Yeah. Long gone are the back garden digs. But the format changes angered Aston, and he soon quit the show. 1999Tracie Duncanm. I loved every member of the cast and crew. All the repeats are still amazing, I also watch ime team every day without fail. Well Done Time Team, sad to hear you are soon to be no more. It is about time ABC Australia got there act together and started to replay ALL the episodes, from the first, so that we dont all go crazy from withdrawal symptoms. Its an opportunity to find new voices and should help launch a new generation of archaeologists, under the guidance and watchful eye of Mr Taylor! Dec 19. I am wondering how many viewers watch the Time Team now. Sad that time team is no longer , they should go back to how it all started , dont mess with what is ok . Channel 4 you need looking at!!! With 1.5 million views a month on the Time Team Classics YouTube channel in 41 countries worldwide, the new programs will premiere on YouTube, with additional behind-the-scenes content on the platform Patreon. Its sad to see another worthwhile educational program going by the wayside. 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 agree with Brian, a petition might make Ch4 sit up and realise that we, the viewers, have got brains and like to watch programs with interesting and informative content. My oldest son and my husband dream of being as good in tapping flint as Phil! It is no wonder that the viewing figures are lower.Matters had appeared to have come to a head when Mary-Ann Ochota was hired as a presenter in 2012, a former model (see below) - albeit a former model with a degree in Archaeology and Anthropology from Cambridge. 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. If an episode costs 200,000 and average 1.5 million viewers, would 1 million be willing to pay 20p via mobile phone or subscription towards making it, or 400,000 willing to pay 50p per episode? It brought the money and expertise to investigate sites that would otherwise never have been touched. Who Can Benefit From Diaphragmatic Breathing? Phil is fantastic as he has always been. My children are 13 and 12, and we all like to sit down as a family and watch this programme together and learn something. Have just watched the very last episode of my beloved Time Team And feel desperately sad.. It would be remiss of me not to mention that I was so sorry to read of the passing of Mick Aston. Indeed, the only affectation on Time Team was Micks famous stripy jumper. Tony was constantly disagreeing with the archaeologists, and for some unexplained reason there was loud ballet music all but obliterating the commentary. It announced that after 20 seasons and over 230 episodes the programme was being axed by Channel 4. ARE THEY NUTS? 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. TT had a great following here in Canada. Its a shame yet highlights the offensively patronizing view metro-based TV people have of the general public. Am now in the process of buying the DVDs. Please BBC take this show under your wings ! axed is their a petition running ????? The time team has brought history, archaeology, geophys and a devoted team of professionals into my life. In 2011 the production centre for the programme moved from London to Cardiff. Many of us have watched Time Team for ages and have been educated (along with Tony) on the ins and outs of Archaeology and did not need another presenter to ask superfluous questions (nice though she was). Off now to have a quick dig in my garden then on to Salisbury to stalk Phil Harding.intelligence soooo sexy. Required fields are marked *. I entirely agree with the article it was definately the loss of Mick and the two new ones that ryined it for me and I have always loved it!! , Totally agree have enjoyed this programme since it started. And we have just recently lost Mick Aston, the Rock of Gibraltar of the show. People seem to enjoy them. 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. Thank you to everyone who made this such a wonderful programme. Never too late to register shock and disgust at the decision to axe Time Team which has opened up the hidden world of archaeology to generations. He became a familiar face on the Channel 4 television series Time Team. Or are we all to turn off our televisions once we reach 40? I live in Minnesota and am anxious to explore sites of the indigenous people who lived and continue to live here. The pair bonded on the idyllic Greek island, where Micks aptitude for breathing life into the past convinced Tony that archaeology had untapped television potential. I think Phil is such a great character. Placing viewers at the heart of the action would become a Time Team hallmark. Having the great pleasure to work in the UK for an Engineering firm, I was able to watch the early years of this program, up to the end. Its amazing. You were apparently watching a different show than we were. Couldnt agree more. But its also the fact that they didnt just impart accumulated knowledge, they made new discoveries as we watched. If you ever wanted to check anything academically, you ran a brick wall which amply demonstrated it was seen by C4 as a Reallity show, complete with Dymock shots. My youngest is 10 and has been a fan from as early as I can remember, he has his own dig at the bottom of our garden and a massive fossil collection. The implementation of Planning Policy Guidance 16 in 1990 enshrined archaeology within the development process and paved the way for todays professional units. Like you, I find nothing more pleasant than to end a hard day in a Free House with a cold one and a good conversation. 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. What are you going to replace it with? 2003Michelle Johnsonm. 2012 was a very low point and i half expected it to end right then. Whats on at this afternoon? Waterloo Uncov. In their defence producer Graham Dixon issued this statement: "It's not just a steady decline in interest in archeology, with shows being pushed back to ever more obscure digital channels. Time Team brought so much into my life, being bed ridden, television being a large part of my life now. Season 1, aired in 1994, had four episodes, while season 2 followed with five, and season 3 boasted six. In addition, he has appeared in episodes of Meet the Ancestors (2003) and Chris Moyles' Quiz Night (2009). Time Team is shown in the U.S. on the History Channel as "History Explorer" or something like that. perhaps they could do a show that showed what happens as the sites are put back to their natural state. Thank you. Born in Oxford on 25 January 1950 and brought up in Wexcombe,[1] Wiltshire, Harding was educated at Marlborough Royal Free Grammar School in Marlborough. The first show of 1994 featured a young, dark, long-haired Tony The Wildman Baldric Robinson, with a equally younger long haired Mick Aston, some of which was not quite all grey. We live in USA. Interesting, in these days where we (oldies) are not responding to adverts as much as the supposed young and affluent to think of alternative crowd-sourcing models for financing programs that we like. Now I will be stuck with overproduced, watered down supposedly historically accurate twaddle , We held a bit of a poll a few years ago with the Pagan Federation as to what the favourite TV programme was. But it just goes to show how Time Team in ingrained in our family! 19891997, Who is Matt Williams wife?Erika Monroe Williamsm. I love archeology, and it was so educational seeing how it is done. I learned a lot about my British roots by watching and have shared the knowledge with my family. The ground-breaking history series presented by Tony Robinson helped to popularise the field of archaeology and has since been watched in over 40 countries worldwide! Its disadvantage was that it had no scope to include z-list celebrities to manufacture controversy around, and so it was killed. Surely this cant really be the end?? RIP Mick Aston I guess I will have to plan a trip to the UK to get my archaeology fix now. I hope more episodes are made available on video! It used to be on in the early evening at a specific time every week, but in recent years it has been moved to late afternoon with the start time changing by 5, 10, 15 minutes over the weeks making watching and even recording it more problematic. 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. What better way of introducing archaeology to young people than for them to see it on a Sunday afternoon? Sounds ageism to me, isnt that against the law now? In a nutshell, that is the most relevant comment I have read on here. I learn so much. Im getting to the point at which I can glance at a find in a diggers hand and exclaim, Oh! Taylor says, It would have been great to show Basil Brown the new technology, which enables us to see 3D images of the archaeology underground, allowing us to precisely target our excavation., Taylor continues: This dig signals the start of a fascinating new chapter for Time Team. The onscreen introduction of team members and their specialist skills was a hangover from a time when participants would have varied from week to week, rather than coalescing into a core group. I think weve brought it into the forefront of peoples attention. Mick Aston. Now we are nearing the end of Series XX I feel a tinge of sadness that a programme which both educates and informs will be with us no more. How outrageous to think that the 45s are not a worthy audience. I was especially interested in the programme on Looe Island chapel as my grandparents once owned Looe Island and I had been there and walked over the chapel remains. This was highlighted by having a member of the public read out a letter of invitation at the beginning, posing the question they wanted answered. Tags:
The Mick Aston informative, involving wide range of age and expertise-or students out in the field working version, not the americanised teenybopper version as touted by c4 accountants. I would echo it completely. Trained on excavations with the Bristol University Extra Mural Department and other bodies from 1966, he has been a professional archaeologist since 1971. If you had to justify the value of television as a medium that can inform as well as entertain, Time Team would be the perfect example. Do specials instead of a series. I could have watched it for another 20 years. Recently went to Jamestown where the 1st Time Team America was tapedthat was amazing. Obviously I am not the only Australian (albeit English-born) to miss Time Team. I have watched Time Team from the beginning and love the earlier episodes and although its sad that its going it has changed considerably.Not the same without Mick his enthusiasm makes for great watching. I agree what will replace it I can see more reality programmes cooking programmes selling houses nothing to work the mind channel 4 must be out of thier tiny mind. Rumours have been circulating since a statement appeared on the Time Team social media accounts earlier this week, alluding to something "big". Look at Lee Bradys comment 23rd Jan. Theres a link for a petition hes got started. Last night (17 June 2014), they had a prominent, crude cartoon of a mans sexual equipment inserted into this highly humorous clip. 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. Slower paced, Timesigns has Mick talking directly to the camera in a style more akin to a history documentary or Open University broadcast. 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 . What is the matter not retro enough for you ! Will you still be able to buy Godiva chocolate? I have loved Time Team for years and wish that there were not so many bone heads in Channel 4. It opened my eyes up to so much of the UK, in particular my ignorance of Roman settlement. It has an extra-long handle and additional reinforcement so that he has better leverage when moving loads of earth. ** TIME TEAM HAS JOINED PATREON! It excited the viewers, gave a good history of The United Kingdom, and made one waiting for the next episode, all due to the enthusiasm and clever programming of the show. Well said, Paul! Rip, time team. Im an Englishman, came to Australia as a 12yo in 1970. Tony, Mick,and Phil will be missed. If those of us who have never met him mourn today, how much more must his friends and family be feeling his passing? When I signed there were 1,600 names. IT DID NOT NEED JAZZING UP. 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