Time Signs
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| Time Signs | |
|---|---|
| Format | Archaeology |
| Directed by | Tim Taylor |
| Presented by | Mick Aston |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Tim Taylor |
| Running time | 30 minutes (including adverts) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 4 |
| Original run | 30 June – 21 July 1991 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Time Team |
| Related shows | History Hunters Time Team Digs Time Team Extra |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
Time Signs is a British television series that aired on Channel 4 in 1991. Presented by Mick Aston, the series tells the story of a Devon valley throughout history. Phil Harding does some reconstruction archaeology.
Time Signs was later developed into Time Team, the long-running archaeology series that has aired since 1994. Time Team has the same producer and also features Mick Aston and Phil Harding.
[edit] Production
Time Signs was created in 1988 when producer Tim Taylor asked Mick Aston to present Time Signs, a history and archaeology series that tells the story of Wolf Valley in Devon.[1] Aston asked archaeologist Phil Harding to do some reconstruction archaeology.[1] Time Signs was filmed at the Roadford Reservoir in Devon.[1]
[edit] Episodes
The four thirty minute episodes aired from 30 June to 21 July 1991 on Channel 4.[2] The series works back from the modern day to prehistoric times to explain the valley's history.[1]
| # | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Deserted Valley" | 30 June 1991 |
| 2 | "The Lost Village" | 7 July 1991 |
| 3 | "The Turning Wheel" | 14 July 1991 |
| 4 | "The Final Harvest" | 21 July 1991 |
