Inside Time Team’s Digital Reboot with Tim Taylor MBE

About this episode

Tim Taylor MBE discusses the digital transformation of Time Team and its impact on production and audience relationships.

Recorded live at How to Make Money in Digital on April 20th 2026, this episode of TellyCast features Tim Taylor MBE, the creator of Time Team, in a candid conversation about bringing one of the UK’s most beloved factual formats into the digital-first era. Tim shares the inside story of how Time Team moved from traditional broadcaster funding to a fan-supported model on Patreon, and what that shift has meant for production, audience relationships, and creative control. From building a global c...

People in this episode

Host: Justin Crosby

Guest: Tim Taylor MBE

Topics covered

• digital media
• factual programming
• audience engagement
• Patreon
• production models

Keywords

• Time Team
• digital reboot
• Patreon
• factual formats
• audience relationships

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Time Team

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