 The 1980s saw visits from Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth II , and the beginning of the annual Canterbury Festival . Canterbury received its own radio station in CTFM , now KMFM Canterbury , in 1997 . Between 1999 and 2005 , the Whitefriars Shopping Centre underwent major redevelopment . In 2000 , during the redevelopment , a major archaeological project was undertaken by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust , known as the Big Dig , which was supported by Channel Four 's Time Team . 
