Time Team brought archaeology to the publics attention (including mine) and will be sorely missed. The programme has no need for eye candy, no need to try to attract yuppies: archaeology is like genealogy interest grows (although not exclusively) with age. Now British television can be as dumbed down and offensive as American television has become. I dont think I could stand watching Phils grotty hat for one more season. Thank goodness for DVDs of past episodes. [] One of best, very passionate three part on geology of Great Britain was filmed with Mr Tony Robinson who is/was excellent presenter. Totally gutted Time Team is going. The site is of national importance and we couldnt hope for a better team to help uncover its secrets., Time Teams return has had the backing of many celebrity fans, from Sir Michael Morpurgo and Bernard Cornwell to Philippa Gregory, Kate Mosse and Ken Follett. A unique combination of expertise, enthusiasm and humour. I am American and Time Team is my favorite program. During that time he deduced the towns Medieval layout. Tony was the right man to present, no doubt about that. My wife was unwell for many years but TT was one of the few TV Shows that she got pleasure from. She studied at University College London and University of York, specialising in Anglo-Saxon cemeteries. Channel 4 you need looking at!!! I have four sons we have been Time Team fans for years. What on earth is going on and who is in charge of these moronic decisions! Time Team Official 133K subscribers Time Team Teatime - Session 28 Wrapping up Black History Month and our exploration of North America's early European colonies, we're staying in St Mary's. (Bog Latin). Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. Ive loved all of them (apart from the guy who placed the stones/coins/sword on his land deliberately) but that wasnt Time Teams fault and they did prove they couldnt be taken in. The lesson is that if you have a slightly faded masterpiece, dont try and touch it up with the aid of novices. I met Phil Harding a few years ago at old sarum castle, Salisbury, we had a lovely chat, hes a fab bloke. If this were a BBC programme, then this alone would be worth the license fee. Judged a misfire by Channel 4, it could have been the end. Gee I feel gutted. The format was part of the problem. At least we can watch past programmes on More 4 on on the On Demand. What do we all enjoy about it? 17:30 EST 07 Feb 2012 In my mind, one of the contributing factors to the programmes demise, were the increasing number of digs being done on behalf of professional bodies such as English Heritage, and local authorities. Above all we learned something new in each programme , not the usual rehashed information served up in other one -off programmes on popular periods. In South africa we have seen so few TT programs and when in the UK on holiday I imediately check for surren programs to watch. The regular team also included: [6] Stewart Ainsworth, landscape investigator; John Gater and Chris Gaffney, archaeological geophysicists; Henry Chapman, surveyor; and Victor Ambrus, illustrator . If Channel 4 wish to cancel TT why not take it to another channel If jonathon Ross, Parky and Graham Norton can do it why not TT, No more Phil! Self - Deya, Mallorca, Spain (1998) . In the country you have more sense of the spirit of a place. Tim Team has finally brought British history into focus for me. I watched every show, every season, and I never noticed that Tony had an obsession with Romans. Did you watch the episode of operation nightingale where the maimed ,psychologically injured soldiers from conflicts abroad found an inner peace and a feeling that they were no longer helpless in the world. That they were able to achieve what very few others were able to achieve and give a thirst to the man-in-the-street in what could be classed as a dry subject only adds weight to what they were able to achieve in such a fantastic way. Sadly, my wife passed away in January 2012 but I carried on watching it until it ended. ARE THEY NUTS? In relation to earlier comments concerning Mr Robinson, all I can say is that if he was patronising us then it must have been a residual echo of Baldrics most cunning plan. Thank you channel 4 Thank you very very much . I absolutely agree with everything you said ! I saw the same program, Justin, and I agree entirely! Time Team To Be Reinstated! Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, Imagine spending an entire weekend with Time Team's Stewart Ainsworth Learning How to Decode the Landscape, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stewart_Ainsworth&oldid=1140539218, People of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 20 February 2023, at 15:01. Promotion of family values good natured banter and above all a love of the past which TT has shared with us over the years is disposed of Shame, Shame, Shame. In 1994 January 16th until 2012.rip time team along with mick Aston I will be saddened to see Time Team go, but I agree that the production costs could realistically be reduced. Victor Ambrus peerless ability to bring the past to life on the fly, for example, was harnassed after his artwork caught Tim Taylors eye in Readers Digest. This biographical article about a British archaeologist is a stub. Try local volunteering opportunities, if you can still get out in the garden and walk and talk and are willing to learn then it will be great, and you will make lots of new friends of all ages. Just a thought/ John. Perhaps if TT had included a Big Brother style segment of drunken, debauched university students or only dug up the gardens of minor celebrity reality tv show contestants theyd still be on the air. 7 comments. Regarding Time Team's potential return, which was realised in 2022 after an eight-year hiatus, Ainsworth said: "Time Team has probably been one of the biggest things that has happened to archaeology for many years to make archaeology and history accessible, and we need to keep that profile going whatever way we can. Here in South Africa we ahave been treated to some series and odd programs which I really enjoyed. Im tired of the idiots that run TV and Im ready for revolution.whos with me!!! And to lose Mick Aston well, that was it for us. 20 years is a great run for any show on TV. Many of my friends would love to travel to the UK because of shows like Time Team and Escape to the country. Slower paced, Timesigns has Mick talking directly to the camera in a style more akin to a history documentary or Open University broadcast. The original team brought an impressive breadth of skills to the programme. time team r.i.p. Stewart Ainswort. Now, instead of honest archeology, we are going to be swamped with American hystorical programming, in which they assume we all have a 1 second attention span, need constant recaps (at least 4 per 10 minute part) and need it all (badly) acted out by ridiculous, cheap, and hugely inaccurate costumes, backgrounds and language. Thanks. It is amazing to contemplate the staggering amount of archaeology lurking beneath the surface of the whole of the British Isles. Surely television that inspires interest and development is too good to lose? Watched it since the beginning, some great episodes and fantastic digs. Ive got to say I think he handled the shows well. catty remarks what catty remarks it is like every other tv program if it is not a soap opera or so called reality tv it gets brushed aside ch4 is one big yawn if you dont agree just what else is worth the price of electricity. Channel 4 should never have discarded such a treasure. Yes, that was a great one. Who made the decision to axe time team but it is a mistake they will regret. British Television just one more nail in your coffin. They almost succeeded in ruining it until this present series.Channel 4 have betrayed the cast, crew and viewers. We are aiming to reach our target of at least 5,000 patrons by the end of March and well then be in position to dig at least one other site the Iron Age settlement this year and carry out preliminary research on others., Our goal is to create a legacy for these sites, says Taylor, building ongoing relationships with local communities and archaeologists that continue to yield fresh insights. I feel sure we havent heard the last either. You have left us wanting more which of course is the best way to end a show. I cant help being captivated by the digs. Im 77 and was taught English history at boarding school, but Time Team has made it come alive and with so much meaning. Find out more here. Tamara Cohen for the Daily Mail Found Time Team on You Tube. People seem to enjoy them. I am watching repeats on Yesterday but hate the constant adverts. It has made the subject of archaeology interesting and accessible for everyone and if they were still activetheres an interesting mound that desperately needs investigating at the end of our road. I found it much preferable to the Planet Earth shows of David Attenbrough. I wonder whether the viewing figures took in the worldwide audience I know lots of people watched and enjoyed it here in Australia. Time Team RIP Bravo to your remaks. There are some of us who actually enjoy watching interesting, factual, historic programs. Can anyone help us with the contact? The final piece of the jigsaw fell into place during the fledgling Time Teams first episode. Dont let it stop you Margaret. It is that dull and droll science of Archeology, which when one attends a lecture on the subject, or a program on television normally results in boredom, numbness, squirming, or easy sleep. quite a lot of the programmes are available on Veehd.com. All I can say is thank you to all at Time Team. Refreshing to see non-Brits find our history/heritage of great interest. It is the ONLY program I think worth watching in all the rubbish put on these days ! One only has to consider the creative arc of Channel Four itself, to have noticed that its a shadow of what it set out to be and frankly, those who run it now should be ashamed of themselves, relieved from duty, and prevented from working in TV ever again. This will give viewers the chance to engage as the shows are researched and developed, see live blogs during filming, watch virtual reality landscape data at home and join in Q&As with the team. The idea/format needs to be revived by BBC4. I had drawn him into the subject a few years after we married but I had the privilege of degree training. Admittedly, in the last year or so I have found myself increasingly disinterested in the programme. Time Team - Mick Aston (1946-2013) Mick Aston (1946-2013) Archaeological Consultant Professor Michael Antony 'Mick' Aston was Time Team's much-loved Archaeological Consultant. However, as a viewer I hugely enjoyed the opportunity to share in the Teams excitement. Thanks to all the past & present members of the crew and cast. The team of Tony, Mick, Phil, Stuart, John, Carenza, Brigid, Guy, etc etc filled me with warmth and satisfaction. I have just realised that time team is to be axed by c4. Now everyone knows the word geophys. And the team. Leave it to an insular management team to screw it up. Obviously I am not the only Australian (albeit English-born) to miss Time Team. Research digs usually ran for weeks if not months, and it was questioned whether anything approaching responsible archaeology could be achieved in a mere three days. Hopefully some other channel will take up the format eventually. Will miss them! I often wish you could all come to my back yard 1 acre) and help me find the many many pairs of secateurs buried therein. What about the good time team has done? We have several equally exciting sites lined up that we hope to investigate with support from our fans on Patreon., Already Patreon supporters have rallied behind another fantastic site a mysterious Iron Age settlement with underground passages in Cornwall. Im writing this having just had my daily lunchtime fix of a Tiime Team repeat on More 4. CHANNEL 4, YOU ARE A COMPLETE BUNCH OF IDIOTS!!!. Fret not, the programs will haunt the repeats channels until they become their own archaeology as a worked example of how the medium started to dictate the content. Obliged to cut evaluation trenches to meet the deadlines of multi-million pound construction projects, the 1990s saw a surge in short-term excavation projects. The changes proved too much, too fast, and viewing figures crashed to 700,000. Time Team announces historic comeback with 2021 dig at huge Oxfordshire Roman villa that may be 'almost the size of Buckingham Palace'. My wife was not well for several years & she found Time Team to be one of the few programs worth watching. Mick, can I come work for you? I didnt always like the reenactments but it was interesting when they dealt with diet and medical issues. Please bring back time team I do really miss watch it please please bring it back. Stewart surveys, records and investigates archaeological sites. the cast were so friendly to each other and the show was so intresting and made you think off our past . Keep the show going its fantastic Ive been watching it as long as I can remember Are any available at the moment does anyone know? I am looking forward to the Village Dig series, when it eventually comes to the small screen. Cliche good looking, middle-class presenters who appear somewhat dull in enthusiasm. well done on ending one of the best programs on tele. If those of us who have never met him mourn today, how much more must his friends and family be feeling his passing? From Phils glee over Stone Age flints, Tonys wisely playful and challenging banter, Micks sage hand on the digs tiller, Johns gentle determination to get the best cartography the technology can provide, Franciss round house fireside mussing on an Iron Age mans joys in life and Stuart goes walk about so we can get the lay of the land and know our place in it was amazing, every bit of it. Alarm bells began to ring for us when Mary-Anne appeared it seemed to coincide with a dumbing-down of the show. does anybody really care what those idiots say surely it is what the public want that matters but no channel 4 has a foolllll running it.. heavan forbid we should have a great program T T ware we think and enjoy it plus it is great family veiwing and may i say also very interresting. 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