Im the guy who set it up, iv got the page on Facebook, Twitter and the main website that i run. Find out more here. Partly, we all feel we are losing old friends after all this time but theres so much trash on TV that its no surprise that its loss is so keenly felt. People seem to enjoy them. The changes proved too much, too fast, and viewing figures crashed to 700,000. You always felt a relationship with the team, they appeared friendly, very enthusiastic and appeared to be there for the love of archaeology. We love Time Team and are astonished at its demise. Weve been able to order some DVDs from Australia, but we have missed many of the series since we moved here, and there is no way to watch them online. YOU HAVE JUST NOT THOUGHT THIS THROUGH! The whole catering & accommodation aspect could have been trimmed, without loss of such a wonderful program. At least we can watch past programmes on More 4 on on the On Demand. Shame on Chanel 4! Thank you,Mick, for all that you gave us.and thanks to Micks family for sharing him with us. It was this show that gave me the inspiration to study history and I will really miss it. Stewart Ainsworth, Time Team member Influence beyond. Tony Robinsons role seems to one of a viewer who does not completely understand what is going on although logic says he must have a reasonable knowledge of the subject. As Francis Pryor observed on his blog, in many ways the real question is what went right?. For those people who wish to view old episodes back to day 1 surely all you need to do is put channel 4, possibly you may need to add UK.com, if overseas, into your search engine,register on line,confirm e mail address and then enter Time Team in the search box.You can even view Time Signs the original pilot series. In addition, people are re-discovering the magic and history of their local areas and the wellbeing that can be derived from activities like archaeology. It enabled a local group to secure Historic Lottery Fund money to dig the site. Biggest mistake ever! Some of the regulars have retired, some have moved on to other things, a few have departed for Tr nan g or the Field of Reeds. The old team are the best Mick, Phil, Tony et al.. think Channel 4 have made a HUGE mistake bet they wont listen to the public.. I am still watching episodes on Yesterday that Id somehow missed. Incidentally, Mr Harding, this flygirl will gladly buy you a pint, any day and would love to hear stories about years of pulling history out of the ground one piece, one bone, and one shard at a time. Does Phil Harding have a PHD? This biography article of a United Kingdom academic is a stub. This would be the only way of successfully reincarnating Time Team and fixing your pathetic and ignorant and unsuccessful changes. Especially ones which dig a site. Found Time Team on You Tube. I am wondering how many viewers watch the Time Team now. What can replace the jovial banter of all the dedicated team that gave us an insight to what was going on thousands of years ago. Is there any posibility of obtaining a copy of this and the program on the barge in the river Rhine. For me Time Team was a cultural oasis in a desert of dumb and lazy TV. Expertise honed over 15 years was lost at a stroke, to be replaced by crew and production staff who knew neither each other nor archaeology. Shots of him in woodland seeking out raw materials for a reconstructed axe allowed the audience to witness the hands-on practical process. Not all of us want mindless reality TV that costs a few bob to present. Ive binge watched Time Team on YouTube and up to S17. Like others I would like to see somebody else either bringing it back or developing the format. 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. It was one of the most brilliant Programmes ever on TV. Vale Time Team, you will be missed. RIP Mick Aston I had drawn him into the subject a few years after we married but I had the privilege of degree training. maybe someone will dig you out of the tombs of c4 in time. They tried to make it edgy and the thing I loved about time team was its lack of edginess? There are DVDs, some available on Amazon uk. Watched it since the beginning, some great episodes and fantastic digs. But maybe it is time and we need to move on. Steve Singleton Some single episodes already . My oldest son and my husband dream of being as good in tapping flint as Phil! What will Ch4 spend its money on now, even more American imports? Much better than most of the rubbish we get now that there are so many channels chasing adverts & broadcasting ever increasing repeats. He was an outstanding presenter for the show. He has worked on a number of archaeological sites in Britain and abroad. Usually clad in a loud jumper, with his white hair blowing in the wind, Professor Aston was the shows site director who chose where to dig for the next historical discovery. I am team Ainsworth, so he would have to be brought back. Without Time Team I would not have known how much I could enjoy archaeology and Im pretty sure its why my 7 year old wants to be an archaeologist when she grows up. Its always sad when a long running and reputable series ends. Here we chart the highs and lows of a revolutionary format that aimed to bring archaeology to the people. I will miss it desperately and want to say thank you to them all.. What a fantastic 20 years Bye bye Tme TeamI will care for Phils hat .. This photograph was taken at a recent catch-up with some of the Team: John Gater, Helen Geake, Carenza Lewis, Tim Taylor, Dani Wootton, Jim Mower, and Stewart Ainsworth, all of whom are . Tapped into the national zeitgeist, its stars were household names and at its zenith Time Team was pulling in audiences of 3 3.5 million viewers. With Channel 4 keen to attract more supposedly affluent viewers in their 20s and 30s, season 19 also tinkered with the format. Stewart has always been my top hero too, although I loved everyone without exception till the changes happened. Completely unable to absorb and assimilate well presented information in an entertaining style, and you completely misread the ironic style of Tony Robinson. The message was simple: this is local archaeology, it is your archaeology. If they wont reinstate Time Team ,then why not release All episodes in a DVD BOX set . But when he returned to Britain, Tony found the studios equally intransient. Unfortunately my DVD recording did not work. Spot on. Real shame its leaving our screens but it did give us so many hours of pleasure along with the odd glimpse of a young Alice Roberts and the occasional grumpiness of Mick. But archaeologist Mick Aston has walked out of Time Team after 19 years after producers hired a former model as the programmes co-presenter. 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. Good riddance to Time Team; patronising in the extreme, and as for that prat Robinson leaping about a la Baldrick, reduced the entire thing to music hall. This article is 10 years old but like a spoiler. The format changed and little was really seen of the dig. Southern Gaulish Samian ware, or Green Glaze, 14th Century. Observing how so many, different, recondite specialty fields come together paleopalynography. The idea/format needs to be revived by BBC4. Very sorry to see Time Team being finished. If it doesnt involve foul-mouthed yobs eating too much, drinking too much or better still both, they arent bovvered. (Cardiff hillfort). It was over when Mick went AWOL. 2023 CURRENT PUBLISHING LTD - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Have just watched the very last episode of my beloved Time Team And feel desperately sad.. Very sad that all great things have to come to an end one day. It is obvious to me that they were always working on their format and that Tony was the TV guy while the others were the science folks. INCREDIBLE ! Our investigation of the villa and the landscape it occupies will aim to preserve and enrich our understanding of the past and the people who inhabited it. I was surfing the internet to obtain correct titles for some episodes that I recorded earlier. Indeed, the only affectation on Time Team was Micks famous stripy jumper. Do specials instead of a series. Time Team's Stewart Ainsworth: Rivers & Roads | Ancient Routes - Landscape Archaeology 46,819 views Premiered Jan 29, 2022 Join us, as Time Team's Landscape Archaeologist Stewart. Dont think that the U.K. has the monopoly on scrapping popular shows it happens here in N.Z. CHANNEL 4, YOU ARE A COMPLETE BUNCH OF IDIOTS!!!. As for the rest of the Team, hats off to you for the great fun and excellent archaeology looking forward to a few TT specials. Its a shame yet highlights the offensively patronizing view metro-based TV people have of the general public. I and my husband have learned so much over the years (and are still learning): not only about archeaology itself, but about interpreting architecture, landscapes and social history, to name but three. Many bad decisions for all the wrong reasons. It is located on the Broughton Estate in Oxfordshire, belonging to the Fiennes family. You can find her message at https://digventures.com/2013/03/tools-down-for-time-team-raksha-dave-on-the-end-of-an-era-and-her-new-adventure/. Hi Alan, thanks a lot for your reply very helpful. Best wishes, good luck and Gods speed to the lot of you! A monumental row and walk out, one would guess. Your email address will not be published. I wonder if some young Channel 4 TV executive is proud of his/her decisions. It was a perfunctory end for a television institution that, over two decades, made British archaeology more accessible and popular than ever. Envelopes hidden at strategic points would set challenges along the lines of find the Medieval high street in two hours. I enjoy his style of presentation. Maybe one day she will say sorry to us all. The way Phil, Mick, Tony and company have made an impact on my life, you have no idea. Us all. Best of all, the cameras were rolling to capture the archaeologists euphoria as the geophysical plot emerged from a bulky printer in the back of the survey vehicle. Mick Aston is a damn good archaeologist and his departure was a serious loss to the programme. In the country you have more sense of the spirit of a place. History is a fascinating subject but Are any available at the moment does anyone know? Condolences on your chronic issue with clever people. Yes/No? ARE THEY NUTS? Perhaps there were too many Roman sites with their predictable layouts. Also, the most recent posters may not have heard of Mick Astons premature death. Brought up 3 kids on it. I loved every minute of it. My favourite show. Who knows,but hopefully in years to come we might all see a reunion? Lytham St Annes. As well as an arresting demonstration of the power of teamwork, Athelney showed how geophysics could be the heart of the programme. People came and went, such as my favourite Robin Bush, but those two remained, as did their stamina and zeal for the show. Ive watched TT for years now and thoroughly enjoyed it. Channel 4 you need looking at!!! His role translating archaeology into laymens terms was pure genius. Yeah. 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. How many people can look back on a twenty years span of such a masterful contribution to human culture? I loved watching Time Team in Australia, way better than the American version. What that will show in Britain will start another flood of interest in archaeology with all local likely sites of archaeology being revealed.. Time team might be gone but something like it will be back pretty quick I suspect. (all good things must come to an end). If ever there is a petition to bring this back, count me in. As a Aussie viewer addicted to Time Team (even if we do seem to get more repeats than would seem necessary) I am amazed that this program has been axed. Youre right about More4 but try Discovery History which is showing what I think must be very early ones judging by the colour (and amount!) and have watched it since the begining. The dig is important because the whole are is soon to be developed as a tourist complex with golf course. Available to view on 4oD (www.channel4.com/programmes/timesigns/4oD), watching it now provides a salutatory lesson in just how revolutionary the Time Team format was. I download everything I can from the internet and watch on American PBS stations when I can find it. The writing was on the wall when it regularly began featuring cleavage shots of diggers and the dreaded re-enactments. ABC altered the format marginally and called it At the Movies. I have watched every episode from season 1, some many times. Self - Deya, Mallorca, Spain (1998) . Yet despite bringing the past to life using the familiar ingredients of excavation, landscape survey and reconstructions including Phil felling a tree with a flint axe Timesigns is a very different beast. Because of Time Team I now want to become an archeologist. while the Facebook page is slowly building! The enthusiasm shown by the crews, the information, the chance to get a flavour of what made our country and the historical influences in each area. I am now watching past digs being repeated on More Four. along with Mick Aston, Robin Bush & Beric Morley. Hated that glamour woman simply the wrong feel.. Very, very sorry that management mis-handling killed it. Just recently I saw a show about Egypt using satellite infra red survey archaeology that could reveal all the subsurface features accross a whole landscape. I do not know he was pretty good towards the end at his archeology. I read a number of the same comments over and over here, and some are quite valid. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. What a wonderful 20 years we/they had. I enjoyed Time Team and I will miss it Carenza and the later Helen Geake were the highlights for me there was always a sense of tension when you heard a shout of Tony not knowing what find theyd unearthed. By the summer of 2012 Channel 4 no longer wanted old Time Team. My idea of heaven, sitting in pub day 1, discussing what has/has not been found, what may/may not be found, Phil looking for flint, Mick not wanting Roman, Carenza keeping the peace, John anxious about the ploughed geophys, Tony querying the tentative theories, and Stuart saying its the wrong place! 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. And lets be honest, it doesnt get any better than watching absolutely great British television presented by the all time best supporting TV character, Baldrick. While Time Team unquestionably experienced problems, particularly in its final years, this much-loved show was an astonishing success, propelling modern archaeology into the public conscious as never before. They cant bring it back. I watch time team on more 4 and which would be the best way to alienate the people working on the programme. Without any doubt whatsoever Time Team was the best show on TV and a giant amongst the crappy stuff we have to put up with these days such as reality TV shows. Thank you. Toni Victoria australia. RIP MICK ASTON. 200k an episode? I cannot think why! Surely this cant really be the end?? We always joke about that, but I think its indicative of how people understand archaeology is a process. Ive watched TT since it began & never missed an episode, I was in the 20s age group that they are now trying to attract when it started. This is no good for those at work or school. So my husband looked for more info. This is just swell. C4 has descended to abysmal levels. Channel 4 is a crude simulacrum of its original self and I agree that BBC 4 would be TTs natural home.Id love to see the old Time Team reunited Ill live in hope! Really gutted TT has finished, and shame on Channel 4 for this decision! And what lies behind the strange decision to give us two rehashes of old material at the end of the 19th season? anyone want to correspond about this i would like for them to write me. It was my highlight of the week especially now i am disabled and dont leave the house very often. To me time team brought all facets of history alive to the ordinary person. There is a focus on interesting, previously discovered, artefacts, while pipe music lends an almost mystical air to proceedings. perhaps they could do a show that showed what happens as the sites are put back to their natural state. He has since appeared in over two hundred episodes. document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a3c3c528f5d4ab9be4dd73fd43d71409" );document.getElementById("ac59ec51d8").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Latest news from our sister site, the-past.com. Gee I feel gutted. The team are irreplaceable, such a huge whole left in life once the program ended. 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