27th February 2011
Channel 4’s Time Team comes from Jersey
In the same month (but a different year) that Channel 4’s Treasure Hunt came from Jersey, the same channel’s archaeological history programme, Time Team, visited the island.
Presenter Tony Robinson and his team of investigators spent three days digging for 13th century artefacts at Gorey Castle, as well as visiting the Jersey War Tunnels. The episode was unusual, as Tony Robinson, despite being the most public face of the series, doesn’t usually choose where they should visit, which he did on this occasion after researching an article on Jersey’s history for the tourist board. A second episode was broadcast from Jersey the following month.
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Other events that occured in February
HD Ferries confirms the end of all services
- HD Ferries provided express services between Jersey, Guernsey, Cherbourg and St Malo between 2007 and 2009.
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Dean of Jersey killed in Mont Orgueil escape attempt
- The Dean of Jersey died when he tried to escape from Mont Orgueil castle by climbing down a rope of knotted bed sheets.
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Channel 4’s Treasure Hunt comes from Jersey
- Channel 4 gameshow Treasure Hunt came to Jersey in its fifth season, having visited Guernsey several years earlier.
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A sailing boats sinks on its way to Jersey
- The Dewdrop, a brig with two large, square-rigged masts, was badly damaged while sailing from Turk’s Island to Jersey on 3 February 1884.
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