It is hardly surprising that I rarely watch TV these days apart from repeats of old favourites thank goodness we still have 20 years worth of repeats. But maybe it is time and we need to move on. 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. Im 77 and was taught English history at boarding school, but Time Team has made it come alive and with so much meaning. In 2003, I joined the amateur Biggar Archaeology Group which, among other achievements, discovered the oldest known archaeological site in Scotland. I am deeply sisappointed that time team is now defunct its one programme thst I really love I felt that I could learn a little bit about my ancestors in the uk, C4 the tv channel run by lack of imagination. Information about your device and internet connection, like your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Yahoo websites and apps. The breathtaking 3D model it produced of the buried structures persuaded English Heritage to commission a complete survey on the spot. You can change your choices at any time by visiting your privacy controls. 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! I am sure there are more sites for them to investigate. 03:12 EST 08 Feb 2012. Only a fool would get rid of an engaging program like TT. hide. What is the point of Channel 4, if not to do something different? Many episode are available free on veehd.com. Come on BBC, take up where C4 left off PLEASE!! DigNation 20 tickets are now on sale: https://digventures.com/projects/dignation-2020/ Can archaeologist see time depth, just by looking? Coincidentally, digging within a tight timeframe echoed contemporary changes underway in the profession. The programs were never the same when Mick wasnt on. If this were a BBC programme, then this alone would be worth the license fee. 2017, My husband and I decided to get rid of our tv when we had 2 young sons. I didnt always like the reenactments but it was interesting when they dealt with diet and medical issues. On the other hand, all good things come to an end. Sounds ageism to me, isnt that against the law now? He has worked on a number of archaeological sites in Britain and abroad. . Seeing an entire brigade of scientists down at the pub for lunch made the show so human and readily acceptable. 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. Exploring the archaeology of the Roadford Reservoir, Devon, this came about after Tim Taylor approached Mick Aston to present the series. 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. I am watching repeats on Yesterday but hate the constant adverts. Whilst not filming Phil still works as a field archaeologist with Wessex Archaeology, and has been involved in a project listing all known Palaeolithic sites in Britain. God, is there nothing for older viewers who actually like to think? channel 4 needs to take a look at the BBC they cut and brought back Dr Who look at how its made a great comeback. I so agree. Its a wonder one isnt constantly tripping over roman floor tiles and Anglo-Saxon wine jugs every time one steps out of ones door. People seem to enjoy them. I wonder if channel programmers read these blogs? The Isle of Mull episode in season 17 is a great example of what could be discovered. RESURRECT THE PAST! I download everything I can from the internet and watch on American PBS stations when I can find it. Time team seemed to be excavating at the behest of large bodies like English Heritage and the National Trust, not some amateurs or local individuals. Thank you Time Team for all those wonderful hours of thoroughly enjoyable entertainment. As an amateur digger, I envied TTs resources a JCB on call, geophysics, dendrochronology, C14 dating, DNA analysis. It announced that after 20 seasons and over 230 episodes the programme was being axed by Channel 4. Enjoyed Tony and the whole crew, felt like u were part of the dig and part of the crew, they were all like family. Stewart Ainsworth FSA (born 26 June 1951) is a British archaeological investigator who is regularly seen on Time Team the Channel 4 archaeological television series he joined in 1995. In fact, I actually struggle to watch any anyway, as I made clear at the beginning the post production is irritating. 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. Still, we liked to watch something online every now and than rather than read a book, play a game or just talk to each other and thats when my husband showed me the first episodes of Time Team, which he remember from his youth. Cutting some excellent TV and radio presenters in favor of younger ones. Bravo to your remaks. (Then, of course, it goes straight to Hell). BBCs own channels will have BBC prefixing the number and anything not by the BBC will obviously by without this prefix. Dont judge based on the rubbish you get over there. 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. Were currently watching the last episodes, with the delightfully enthusiastic Francis Pryor, on ABC TV in Melbourne, and we love em, even if there arent always lots of finds. 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. The Twitter page has been great up to now. I remember John Gater and his long beard. He worked for several commercial units including Oxford Archaeology and MoLAS (as was), until he started a career at L-P Archaeology. Shattered. So my husband looked for more info. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 2023. Mick Aston was a remarkable person intelligent and well informed but still able to get complicated concepts across in an way that was accessible to all. The new series is getting nearer to the original format, I think, except for the one featuring the soldiers, which, dare I say it and risk castigation (?) I have been in awe of the items the team dig up and the re-constructions. This comment by Peter Thomas is an excellent precis of all that has been said. This was a fresh ongoing series with a warm and positive vibe, an interesting treat on TV. The above link is a petition which was put together by Lee Brady. To me time team brought all facets of history alive to the ordinary person. Vale Time Team, you will be missed. GOOD LUCK TO THEM ALL. So disappointed to hear the show has been axed. My children are 13 and 12, and we all like to sit down as a family and watch this programme together and learn something. Mick, can I come work for you? It was broadcast over TVO Toronto Canada. do they ever have reunions whereby you could meet the surviving characters.. i hate computers these days, they act up. About the same time I discovered TT and became a dedicated viewer and have viewed all their programmes thanks to More Four. if only someone could afford too get all thecast back and go on channel 2 or 5 any ware but not on 4 .. who ever made up there minds to get rid off TT I HOPE there bosses can see the error they are makeing.very sad to see it go. I am sure the essence of archeology would be attractive to a core audience once again. Come on BBC . DREADFUL ! I was disappointed with the change in format, it was like losing family. Joining you at your virtual pyre and raising a glass to Mick Aston! Meanwhile Tonys role transformed from a quiz master to translator of all things archaeological for a general audience. I WONDER what rubbish they will put on instead. I found it much preferable to the Planet Earth shows of David Attenbrough. Spoilt in the end by Fixing something that want bust. He is President of the Friends Of Epiacum, the Roman fort on the southern edge of Northumberland which he has surveyed and studied in depth. Were not archaeologists but were not stupid either it really did feel like they had decided the audience was unintelligent. They almost succeeded in ruining it until this present series.Channel 4 have betrayed the cast, crew and viewers. I now look forward to watching as many individual shows as I can in the future. 1951. Thank you all for giving us years of delight and thank God for DVDs. report. Brought up 3 kids on it. I started looking to find more information about the history of Henham park & was so sad to see the show has been axed. 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. While I mourn the loss of Time Team, I think its death is a natural, organic thing that was simply going to happen sooner or later. Ok BBC4, its time for you to take Time Team. The easy familiarity between the people on the programs has been such a contrast to the egos and prima donna attitudes you see in so many other programs. Maybe it was better to end the show before they replaced the entire cast with celebrities from TOWIE. My oldest son and my husband dream of being as good in tapping flint as Phil! The regular team also included: Stewart Ainsworth, landscape investigator; John Gater and Chris Gaffney, archaeological geophysicists; Henry Chapman, surveyor; and Victor Ambrus, illustrator. This was the best educational programme that I looked forward to every week and also all the repeats that were broadcast on more 4. By the way I am 52, so I guess I am too old for channel 4, but tell my kids that. But in this, as in so many other ways, Time Team bucks the trend. But TIME TEAM managed the impossible. I share your sentiments totally. anyway the technology is facinating and makes history come alive. When I signed there were 1,600 names. Mick, Tony Phil, Carenza Lewis, etc bring it back as there are no current programs that come close. What do other TT viewers think? Wouldnt it be lovely if all teams could be like the Time Team? Unfortunately my DVD recording did not work. Lets not overlook Public Broadcastng with its excellent programming, either). Gutted to learn it is no more. And there is still so much they can show and teach us. It was my highlight of the week especially now i am disabled and dont leave the house very often. The site is of national importance and we couldnt hope for a better team to help uncover its secrets., Time Teams return has had the backing of many celebrity fans, from Sir Michael Morpurgo and Bernard Cornwell to Philippa Gregory, Kate Mosse and Ken Follett. What a hero! He said: The time had come to leave. I cannot believe that Mick Aston has died, so very young, I thought he would go on forever. Please read. Very sad to hear Time Team is ending. There may be mosaics, a bathhouse and perhaps even temples. Thank you channel 4 Thank you very very much . 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. I agree Shiela, a long read but entertaining, and an indication of TTs popularity. RIP Mick Aston perhaps they could do a show that showed what happens as the sites are put back to their natural state. It must have been amazingly hard to pull together the locations, permits, and logistics, add the art, historical research, music and local involvement, let alone process the dig sites. I never had any interest in my UK ancestors heritage and the conditions they must have endured until I watched the team in action. 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