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Time Team: The 20th Series, Second Episode: Rural Cardiff

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Francis Pryor

Whaat? Rural Cardiff??? Yes, that’s what I said. And I’ll repeat: Rural Cardiff. We filmed last April and of course it rained. And rained. We’d just finished lambing, so I wasn’t particularly looking forward to what I’d been told would … Continue reading →

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Time Team Series 20, My First Programme: Thoughts and After-Thoughts

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Francis Pryor

I’ve had a few days to collect my thoughts – it has been so unbelievably wet I haven’t been spending as much time out in the garden as I’d have wished. But the good news is, the pond is almost … Continue reading →

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Time Team Series 20: My First Episode – Day 3

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Francis Pryor

I must admit I wasn’t feeling one hundred percent optimistic at the start of Day 3. The weather forecast looked grim in the afternoon, so I was aware we’d have to get a great deal completed by lunchtime. With the … Continue reading →

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Time Team Series 20: My First Episode – Day 2

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Francis Pryor

One of the reasons I love archaeology is that so often it reflects life. Now I don’t know about you, but the first 67 years of my life have been fairly chaotic: some plans have gone wrong, other have succeeded, … Continue reading →

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Time Team Series 20: My First Episode – Day 1

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Francis Pryor

It was raining hard as we drove to site from our hotel, a short but miraculous journey. While we were on the road, the rain stopped, the grey overcast gave way to a shy sun peeping out from behind cotton … Continue reading →