Such a great programme. I watch Time Team on Amazon Prime here in Phoenix, AZ USA every day!! Just watched a poor programme on Brancaster digfull of errors and poor production. The main loss will be the delight we have got shouting bullshit-ware at the screen as Paul Blinkhorn announces a small lump of stone is in reality early Anglo Saxon teaset. 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. I have several friends who are serious archaeologists who have been dismissive of this program over the years, some of their comments about the lack of time for each dig are valid. axed is their a petition running ????? I know more today of English history and Roman occupation than I ever did before. Its always sad when a long running and reputable series ends. The 2013 series is so much better, very like the old times. tony and all made history come to life to the public and we {as a family] looked forward to the one great programme aweek but know more,,,,how old are the producers ,if they watched t t perhapes they could learn that life does not always mean MONEY MORE MONEY , What a bummer! Lets hope that somebody in control is also a fan and a compromise can be reached. ! He completed his undergraduate and Master's degrees at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London before embarking on a career in commercial archaeology. Obviously I am not the only Australian (albeit English-born) to miss Time Team. I am an ex water board worker and I still don t know where they obtained the patience to go into a hole in the ground and dig with a trowel. Im 78 years old. It remains my all time favourite reality TV show and I really miss it. Ive learnt so much and enjoying every minuteo. Thanks. He was an inspiration to me and to so many others. I generally watch one episode a night, but on weekends I sometimes binge watch until my eyeballs beg for mercy. Couldnt agree more. there was total outrage and ABC picked it up with the two oldies . This comment by Peter Thomas is an excellent precis of all that has been said. I also helped out at two hisoric sites with two different groups of 11-13 uear old kids who spent half a day five days in a row learning what archeology is. About the same time I discovered TT and became a dedicated viewer and have viewed all their programmes thanks to More Four. time team has over the years discovered great things. I think he was a lovely man SO SAD ! Less time looking at the scrapping away of mud from a piece of skull. The format changed and little was really seen of the dig. Dont let it stop you Margaret. And so disappointed in ch4. This was a fresh ongoing series with a warm and positive vibe, an interesting treat on TV. This biographical article related to British television is a stub. So thank you time team I hope someone with a brain brings it back. and I just came across the time team on my tablet in November 2019. The show ran on the chemistry among the original team, and failed to work as they left or lost interest. I just love this programme and am very sad to hear that there will be no more. I am American and Time Team is my favorite program. I take my hat off to them. Congratulations to all concerned on a great program. I met Phil Harding a few years ago at old sarum castle, Salisbury, we had a lovely chat, hes a fab bloke. He was an outstanding presenter for the show. In terms of Cotswolds villas Time Team has probably covered more of them than anyone else. A thoroughly good bunch of people with a true PASSION for their subject ! IT WILL WORK, IT WILL BE SUPPORTED. It has taught and shown me so much, I have a wonderful interest in archaeology thanks to this show, and loved hearing and seeing our past. However, as a viewer I hugely enjoyed the opportunity to share in the Teams excitement. Surely, the way forward would have been to dig deeper into the technical aspects of the archaeology and to speak to the intelligent audience that made the program in the first place whether the sites themselves or the techniques being employed. The explanation for the end of Time Team is that the people who run Channel 4 are all about 12 years old. . I watched all but episode 1. What a pity we had to endure that young lady fashion model who merely read her script for a couple of episodes. Vale Time Team, you will be missed. 2023 CURRENT PUBLISHING LTD - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. For years I had little interest in any of it but as time went by this programme made me interested. The thrill of time running out also engaged viewers, and Time Teams popularity was rewarded with increasingly longer series. Well Done Time Team, sad to hear you are soon to be no more. I guess it was always going to happen when TV administrators who, judging by the few Ive seen interviewed, are challenged by words of more than two syllables come into contact with educated professionals. PLEASE bring it back. But when he returned to Britain, Tony found the studios equally intransient. Having been a loyal fan for 20 years it beggars belief at the changes made in series 19 without any reference to Mick. Just watched the first instalment of Time Team America (H2,Thursdays,9pm). Hopefully it will be picked up by another channel. In other words, archaelogy, teamwork, and interaction in that order. Also I dont know how many episodes Ive got left to watch and am dreading the day I realise Im rewatching episodes Ive seen before, though thats still better than pretty much anything else on TV at the moment. What better way of introducing archaeology to young people than for them to see it on a Sunday afternoon? . With Mick in his amazing technicolor jumpers playing father and patient teacher, fielding Tonys laymans questions, Phil as the eccentric uncle who could dig with the instincts of a terrier after a bone, John and his whiz-bang geo-phys, and all the other children hard at work in their specialties, the programme wasnt merely TIME TEAM it was TIME FAMILY. ABC altered the format marginally and called it At the Movies. 2023. With regards to a few folks comments about Tony Robinson. hide. And now our children and grandchildren watch the programme but not for long now. Only problem is the core members are getting on a bit, so no chance of it going another 20 years. certainly helped to fill a lot of university places, even if many of those gaining degrees have gone on to other careers. Im sorry no-ones put in a word for the lovely Raksha always good-natured, hard working and incredibly knowledgeable. 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. Have to admit they are probably the main reason I now spend a lot of my spare time out on the Thames foreshore with the Thames Discovery Programme- enjoying it hugely, and probably have them to thank, they showed us that anyone can get involved. When not filming, Stewart also works as an investigator and project manager for English Heritage. I dont understand what purpose that serves, but there you have it. What am I going to do now knowing there isnt an unending stream of new TTs to feed my addiction? What will Ch4 spend its money on now, even more American imports? Cheers. I wish! After graduation she did some modelling, including shoots for Special K. She was the anthropologist on the BBCs Castaway Exposed and has presented a number of other programmes using her expertise. Its prototype was Timesigns, a four-part series that aired in 1991. God, is there nothing for older viewers who actually like to think? But the professor, 65, said that changes to the programme which have led to the introduction of co-presenter Mary-Ann Ochota and the dropping of some archaeologists had left him really angry. Time Team was the product (exclusively) of Channel 4 a commercial TV-only company that was created in the early 80s. Towards the end of its run an average episode would cost around 200,000 a budget more on the scale of a small drama show in the eyes of television insiders but over 20 years Channel 4 pumped 4 million directly into British archaeology. I regularly tape the programmes as it is shown on a variety of stations, history,yesterday, and channel 4 being some. I agree the lady they brought in for Series 19 was disappointing and that it does show how far C4 has come in the last 20 years. Buggering about with scheduling times has buggered many a decent tv series. Whilst on youtube, also check out dig ventures; another fantastic project with another familiar face. My son in his early 20s always likes to watch it. We hope that someone our there will take them under their wing and continue the shows its been great,you have shown us so much interesting archaeology of our past from all the corner;s of our beautiful planet,and its hard work doing all that digging and trying to preserve it for our future children. Teatime 26: Stewart Ainsworth - Return to Nevis 14,215 views Premiered Oct 11, 2020 Time Team Teatime: Session 26 - As Black History Month continues in the UK, we catch up with Stewart. time team was one of the best progs ever. what fools these youngsters are. There are quite a few of us down here watching repeats ( up to 5 times) but even so they are still interesting. This is not the present series I wonder where you are watching? TT would be ideal on BBC4, which is a very good channel, and it would be great to see a full hour. Most of what I feel about the demise of TT has already been said here. Her role, as a foil to Sir Tony, was complimentary, and never as an expert. I have loved Time Team since episode 1, and have never, not once, missed an episode. YOU HAVE JUST NOT THOUGHT THIS THROUGH! When did Mick leave time team? 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. 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. Were back thanks to the overwhelming support of our fans!. Time Team excavations at Binchesters Roman fort also helped kickstart a research project that is still in rude health (see CA 263). Requested by a commissioning editor to wear more colourful clothing Mick turned up in the most garish garment he could find as a joke, only to be told it was perfect. 100% Upvoted. Yes, it was a great show, but its over now. !I have just retired and it would be perfect NOW. Not everyone takes change happily., The comments below have not been moderated, By Lets hope that BBC4 takes up the genre. I cannot believe that Mick Aston has died, so very young, I thought he would go on forever. Such a fantastic guide, love it. Archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology, working in advance of HS2 construction, have been excavating the site for the past three years. I wonder if some young Channel 4 TV executive is proud of his/her decisions. Above all we learned something new in each programme , not the usual rehashed information served up in other one -off programmes on popular periods. It was broadcast over TVO Toronto Canada. Its put me very on edge not to know where Im up to and I think Channel 4 should be funding my medication for hypertension, blurred vision (tears I think) and severe withdrawal already before its ended. 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. Well said, Paul! Joining you at your virtual pyre and raising a glass to Mick Aston! 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. 200k an episode? Not everyone takes. I THINK THIS IS A SHOCKING DECISION AND CAN ONLY HOPE THAT IT IS REVERSED!!! This series is in my opinion (and hubbys) a satisfying end. My own favourite was Stuart, to see him on his bike or wandering around looking at the landscape with his ability to fit any site into its landscape. Being well aired on the Yesterday TV Channel Monday to Friday throughout the day, Time team proved that nothing I is really lost it us just covered up soil sand and water 3 cheers for the team ron atkinson. 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. This is a project in its preliminary stages, run by Tim Taylor. Mary Ann Ochota qualified or not added nothing substantive unless the viewer was starved for gratuitous cleavage shots and huge white beaverish teeth. And thank you Mick, R.I.P. will take it on. Give it back all the back room staff and put new life into it , a great progame killed off for no reason , Len. Working with the Fiennes family brought home the connection with Sutton Hoo and Ralph Fiennes character, Basil Brown in the recent Netflix film, The Dig. With Phil Harding also on board, three members of the future Time Team core were in place. Cliche good looking, middle-class presenters who appear somewhat dull in enthusiasm. He joined the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (now part of English Heritage) in 1985, and is now head of its Landscape Investigation Team based in York, England. What about the number of times they were wrong? 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. DREADFUL ! Their ethos has been propagated through the educational system and I feel that its still there (though fading) just found TT on Acorn streaming. Its a shame we didnt see you and the team doing more international locations. It is located on the Broughton Estate in Oxfordshire, belonging to the Fiennes family. Thank you time team, one and all, I constantly watch the reruns on the history channel here is oz. Oh Dear. A viewers petition is probably the most difficult to achieve. From Wessex archaeology, working in advance of HS2 construction, have excavating. 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