Time Team Special: The Boats That Made Britain (2014) - FULL EPISODE
Added 2023-12-31 12:11:36 +0000 UTCWhat better way to celebrate the turn of the New Year, than with a final Classic Special of 2023?
As it happens, this was the final Special to be broadcast during Time Team's original run, back in September 2014 - almost a decade ago!
And it's a real treat, as Tony, Phil and Francis investigate the Dover Boat, a highly sophisticated sea-going vessel from the Bronze Age.
A team of shipwrights have lovingly crafted a stunning reconstruction of the mighty boat. But will they sink or swim? There's only one way to find out...
Comments
hats off to the remarkable people who made this replica boat it is awesome, being a new member I can't wait to see what else I can find on this remarkable channel and from the most remarkable people
Lewis Davis
2024-02-16 00:40:40 +0000 UTCI love this boat. What a fantastic special.
Jenna Tomlin
2024-01-14 04:39:15 +0000 UTCI brilliant special. Phil Harding is the best! Always puts a smile on my face. Looking at that reproduction boat, it looked way too narrow to sail, let alone carry all that weight. (and Phil) What do I know... Brilliant craftsmanship gentlemen. A really interesting, well put together special. Thank you all for your continued archeological work and entertainment. Time Team is The Best. Can't wait for more in 2024!
Christopher L Gough
2024-01-11 02:49:57 +0000 UTCFantastic, I've never built a boat & this was a real cracker of a build by a special group who didn't know the meaning of the word no. I'm sure that there are many who are glad they kept going. 10 yrs ago I suppose some in the group have moved on to other areas but thank you so much for doing what you have done & a special thanks to Time Team for being involved.
Bede Browne
2024-01-09 02:36:06 +0000 UTCThank you for explaining! That seems pretty wild to a land lubber like me!
Elizabeth F
2024-01-08 18:47:49 +0000 UTCSawdust/Saucepan trick Hi I called it that. Basically the boatyard where I kept my wooden boat had an old saucepan strapped to a broom handle. Once the boat had been allowed to ‘take up’ ie the water had swollen the seams and the leaks were slowing; then they would fill up the saucepan with sawdust and plunge it into the water beside the hull, giving it a twist to allow the sawdust to float up. This would then clog the last few gaps. Repeat as needed. It really worked and was/is used around the classic wooden boats in Norfolk UK. The wood yards used to put out their sawdust for people to help themselves at one time.
Pauline Purcell
2024-01-06 06:20:13 +0000 UTChow does the 'saucepan trick' work, and why is it called that?
Elizabeth F
2024-01-05 22:58:48 +0000 UTCSo true -- I was astounded by that as well. I had a clinker-built sailboat for playing in the park (it was actually a shipwright's model), so before we took her sailing in the pond, she would spend the night in the bathtub.
vul100
2024-01-04 02:05:50 +0000 UTCHappy New Year, Time Team!
Wendy Sengpiehl
2024-01-02 04:38:59 +0000 UTCHappy New Year, Time Team! This was fantastic. I always learn so much from these episodes. What a gift!
Kate Dillingham
2024-01-01 22:03:16 +0000 UTCA perfect thing to watch today and Happy New Years to the whole Time Team crew and fandom! <3
Kay Theriault
2024-01-01 20:30:13 +0000 UTCThank you guyz & happy new year...
Chris Bate
2024-01-01 16:12:01 +0000 UTCHi, you can find all the Classic Specials released on Patreon so far on the 'Collections' tab. Here's the link: https://www.patreon.com/collection/79454
Time Team
2024-01-01 09:33:51 +0000 UTCThere was a War of the Roses special but I can't find the post/email.
RACHEL SNYDER
2024-01-01 03:07:49 +0000 UTCAbsolutely brilliant! I’ve seen the Dover boat at the Discovery centre. It was wonderful to see the replica made. Thanks time team
MandyP
2024-01-01 00:46:37 +0000 UTCYippee. What a fantastic start to the New Year. An episode I have never seen. Best wishes to all for 2024.
David Cadogan-Cowper
2023-12-31 21:38:11 +0000 UTCAmazing
Mario Papworth
2023-12-31 20:01:37 +0000 UTCOh dear it had me shouting at the screen all over again 🤣 If you have wooden boats to launch you let them take up water so that the joints swell. It’s basic. Fill it with water for a day or two then pump out or let it sink even in the slings. I have seen both done. Next use the sawdust under the boat in the old saucepan trick. The sawdust floats up and clogs gaps. Most of the wood yards put out their sawdust for people to take. It seemed that nobody knew what was common knowledge in many boatyards. Nonetheless it was great to see it again. Happy New Year
Pauline Purcell
2023-12-31 18:41:42 +0000 UTCThanks for the revisit of this classic episode.
Judith Faulkner
2023-12-31 17:08:46 +0000 UTCThank you...
Steve Mikre
2023-12-31 16:38:34 +0000 UTCAnother wonderful gift!
Darylyn Phraner
2023-12-31 15:50:48 +0000 UTCTime team really have spoilt us at this festive season!
Fiona Ducrey
2023-12-31 13:42:25 +0000 UTCOooh! This was my favourite when it was on TV. Thank you for a great New Year gift!!!
Kerry Hennigan
2023-12-31 12:52:58 +0000 UTC
