I would also back the idea that rural people have the most interest as they can see the landscape every day and the changes on it. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The team also included the likes of surveyors Stewart Ainsworth and Henry Chapman, illustrator Victor Ambrus, and fellow archaeologists Helen Geake and Phil Harding, and gradually the show. I regularly tape the programmes as it is shown on a variety of stations, history,yesterday, and channel 4 being some. Required fields are marked *. Sounds as though short sighted suits are at work. Above all we learned something new in each programme , not the usual rehashed information served up in other one -off programmes on popular periods. 20 years is a long time in television. Wouldnt it be lovely if all teams could be like the Time Team? Would love to see a new Time Team series up and running again especially now theyve found King Richard llls body, also instead of 3 days to uncover make it a 5-7 days to uncover maybe Geo-physics could find out a lot more information so here is a challenge to all the mainstream TV channels bring back Time Team! Tim Taylor devised the name Time Team, and in 1992 a pilot episode was filmed in Dorchester-on-Thames. And there is much yet to dig and poke at historically in the world, let alone Great Britain. Just did the same as Leigh trying to find out when the next series is due to start. As late as season 18 the programme was pulling in a respectable audience of 1.1 million, partly because it had built up a loyal following, and partly because the team were still digging great sites. For those too grief stricken to cope right now, subscribe to the youtube video blog of Dig Village. Time Time could go on indefinitely as long as it found a sympathetic home, and BBC Four would be ideal, their audience demographic would fit far far better than the current Channel 4 one, which is increasingly to try and chase the Reality/Makeover show market at the expense of original programming, and attract audiences that the advertisers prefer to exploit, rather than those with brain. Margie, NZ But archaeology is now a subject that tens of thousands of people enjoy and value, and this is almost solely down to him. Its the best show! I will think of you when I am digging in a field this afternoon, that you once dug, and bury a memento in your memory. It is the programme really. It is sad to read the mechanics of its demise and, worse, to see it played out on screen. Timothy Power and Mark Horton return to the Old Fort of Stone Town, Zanzibar, to discuss the sites Swahili origins. I therefore conclude that the program is enjoyed by audiences of all ages. Will you still be able to buy Godiva chocolate? After Harding left school, he worked in a puppet factory in Marlborough until he became a full-time archaeologist in 1971. Great format, educational safe family viewing. Agree 100%, they should have left it well alone. Placing viewers at the heart of the action would become a Time Team hallmark. Dont judge based on the rubbish you get over there. You only have to look at the great interest shown over Richard III to realise that yes there is a market for a programme of this nature. We live in USA. Series Producer and creator of Time Team, Tim Taylor says, They did it! We now need a new champion of archaeology at a time when budget cuts in public service have resulted in the shedding of many jobs in the profession and the threats from a new phase of building construction looming large. With Season 20 airing next year, and a series of one-off specials running into 2014, there is still new Time Team on the way. True, Tony Robinson did tend to upstage and steal a scene or two, but those of us who enjoyed one of the best programmes to ever hit TV, expected and accepted that. Brought up 3 kids on it. http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/time-team-should-continue-on-tv.html. Back in the olden days(late 70s) I was accused of being an anglophile by the University of New Mexico professor who was trying to recruit me, an English Major, into his new American Studies department. Meanwhile Tonys role transformed from a quiz master to translator of all things archaeological for a general audience. I used to tape the shows & send the tapes to my sister in Winnipeg who enjoyed them as much as as we did Phil & Tony were our Favourites . Harding trained on various excavations with the Bristol University Extra Mural Department and other bodies from 1966; he has been a professional archaeologist since 1971. This comment by Peter Thomas is an excellent precis of all that has been said. Prior to us, by and large archaeology was something you could only really appreciate if you read books with long words in them. why change what works well and T T did work well . Ive always adored darling Tony Robinson since his days as Baldric, and Mick (RIP), Phil (gotta love him!) Id say it was as his programmes/stories Time Team were canceled by BBC (see the websites: Channel 4 Time Team and Time Team: the rise and fall of a television phenomenon). I am an American who did real dirt archeology thirty years ago.I dug at at three historic sites and one protohistoric site in East Central Illinois. (and its cost increases). My own thoughts are this, why should we allow channel 4 to take this away from us, are the Team ready to call it a day or do they feel like me that there are another thousand potential sites out there to dig. Tony, Mick,and Phil will be missed. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. Surely this cant really be the end?? Time team has been a part of tv watching since its beginning . I download everything I can from the internet and watch on American PBS stations when I can find it. 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. The lesson is that if you have a slightly faded masterpiece, dont try and touch it up with the aid of novices. Philip 'Phil' Harding, FSA (born 25 January 1950) is a British field archaeologist. well done on ending one of the best programs on tele. [3] On 24 July 2008, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Southampton in archaeology. my point in this is, why try to fix it if it aint broke change is not always as good as a rest. THEY DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS. Shattered. How about a petition to Channel 4 demanding its continuation? Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over 25. Its amazing. Plans: Tim said they now have enough funds to film two new episodes for YouTube, with another two in the pipeline. What screwed up Time Time was poor scheduling two years ago and an attempt to sex up the show and this failed miserably. Keep the show going its fantastic Ive been watching it as long as I can remember Apart from the marvellous people who made up the Time Team over the years, the way they used the magic of television to highlight features of the dig, overlay geophys visualisations onto the site, extend a fragment of a pot into a full representation, and so on, made this program an exemplar of how to produce truly educational television; and the way the passion of the Team members and their expertise was allowed to shine, coupled with a witty front man, showed that educational does not have to mean dull or dumbed down. John and his team must have walked miles. Time Team To Be Reinstated! Thanks to you all. And a pint or 2 as well, EUTOPIA. What on earth is going on and who is in charge of these moronic decisions! I have only recently discovered TT and am currently watching 4 episodes a day, courtesy of More 4 and Discovery History channels, and am utterly devastated to learn that it has been axed. Yes,he was often guilty of playing the devils advocate, but at such times he was the voice of many of us upon listening to yet another gigantic leap of hastily constructed faith or explanation of purpose for the sake of the less informed viewing massive. Time Team is a British television programme that originally aired on Channel 4 from 16 January 1994 to 7 September 2014. He has become a familiar face on the Channel 4 television series Time Team. One of our students is well into his 70s, hes been in the field with us both on our formal field school and in a volunteering capacity. 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. (But not, ever, I would agree, grinning totty!) I agree entirely. I will miss my bit of kulcha. Image: Wessex Archaeology. Maybe it will work with time team too. Yes very sorry to see TT go, Sky at night still going both are just as important to us here on Earth and I think it will be missed in the future though the recordings are still available to evertbody but the forum is lost, Grrrr channel 4. Its one of those few things in life that meant so much, really looked forward to every episode. She completely ruined it, and led to Mick Aston walking out on the show. I would echo it completely. Dues have been paid, so get Sir Tony back, along with some younger faces and writing talent, and get cracking on a new TIME TEAM !!! Thank you, thank you, Ive loved the passion, warmth, fun, humour and absolute professionalism that you all have brought to history. History is a fascinating subject but Behind-the-scenes insights into how Time Team is produced, including regular production updates, Q&As, and polls to help us shape new content Exclusive access to occasional Patreon-only live streamed events Access to interactive 3D models of finds, trenches and landscapes General Time Team support Time Team Project Supervisor $9.50 / month 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 was devastated to hear of the demise of this wonderful programme, but once they made the decision to bring in the awful Mary Ann Ochota as a co-presenter, the programme was doomed. TT had a great following here in Canada. GOOD LUCK TO THEM ALL. NON of these corporations do they think we are all idiots who will do as they as told like little children in school!!!!! Thank you for educating and entertaining me over the years. I still watch the series on U-tube. 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. Watching how the team coalesce over time and their skills mature. I love time team. There are only about a thousand signatures so far.Personally, although I have signed, I dont think it will do much good. Channel Four seem to be missing a trick that gthe BBC would have undoubtedly have profited from by issuing DVDs of the most important digs over the years. very sad. Channel 4 has just axed the best show on tv wont be watching channel 4 again, There will always be someone who knows what we like we to watch. The format changed and little was really seen of the dig. A few years earlier Tony Robinson had joined a trip Mick was leading to Santorini as part of his adult education work for Bristol University. For me Time Team was a cultural oasis in a desert of dumb and lazy TV. 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. Save Time Team Campaign is taking off really fast now, over 1,500 signatures & support from celebrity. Aston, an archeologist who had lectured at Oxford and was made a professor of Landscape Archeology at Bristol University in the mid-90s, played a pivotal role in bringing archeology to the nation, after teaming up with TV producer Tim Taylor in 1988. Phil Harding in New York. Now the format was safely established the programme was increasingly able to capitalise on its fame and access big name sites ultimately even Buckingham Palace. Channel 4 announced the show would end in 2013. what fools these youngsters are. And to lose Mick Aston well, that was it for us. Hopefully, but unlikely, someone will gather the real TT people and give it a rebirth. I recommend Current Archaeology to young and old as a way of covering all eras and defining ones particular interests in the subject. Maybe one day she will say sorry to us all. It makes me chief superfan and supporter all armoury in our shared desire to inspire and stimulate interest in archaeology at all levels., Its great to be back! says Taylor. I am watching as many of the daily episodes as I can on New Zealands History Channel.It makes me nostalgic for the British history and archeological sites. As a teacher of Ancient and Modern History in Australia, I found the T.T programs a wonderful way to back up the various topics I taught. Time Team! Crazy. Very very sad. It was season 19 that changed everything. Such a shame a beautiful show as this is axed and they show such dribble as reality tv shows blah yuk. Look at Lee Bradys comment 23rd Jan. Theres a link for a petition hes got started. Rest in peace, Mick, you added more to peoples lives than you probably ever realised. Phil Harding is Time Teams resident trench-excavator. Think what we learned. Perhaps if Chanel 4 had stuck to the old adage of if it aint broke, dont fix it we would still have had this gem of a program to look forward to enjoying for many years to come.. with shows like Strictly Come Dancing, X Factor, Dancing on Ice, Big Brother etc etc etc all being aired every week, Time Team was an oasis of entertainment and education in a vast desert of mundane TV programming. Lets not overlook Public Broadcastng with its excellent programming, either). What proved to be the fateful conversation took place in a Little Chef on the Okehampton bypass. If they wont reinstate Time Team ,then why not release All episodes in a DVD BOX set . 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. Ive been living in Salisbury for about 25 years and cant see myself anywhere else. We do have money too you know. Try Dig Ventures, an online crowd-funded Archaeology site. Lewis, who holds the. (Cardiff hillfort). 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.. Seasons 9-12 are often seen as Time Teams golden age. I agree Shiela, a long read but entertaining, and an indication of TTs popularity. IT DID NOT NEED JAZZING UP. I do not know he was pretty good towards the end at his archeology. A monumental row and walk out, one would guess. It brings together entire families and to my mind, is of huge importance, in that it makes us aware of who we are and where we came from and the way it was presented to us was magical. Always worked so hard and made sense of sites that could have remained a mystery. Hmm, lets take a show that works, tinker with it, decide the audience is wrong, treat the intelligent people in the cast and crew with disdain and see what happens. Great work mate, youre a champion. Ok BBC4, its time for you to take Time Team. There are quite a few of us down here watching repeats ( up to 5 times) but even so they are still interesting. When SBS decided to bring new hip young presenters in to replace the two experienced, knowledgeable and popular presenters who had made it from 1986 to 2004, and made it an institution, the ratings plummeted, and the new format was canned after 2 years. He also took part in the various spin-off series such as Time Team Extra (1998), Time Team Digs (2002) and Time Team Live. And there is still so much they can show and teach us. if you can i would a reply.also HELEN IS ALSO VERY GOOD. Unlike many here, I think Mary Anne Ochota was a qualified addition to evolve and maintain the momentum of the series. I love the show, and I have also fallen in love wit Faye Simpson. I learned a lot about my British roots by watching and have shared the knowledge with my family. Good bye Mick. It was so pathetic, TT definitely doesnt need to have its memory sullied by association with the puerile crassness of the modern C4. now I rely on repeats. International teams of archaeologists embark on a season of . If it doesnt involve foul-mouthed yobs eating too much, drinking too much or better still both, they arent bovvered. He continues to work for Wessex Archaeology when not filming. Envisioned as a quiz show in the vein of Challenge Anneka running on BBC 1 from 1989 to 1995 the team were called on to solve archaeological mysteries while racing against the clock. This series is in my opinion (and hubbys) a satisfying end. The programmes were sometimes slight and of course a three day dig is only a sketch rather than a full canvass, but Time Team enriched my life. !I have just retired and it would be perfect NOW. Tony R told us that the fort was not connected by road What???? I used to love all the research that they put into it. I still enjoy my archaeology despite my age not being able to take part in the reality. 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. When Time Team came along, I got absolutely hooked on it. , Totally agree have enjoyed this programme since it started. Harding trained on various excavations with the Bristol University Extra Mural Department and other bodies from 1966; he has been a professional archaeologist since 1971. My wife was unwell for many years but TT was one of the few TV Shows that she got pleasure from. Tim Team has finally brought British history into focus for me. Pay per view TV? Time Team is a British television programme that originally aired on Channel 4 from 16 January 1994 to 7 September 2014. 71 years (January 25, 1950)Phil Harding / Age. Changing all the staff behind Time Team was a big mistake, but ending it is even bigger. 2003Michelle Johnsonm. 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. I do not think that the British tourism board and channel 4 realize how much interest world wide their is in British history. And now it has been pulled, left to the re-marketing of DVD, and the Internet. along with Mick Aston, Robin Bush & Beric Morley. He has worked on a number of archaeological sites in Britain and abroad. By clicking "Reject all" you reject all non-essential cookies and similar technologies, but Yahoo will continue to use essential cookies and similar technologies. Enjoyed Tony and the whole crew, felt like u were part of the dig and part of the crew, they were all like family. That doesnt work in the US. Home | About | Contact | Copyright | Privacy | Cookie Policy | Terms & Conditions | Sitemap. An audience study in 2006 indicated that 20 million people watched at least one show that year. The couple married after the ABC helped bring them together.
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