Tim Taylor on Extreme Archaeology

The great thing for me has been to build on the Time Team experience and use archaeologists and a delivery team who can get into places I wouldn't dare send Mick, Phil and Carenza,' says Time Team series producer Tim Taylor.

'By combining our archaeologists with some of the country's best climbers, cavers and divers, we have had the confidence to get into sites that would not otherwise have been accessible. It's a bonus that these are in some of the most remote and beautiful parts of Britain.

'The team's head cameras and communication systems have meant that we can get information sent straight back to experts on the surface. For example, Professor Charles Thomas at Tintagel, Andy Currant at Slaughter Cave and Val Turner in the Shetlands were able to see evidence in close up and direct the archaeologists into areas they wanted to explore but couldn't get to themselves.

'The result has been the rescue of unique and amazing evidence that in many cases would otherwise have been lost. The important thing for the Extreme Archaeology team was that it was evidence worth taking the risk for. Extreme Archaeology represents a unique resource for British archaeology and we hope all Time Team fans will join us for the new series at 8pm on 20 June.

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