Roman Fort - Norfolk

Brancaster Geofizz Challenge | Time Team (2026)

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:00:00 GMT

12 years on Time Team returns to the Roman Fort at Brancaster to tackle one of its biggest challenges yet: can you uncover an entire fort without digging? Armed with cutting-edge geophysics, John Gater, Jimmy Adcock and their teams survey the land, revealing vast hidden structures beneath the surface. From magnetometry to ground-penetrating radar, billions of data points begin to map out walls, roads and buildings lost for centuries. But as the digital picture emerges, a new question arises — how do you interpret a Roman fort you can’t yet see?

TRAILER | Brancaster Geofizz Challenge | Time Team (2026)

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Time Team returns to the Roman fort at Brancaster to tackle one of its biggest challenges yet: can you uncover an entire fort without digging? Armed with cutting-edge geophysics, John Gater, Jimmy Adcock and their teams survey the land, revealing vast hidden structures beneath the surface. From magnetometry to ground-penetrating radar, billions of data points begin to map out walls, roads and buildings lost for centuries. But as the digital picture emerges, a new question arises — how do you interpret a Roman fort you can’t yet see?

Back to Brancaster's Roman fort | Time Team Podcast

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Time Team have returned to the Roman fort at Brancaster in Norfolk. The geophysics team, lead by John Gater, have unfinished business at the site after their last visit in 2012. In this episode Helen Geake and Martyn Williams take you behind the scenes of the filming of a brand new Time Team programme. John and his team fire up their magnetrometry and GPR equipment to discover so much more about this amazing site. You'll hear conversations with John Gater, Jimmy Adcock, Stewart Ainsworth and Francis Pryor. Plus, Martyn gets a ride in the geophysics buggy to see how it all happens. John's answering questions about geophysics from Time Team members on the podcast too. We hope you enjoy this podcast. Available in video exclusively for Time Team members to say thank you for your ongoing support.

Time Team Classic: Brancaster (Full Episode S20E02) - 2013 Norfolk

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Join us February 28th at 7pm GMT for the Brancaster classic re-release!

Originally aired Sunday, Jan 6, 2013 Before we share the results of our return to the windswept Norfolk coast last September, we’re revisiting our original Series 20 investigation of Branodunum Roman Fort and we’re releasing it early here on Patreon ad-free just for you.

When we first dug at Brancaster, we uncovered tantalising glimpses of this imposing shore fort, but many questions remained. Last autumn, we returned not with trowels, but with geophysics, carrying out detailed survey work across the site to see what still lies hidden beneath the surface. The results were fascinating. New anomalies, unexpected features, and fresh possibilities have given us a clearer sense of the fort’s layout and perhaps its later story too.

We’ll be sharing those findings in a dedicated episode very soon! In the meantime, this is the perfect opportunity to revisit the original dig, remind yourself what we discovered and catch up on a good old classic episode. As always, your support makes these returns and the deeper investigations that follow possible. We can’t wait to show you what the geophysics has revealed. Lots more to come from Branodunum!