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HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: Time Team
On: Channel 4 HD
Date: Sunday 17th April 2011
Time: 17:30 to 18:30
Duration: 47:52 (Adverts Removed)

Rooting for the Romans.

An eagle-eyed forest ranger spotted bits of Roman building poking out from the forest floor in
Cambridgeshire's Bedford Purlieus Wood. And cutting-edge aerial visualisations reveal evidence
of a complex of building foundations hidden in the woods.

Tony and the Team investigate what these buildings were and why they were here.

It's a straightforward question, but the dig is one of the most challenging of the series: it's
almost impossible for geophysics to operate in the cramped woodlandenvironment; the diggers can't
see each other's trenches for the trees; and a thick layer of autumn leaves add to the general
disorientation.

But the Team manage to uncover substantial buildings, intricate finds and what looks suspiciously
like a statue.

Over three days they piece together a tale of Roman industry and trade, and what may be the key to
understanding the site: the presence of a fancy bath-house. 
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  This is the last, thus far, unaired episode of season 17 albeit that it appears in the 11th spot of season 18

In 2010 there were only 12 episodes to season 17...There is one missing from season 17, and C4 stated that it couldn't be shown due to rights' issues...and that the missing episode would be shown sometime in 2011