Time Team's efforts are concentrated as much above the ground as beneath as they travel to Aston Eyre, Shropshire where a farmhouse converted from a medieval gatehouse is just the starting point for three days of hard work. Because behind it is a derelict building that would, in the 14th century, have been the grand hall of the lord of the manor and, as Tony Robinson points out as he is lifted above the site, a `whole complex of buildings, a jumble of remains which will provide a unique picture of medieval life'.

Over the centuries, the hall has been altered but as the Time Team bring their expertise to bear on the standing buildings as well as excavating the foundations of longgone structures and mapping out the surrounding area, the deserted manor comes to life. And, since there are written records from the period, there is also a poignant tale about the fate of the family who lived and worked in the manor house at Aston Eyre.