited the Abbey in 1996. Even thoughn I was raised without a religion, I still wanted to see it for the historical aspect, and being a Royalphile, lol. It was AMAZING.

[denisecaringer]

This popped up on my YouTube feed and it was wonderful. I don't know where else I might have found this over the years, so I'm glad I ran into it here. More more! Riveting.

[A.Hess]

This is one of my favourite episodes, and all the artefacts are amazing. Every time I pass by the Abbey I think of Time Team. Cheers! ❤️

[kellyg]

Bless those archeologists. I'm more than willing to watch them work and learn from them but I could never do their job.

[Tflexxx]

Aside from the TV budget of "Time Team", it would seem that this sort of archeological work should be continued beyond just 3 days. What else is down there?

[LibertyOrDeath-msrf]

One of the most amazing cathedrals. And that whole area has some of the finest architecture in the world!

[keithdavies]

Tony Robinson thank you for the interesting stories of Britain's 6 Cathedrals I enjoyed it tremendously I hope you will have more of the Cathedrals in time to come you are fantastic at what you are doing

[enter]

Wonderful, gentle humor, fellowship, and the joy of discovery. please keep these lovely programs in the public domain

[dragarhir]

I always love Time Team, but truly enjoyed this one since I actually visited Westminster Abbey back in 2007. I guess I was a few years early to catch Time Team at work.

[jakemoeller]

Love Bettany Hughes! She has some awesome documentaries.

[fergusontea]

This was extremely exciting! Going all the way back to Knut! Loved this episode. :)

[kathyastrom]

This has always been one of my favorite episodes! Even more so after my trip to Britain in 2012. Only now do I realize that my mom and I sat on the very same spot as Mick and Tony at 3:20 when we had a coffee break while visiting the Abbey.

The one thing that bugs me is Helen’s supposed confusion over what a Galilee Porch was, especially when she says that she had been asking others and they didn’t know either. I could have told her since it is clearly defined in my guidebook for the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire. If it is such a common church architectural term that it’s in something written for the average tourist, then the experts she was consulting just weren’t that good.

[douglasw]

Very interesting - was just visiting WMA. However the skewed burials reminded me of a family joke. Grandmother was pointing out that all of the burials in the local cemetery were pointed east because it is from the east that the second coming is supposed to come from. An aunt who was Catholic pointed out the adjacent Catholic cemetery graves were pointed south. Grandma smiled and said I guess they will need to make a quarter turn.

[Darwinsmom]

I was so hoping the team would perform - and report results of - more than just carbon dating of the remains discovered. It would have been amazing to learn the origins of the person who was interred. Given how mobile people were around the time of the Saxons, my curiosity was piqued considerably!