At the end of the day, though, outside the somewhat jokey atmosphere of Time Team (it is meant as entertainment after all) both of them have impressive CVs in the more academic archaeology world and are worth listening to.
I wasn't questioning their undoubted credentials, more the programme editors :-) Was the pit they dug the 1st & only, or were a few dotted about before they hit the jackpot…… either way, most impressive.