Mick, Tony Phil, Carenza Lewis, etc bring it back as there are no current programs that come close. In 1991 Harding took part in the series Time Signs, which was produced by Tim Taylor, who went on to create Channel 4's popular archaeology series Time Team. Harding was a regular on Time Team from the first series in 1994 until its cancellation in 2013. I record episodes that I cannot watch on the day. Will miss them! In the first lockdown of spring 2020, that Sunday tradition was revived with weekly Time Team Teatime online watch-alongs of classic episodes, as well as sharing new interviews, behind-the-scenes commentaries, and Q&As with fans via the Time Team Official channel on YouTube (see Further information box on p.54). Headed by D Macall. 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. The original Time Team line A well-known face on television through his regular appearances on Channel 4s Time Team, Phils contribution to archaeology extends well beyond his TV role. Unlike many here, I think Mary Anne Ochota was a qualified addition to evolve and maintain the momentum of the series. He is from England. You know they say the difference between Americans and the British is that the British think 250 miles is a long distance and Americans believe 250 years is a lot of history. As Francis Pryor observed on his blog, in many ways the real question is what went right?. This is just swell. Yes, that was a great one.

A relative alerted us to Time Team knowing.my husband and I were long term enthusiasts. BRING BACK TIME TEAM PLEASE!!!! I learned so much, as many others have, and admired the way it brought archaeology to everyone. Time Team dug another fogou at nearby Boleigh in the early days, and an Iron Age settlement at Gear Farm on the Helford River. 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. This is true I dont go to bed without at least watching one episode I would too love to get involved but at 67 a bit too old. Lay people learnt about geophysics, stratigraphy, context, and lumps and bumps. Are any available at the moment does anyone know? Innit? I hate the way that today producers think all people are stupid and try to dumb down TV. If Tim Taylor or anyone at Channel 4 ever got the itch in their pants to dig it all up again (pun intended) it would be so awesome. 2003Michelle Johnsonm. In October last year Channel 4 announced that the 20th series of Time Team would be the shows last. 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. and have watched it since the begining. C4 have put money into British Archaeology, when no one else could or would presumably, and as has been pointed out, much of that money went into post excavation work, which although not good TV is absolutely vital as far as each site is concerned. Speak for your self! The way Phil, Mick, Tony and company have made an impact on my life, you have no idea. It is sad to read the mechanics of its demise and, worse, to see it played out on screen. You always felt a relationship with the team, they appeared friendly, very enthusiastic and appeared to be there for the love of archaeology. 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. We will miss his humour, his knowledge and his warmth. DREADFUL ! So disappointed to hear the show has been axed. How amazing to see the history of England being unearthed. So thank you time team I hope someone with a brain brings it back. It lost its way because of the producers. What are the 7 ways of measuring pain and pleasure according to Bentham? 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. She was replaced by Helen Geake, Anglo-Saxon specialist. 2017, My husband and I decided to get rid of our tv when we had 2 young sons. Wasnt TT the only reason to watch Channel 4 ? Just been reading all the comments, and a lot of sensible thinhs have been said, and a few stupid ignorant ones as well. Exploring the archaeology of the Roadford Reservoir, Devon, this came about after Tim Taylor approached Mick Aston to present the series. 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! We have estimated It was a formula that worked for the target audience and trying to attract a different audience by dumbing down the content was like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. 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!) I am! Not that I want to live there though am quite happy to be an Australian. No, Phil Harding is not married.As he said in an interview,he is only married to a brewery and archeology. I have just found out about the decision by C4 to axe Time Team, which was surely one of the best programmes on any television station anywhere. I have watched Time Team for years as has my son and many many friends. We always joke about that, but I think its indicative of how people understand archaeology is a process. 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. Phil is fantastic as he has always been. Please ressurect it someone soon. and Im so grateful to all the Time Team members for a wonderful 20 seasons. It was this show that gave me the inspiration to study history and I will really miss it. An audience study in 2006 indicated that 20 million people watched at least one show that year. All the members of the team are keen to promote archaeology, I once witnessed Phil Harding rushing from trench to trench when TT were in York, stopping, turning off his radio and spending time talking to some enthusiastic kids about what he was doing, how he was doing it and why, the kids were transfixed by his enthusiasm, his ability to communicate his subject at many different levels being an inspiring sight. What a shame to see TT let go. As a young boy, Harding became fascinated with the Stone Age. Yeah. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Phil Harding net worth is approximately $1.5 Million. While filming Timesigns, Tim and Mick regularly discussed other ways to bring archaeology to a television audience. Yes/No? Yes, the interest remains for the show. I speculate that Mr Bushs rant is based upon nothing more than jealousy over the fact that Mr Harding has obviously learned one more word than him whilst digging those big holes! Commentary from the Team, affectionately described by Tony Robinson as a motley crew, was self-deprecating but proud of what they had achieved, and the love that they clearly felt for the show to which many had dedicated two decades of but they wont last forever and young blood is always needed. All the others as far back as 1828 from Ireland and Scotland. will take it on. I love Time Team and regularly binge watch have seen many episodes several times. When Time Team came along, I got absolutely hooked on it. A known anthropologist and archeologist ( Emmanuel College, Cambridge ), to describe and dismiss her as a former model is a bit unfair. They tried an American version but it didnt have the natural chemistry that the original had. I now watch with complete interest in what is going on in the world of Archaeology and love everything about our great nations past. Hello from the US. But Channel 4 has dumb it down, the last episode i watched was at Henham Park down the road from me, They found out nothing that wasnt local knowledge already. Harding won the Henry Stopes Memorial Medal of the Geologists' Association in 2012. Not all of us want mindless reality TV that costs a few bob to present.

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. It is a great shame it is finishing and I am very sad!! Watching the archaeologists and seeing their enthusiasm at even the smallest find,is to me infectious. And now our children and grandchildren watch the programme but not for long now. RIP MICK ASTON. I am 81 & have watched & enjoyed TT for many years. You clearly have no idea what youve done. A significant proportion of archaeological work is reactive rescue archaeology, with teams called in to quickly evaluate and record a site against a ticking clock, before it is lost forever to a housing development, a new train line such as HS2, or a natural threat like coastal erosion. Incidentally, to my British friends & fellow TT fans I have to say that I agree with the comments in this thread that the American shows that BBC chooses to air in the UK are garbage, but what a shame the excellent documentaries and history-related productions are not offered in your part of the world. I loved watching time team I want it to come back on the tv I miss watching it on Sunday afternoon. As a lowyal Time Team viewer from Australia, I am devastated. I lost my job recently due to illness.time team made my days. The format was part of the problem. Unequivocally, After much anticipation, were delighted to announce that, Personal life. In 2003, I joined the amateur Biggar Archaeology Group which, among other achievements, discovered the oldest known archaeological site in Scotland. I didnt always like the reenactments but it was interesting when they dealt with diet and medical issues. I bought a couple of the DVD sets and have just ordered a Phil Harding coffee mug from Wessex Archaeology to keep the memories alive. When I get a chance I watch the repeats on More 4. Im in my mid 40s. What better way of introducing archaeology to young people than for them to see it on a Sunday afternoon? The villa sits on the Broughton estate owned by the Fiennes family, and was initially investigated by Oxford Archaeology (under the management of CgMs Heritage) after its location was discovered by amateur archaeologist Keith Westcott. I wish I could study with Mick Ashton. At the heart of the programme was the feeling that even the most unassuming back garden could conceal incredible secrets just below the ground whether a 1,700-year-old mosaic or an Anglo-Saxon burial hidden beneath an ornamental pond. I used to love all the research that they put into it. Whichever fool(s) cut it, perhaps they are now also, goneso please bring Time Team back it was a great staple! The final series aired earlier this year but a number of special episodes are planned for next year. Time Team has completed over 200 excavations (not including the documentaries and live programmes), around 50 of which were Scheduled Ancient Monuments, and a number were World Heritage Sites. Ive enjoyed watching all the archeologists old and new & think Tony Robinson is a great presenter. Somehow they know that the user is in the US and access is denied. And really, TT changed my life! Its a shame yet highlights the offensively patronizing view metro-based TV people have of the general public. I watched every show, every season, and I never noticed that Tony had an obsession with Romans. anyone want to correspond about this i would like for them to write me. All of the team can be proud of 20 years of quality television and the many lives touched and informed. I wonder whether the viewing figures took in the worldwide audience I know lots of people watched and enjoyed it here in Australia. Not on the Live I dug at. maybe someone will dig you out of the tombs of c4 in time. I loved every minute of it. I read a number of the same comments over and over here, and some are quite valid. The big step-change in output came between series 5 and 6 in 1998 and 1999 when the annual number of episodes leapt from 8 to 13. Sadly,she passed away 2 years ago but before she went, she told me not to forget to watch TT. swinging camera booms.

I have watched this program over the life of its showing and as a saturday morning archaeologist I was challenged to dig deeper (pun intended) by reading more into the theory and practice of archaeology.

Archaeologist Phil Harding has paid tribute to his Time Team colleague Mick Aston who has died at the age of 66. http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/time-team-should-continue-on-tv.html 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. Im 78 years old. Such a shame a beautiful show as this is axed and they show such dribble as reality tv shows blah yuk. In 2011 the production centre for the programme moved from London to Cardiff. My enduring memory of Tony Robinson during Time Team filming is him spending several hours of every day asleep in a massive American car with the engine running. Home | About | Contact | Copyright | Privacy | Cookie Policy | Terms & Conditions | Sitemap. Some of them are dead, and the rest have moved on. There are many pagan archeologists too. 1999Tracie Duncanm. 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. How many programmes can a entertain a whole family at the same time, not many. Very sad to hear Time Team is ending. An expert in Medieval rural settlement, Carenza is currently Professor for the Public Understanding of Research at University of Lincoln. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I have scoured the Internet watching every episode I can find, some more than once. I wish that ABC in Aus would start at the beginning and replay them all. Ive been living in Salisbury for about 25 years and cant see myself anywhere else. 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. I really loved the show and learned so much. Wouldnt it be lovely if all teams could be like the Time Team? Now everyone knows the word geophys. This did happen in fact, but the show kept going with Mick Aston and (Sir) Tony Robinson always at the helm. This is a disaster in t.v programming where currently all you get is the banal reality of the likes of Toddlers in Tiaras .The Time Team over the years became like welcome friends into your home and you wished you could join them in the pub at the end for a beer. I have watched Time Team since day one, and until the last two or three series have always enjoyed it. Ive learnt so much and enjoying every minuteo. We live in USA. Your email address will not be published. I can honestly say that what you saw on the television was what you got in real life. My oldest son and my husband dream of being as good in tapping flint as Phil! Excellent show. along with Mick Aston, Robin Bush & Beric Morley. Engagement soared in the ensuing months, both from those reconnecting with a programme as familiar as an old friend, and from others stumbling on it for the first time. .As always it will, I supposed be replaced by some run of the mill program, American sit com or soap. Time team came back as a clear favourite, so for one of the national conferences we decided to contact Time Team so that Tony or one of the team could come along and give a talk.

From jan Marie jaser. Time team is irreplaceable. Learning? Without time team on the television the world of tv is going to be a poorer place. Your email address will not be published. This was the best educational programme that I looked forward to every week and also all the repeats that were broadcast on more 4. 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 . 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. Phil Harding Net Worth Phil Harding is one of the richest Archeologist. His technique fostered a sense of immediacy for viewers, placing them on the trench edge when discoveries happened and making them privy to key discussions. We are saddened to hear that a great T.V show which entertained and informed is being axed. 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. 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. The cast and crew were pretty obviously seriously digging their roles, (bad pun semi-intended sorry about that sort of). Hopefully, but unlikely, someone will gather the real TT people and give it a rebirth. I have not been watching the show for very long because it was not aired in the US as far as I know. It has certainly opened up the world of archaeology to new generations, and has A brilliant series has been lost to the older viewer. 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. The major players seem tired and cranky, and while they are all professionals and are trying very hard to be positive and upbeat, its obvious that they are trying, and that ruins it. The fact that TT was the only programme I regularly watched on Channel 4 I am very sad to see it go. Really gutted TT has finished, and shame on Channel 4 for this decision! This is true Reallity Television. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 25 January. And the journey is not quite over yet. Time Team brought so much into my life, being bed ridden, television being a large part of my life now. To anyone who loves the Sunday afternoon history fix as much as I do PLEASE sign! I have watched most episodes many times and it is a joy to come across one I have never seen before. time team is the best progamme on tv. Their presentation skills are very good indeed and could develop even more if the programme continued (not with Channel 4 please); eg Tracey, Jimmy, Susannah, not to mention Raksha, Matt, Paul, Helen, John and Stuart, all of whom are young enough to take over from the elder statesmen who could still guest if they do choose to retire one day! While the TV producers have obviously ruined a formula that entertained and educated millions of people worldwide for a couple of decades, I assume it is now beyond recall. Id like to know where. BRING IT BACK. I have always wondered what happens to all the dirt that the Time Team dig out of their sites after the 3 days of digging? Enough said. Pity arise Sir Phil???? Beautifully expressed, Andrew. I am totally gutted to learn of the demise of TT. Post author: Post published: February 27, 2023; Post category: monroe chapel obituaries; Time Team repeats on You Tube are helping to keep me sane during the Covid19 lockdown. Subscribe to Current Archaeology the UKs favourite archaeology magazine and like thousands of other people you too can get details of all the latest digs and discoveries delivered to your door, every month. 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 feel like i know all of the presenters personally they had that effect on people.I watched it evolve over the years and couldnt wait for each knew series. I have loved Time Team since episode 1, and have never, not once, missed an episode. Mick, and Phil, and even Tony all made a significant contribution to our understanding archaeology and they way in which it can inform us of our past. 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. In fact, since Tony had no input at all into what digs were scheduled, I dont see how that could even begin to be true. Sounds ageism to me, isnt that against the law now? 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/. A tantalising question kept returning: what could a revived Time Team achieve with the technology and techniques now at our disposal? This series is in my opinion (and hubbys) a satisfying end. What an absolutely stupid decision to ax Time Team! There can be little doubt that part of the shows early success stems from the audience warming to the groups genuine passion for teasing out the past. The thrill of time running out also engaged viewers, and Time Teams popularity was rewarded with increasingly longer series. It will be interesting to see how the new Village Dig series comes across on TV. Geophysics gives you that instant picture you can then evaluate. 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. I would be very happy, if it was revived. They were digging Roman ruins in someones back garden and explaining in detail what they were doing and what it told them hooked then and there. Well Done Time Team, sad to hear you are soon to be no more. Thank you channel 4 Thank you very very much . !I have just retired and it would be perfect NOW. Watching how the team coalesce over time and their skills mature. I completely agree with you Lauren. Hi Serena, you can find a complete episode and series guide of all 230 programmes plus the specials on this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Time_Team_episodes Plenty more to come for you yet, if only More 4 would stop repeating the same episodes over and over again and show some of the others they could keep you (and the rest of us) happy for years to come. Over the years has shown archaeology all round UK. Mick mentioned that he had recently missed a train and, having a couple of hours to kill, decided to explore. Mick played a less prominent part in Time Team after an episode of illness in 2003, and in 2012 he left the programme after criticising a reduction in its academic standards. A viewers petition is probably the most difficult to achieve. Brought up 3 kids on it. In mid October 2012 an all-points bulletin was emailed to Time Team staff. 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. Despite some great new people who learnt fast, expecting them to produce the same calibre of product immediately was just too big a demand. This so Heartbreaking. Most of these posts hope that the Beeb could resurrect TT somehow, but AN ENORMOUS THANK YOU TO THE CAST AND CREW FOR THE FABULOUS YEARS THEY HAVE GIVEN US. I am devastated to hear about Mick Aston.. In 1966, while still at school, he attended a training excavation by Bristol University Extra Mural Department in Fyfield and West Overton. How to Cut Expanded Metal. 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. Admittedly, in the last year or so I have found myself increasingly disinterested in the programme. According to our Database, He has no children. Like others I have loved TT right from the start and have always enjoyed it. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. What is the matter not retro enough for you ! Tony used the rest of the Teams expertise to bring to life what was often regarded as a crusty subject before Time Teams arrival. Time Teams genesis is a well-rehearsed story. David Flintham, A new exhibition at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery features artefacts recovered from the wreck of the Gloucester, which sank off Norfolk in, Last month, Warwick Rodwell guided us through recent research in Canterbury Cathedral, focusing on the virtuosic mosaic that once lay before the shrine of, Skellig Michael the larger of two rocky islets that lie 8 miles (13km) west of the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland , Govan Old Parish Church is home to one of the most significant collections of Viking Age carved stones in the British Isles, and recent, Kings Lynn under siege: how a small field in North Lynn illuminated Civil War fortress engineering, World news in brief: Neolithic burials, early bone weapons, and the Notre-Dames dead, New thoughts on the Boxford Triumphs of Pelops and Bellerophon mosaic, At the edge of the world: exploring early medieval asceticism on the Skelligs, Settlement and sacred structures: exploring cultic and commercial activity at Maryport, Urban orders: touring the friaries of medieval London, Reimagining the Govan Stones: placing archaeology at the heart of a Glasgow community, Qasr Bshir: conserving a special Roman fort, Professor Lukas Nickel on the Terracotta Armys cultural connections, The Gloucester: piecing together the story of a royal wreck, Standing in the presence of a saint: reconstructing the shrine of Thomas Becket. Im an Englishman, came to Australia as a 12yo in 1970. I assume it will be more imported American rubbish or so called comedy. Channel 4 should never have discarded such a treasure. Theyd first met during an ABC TV interview in September 2017. 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.

Yes please BBC4 or anyone sensible Time Team will always be popular if you listen to Tony (yes I am a fan) Mick and Phil and Helen (yes I am an even bigger fan of these guys). I will miss Mick and Phil and Tony. However, as a viewer I hugely enjoyed the opportunity to share in the Teams excitement. They seem to have replaced alot of the original cast for more easy on the eye team members, the new historian was a prime example. I enjoyed the later seasons in HD quality quite a lot, and I wish they would keep going for 20 more years. Good quality programmes do cost a little extra.Have watched the programme from the start and my 6 year old daughter did also and was entertained by TRs presentation, she can still imitate that enthusiastic burst of speed across a field whilst talking to camera. I just love this programme and am very sad to hear that there will be no more. They'd first met during an ABC TV interview in September 2017. Time Team always had international appeal: during its 20-year run, the show was exported abroad, and today more than half its online audience is coming from the USA and Canada. There is a petition already, on Facebook, which is not the ideal place. I cant wait to get started.. Not any more. I agree .I have thoroughly enjoyed Time Team and was greatly disappointed when I switched on my TV at the usual time and found no sign of Time Team at that time or any other.