Season 1 Episode 1: A trip to Athelney in Somerset uncovers secrets of Alfred The Great's defeat of the Danes. Join the Time Team for another dig into Britain's history.

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Tony and the Time Team travel to Athelney, Somerset to investigate a series of hills once islands in a bog. After having lost consecutively to invading Vikings, could this have been Alfred The Great's attempt to build a fortress?

Time Team is a British TV series following specialists who dig deep to uncover as much as they can about Britain's archaeology and history.