What proved to be the fateful conversation took place in a Little Chef on the Okehampton bypass. I have enjoyed Tony Robinsons commentaries. Mick Aston was a great British eccentric; an atheist whose lifes work was medieval monasticism, an anarchist who for many decades loyally fulfilled the labyrinthine requirements of his university and British television, and a grumpy old curmudgeon with the kindest of hearts and a great capacity for friendship, he said. very sad day in T V HISTORY. We totally agree with Nick Robinson, we too will be enjoying repeats and cursing Channel 4!. It needed to get back to its roots look at the early episodes to see why it was successful. All of the team can be proud of 20 years of quality television and the many lives touched and informed. A viewers petition is probably the most difficult to achieve. Eat umble pie you are having a laff. What on earth is going on and who is in charge of these moronic decisions! In fact, I actually struggle to watch any anyway, as I made clear at the beginning the post production is irritating. Not a Tony Robinson fan myself but he is part of the show. I am devastated ! I have only lately discovered time team and I love it I record as many episodes as I can and I think all of the cast make the show I was never interested in archeology but I am addicted now just watchedthe Salisbury plain one with the soldiers who are coping with life and one said that watching TT helped hime to relax and began to enjoy life again NEVER. Now British television can be as dumbed down and offensive as American television has become. These are absolutely awesome! Although I partly agree with Geoff Stelling regarding both the departure of Mick and sidelining Phil somewhat, I do think that the young archaeologists in this the last series show a great deal of promise (Jimmy, Tracey, Susannah, for example) and we are being unfair to their input to be so critical. Cancellation. Its prototype was Timesigns, a four-part series that aired in 1991. Toni Victoria australia. I have been fascinated by archaeology since reading Golden Books Lost Cities and Vanished Civilizations, at the age of nine, but only recently stumbled across TIME TEAM quite by accident one night. 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. Channel 4s loss their gain :) Thats fairly unusual.. Learning? The lesson is that if you have a slightly faded masterpiece, dont try and touch it up with the aid of novices. Stewart has always been my top hero too, although I loved everyone without exception till the changes happened. In the country you have more sense of the spirit of a place. Having been a loyal fan for 20 years it beggars belief at the changes made in series 19 without any reference to Mick. Oh dear what a shame as its such a great program especially with Phil & ALL the team.I think their sense of humour is almost worth a show on its own.Anyway a big thank you for many interesting hours as a an armchair archeologist. i have seen every episode of time team and ive never seen him mention anything like that other than one time, so you are a complete moron and need to look up what the word patronize means since i am now patronizing you. Thank you to everyone who made this such a wonderful programme. Who is Matt Williams married to?Erika Monroe Williamsm. To anyone who loves the Sunday afternoon history fix as much as I do PLEASE sign! The New Town of a Norman Prince: In Much Wenlock, the Team examine the early development of a medieval town . They almost succeeded in ruining it until this present series.Channel 4 have betrayed the cast, crew and viewers. How outrageous to think that the 45s are not a worthy audience. I wonder how Tony felt with this introduction, as he had been doing the job for so long, and never once boring. If ever there is a petition to bring this back, count me in. Is Phil Harding from Time Team still alive? I am a 57 year old Aussie and I watched this program every episode I could see. Its one of those few things in life that meant so much, really looked forward to every episode. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Emmys Hispanic & Latino Voices STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events. Time Team Specials. My son in his early 20s always likes to watch it. Hopefully some other channel will take up the format eventually. I so agree. I live in Minnesota and am anxious to explore sites of the indigenous people who lived and continue to live here. 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. With its awkwardly embarassing reality programming and multitude of dream come true talent shows American television is NOTHING to emulate. time team has over the years discovered great things. The Twitter page has been great up to now. My grandson is a budding archeologist and watches it over and over again. we dont want more programmes that is rubbish there is more than i could even say. Time Team, the highly successful archaeology tv program on Channel 4 has announced a possible return to the trenches with a crowdfunding Patreon campaign to relaunch the show. 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 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. The fun gone out of Sunday teatime! , Totally agree have enjoyed this programme since it started. sundays seem empty without my time team fix. I am off to channel four to ask them what is wrong with audiences that are over 40, 50 or even 60, what is wrong with older peoples programmes? I have been watching Time Team since its birth and can quite candidly say, I have never seen and enjoyed such a beautiful piece of television. I found it much preferable to the Planet Earth shows of David Attenbrough. When I signed there were 1,600 names. It has also helped me find out more about my own history that goes back to U.K. Have caught onto Time Team on the History Channel. Completely unable to absorb and assimilate well presented information in an entertaining style, and you completely misread the ironic style of Tony Robinson. 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. ** TIME TEAM HAS JOINED PATREON! I am still quite happy to watch repeats on Sky. TIME Team favourite Phil Harding has revealed he no longer carries a knife because "you almost feel like a thug". Boy, 15, is convicted of murdering software engineer who was stabbed in the chest after a row at an Asda supermarket. Big Thanks Time Team,will never get tired of watching the shows,fingers crossed you can make some more. I watch time team on more 4 Were currently watching the series (2012?) The focus groups of today, the council chambers of yesteryear; all determined to make their mark, put their talent on show. I have always been engrossed by archaeology. What is the point of Channel 4, if not to do something different? I thought Channel Four was supposed to be a cultural channel appealing to grown ups, yet the dire Big Brother has been inflicted on us for over ten years along with other ephemeral rubbish. I agree. Last night (17 June 2014), they had a prominent, crude cartoon of a mans sexual equipment inserted into this highly humorous clip. (Supplied) Once their ABC interview finished, Margie and Phil went to a nearby cafe for a restorative cup of tea. Inspiring stuff. Weve also done the landscapes around them, so if you want additional information then the Time Team reports contain that.. Its a shame we didnt see you and the team doing more international locations. It is made up of real people and I have learnt so much from it. I will miss it and them dreadfully. Miss TT so much. If those of us who have never met him mourn today, how much more must his friends and family be feeling his passing? Please ressurect it someone soon. 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. I am team Ainsworth, so he would have to be brought back. In relation to earlier comments concerning Mr Robinson, all I can say is that if he was patronising us then it must have been a residual echo of Baldrics most cunning plan. Archaeologist and Digging for Britain presenter Dr Cat Jarman with Dr Daniel Young from Wessex Archaeology examining the Sheffield Castle core samples at the Wessex Archaeology labs. The thing that should be axed is the TV exec that made that decision. Harding was a regular on Time Team from the first series in 1994 until its cancellation in 2013. Brought up 3 kids on it. For me Time Team was a cultural oasis in a desert of dumb and lazy TV. I am Canadian-born but living near Atlanta, Geogia, and travel to the UK often. Season 1, aired in 1994, had four episodes, while season 2 followed with five, and season 3 boasted six. WellRay Watters has voiced my opinions exactlywatched every show many timeslearnt a vast amountlaughed aloudcried for Robin Bush.visited many siteswatched live digs on the internetfavourite themes are Saxon/Medievil so the latest episode at Oakham was superbWhat can we doCan we get our own website or freeview channel or satelite channelTHE TIME TEAM CHANNELwowendless repeats and a vast back catalougei have every episode on a hard drivedont tellsssshhhh.I would be very happy to subscribei am currently paying over 20 a month for Sky Sports and only watch it about 5 times a weekPlease let me know what you think and lets hear which are your favouritesmine is Hartlepool as this is where i am and my mother was born on the site of the Ancient AbbeyHeres hoping. I loved the camaraderie.. the discoveries.. the wonderful feeling of how people not only survived in early times..but were every bit as capable and inventive as WE think we are ! 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. My politics are not Tony Robinsons or Mick Astons, but both deserve warm congratulations for what they did for archaeology and viewers over two decades.Tony Robinson seems to be largely responsible for the successful populist formula, the zest and the humourand the succinct resumes to stop viewers getting flummoxed., He deserves a knighthood but presumably he would just wrinkle his nose. 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. Copyright Brand Exponents 2017. Mary-Ann Ochota caused the Time Teams slow demise as she and the behind the scene executives strangled a Team that had worked played and laughed together over so many years making not good but great viewing. If they wont reinstate Time Team ,then why not release All episodes in a DVD BOX set . He will take up the role in late June 2012. I suppose I will have to go back to Dads Army for a bit of sanity then, Robyn Australia Emails,from those who have just learned that TT was cancelled a year ago are still dropping into my in box. I learned a lot about my British roots by watching and have shared the knowledge with my family. Thanks to all who were involved in Time Team in any way. 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. 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. Look at Lee Bradys comment 23rd Jan. Theres a link for a petition hes got started. Mick, can I come work for you? By clicking "Reject all" you reject all non-essential cookies and similar technologies, but Yahoo will continue to use essential cookies and similar technologies. I watched every show, every season, and I never noticed that Tony had an obsession with Romans. Here we chart the highs and lows of a revolutionary format that aimed to bring archaeology to the people. It enabled a local group to secure Historic Lottery Fund money to dig the site. Only problem is the core members are getting on a bit, so no chance of it going another 20 years. THEY DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS. why isn't phil harding in the new time teambt whole home disc keeps disconnecting. 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. Re-assemble the team ! What Time Team once was in the beginning will never be reproduced. Innit? I thought the 2013 series was an improvement on the 2012 series, but tonights episode was disappointing. 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. RESURRECT THE PAST! 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. 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. The idea/format needs to be revived by BBC4. For years I had little interest in any of it but as time went by this programme made me interested. A thoroughly good bunch of people with a true PASSION for their subject ! He asks the questions that some people must be sat in front of their TV asking. 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. Not any more. Hopefully it will be picked up by another channel. R.I.P. Therefore, Phil Harding's lucky days are Sundays and Saturdays and lucky numbers are: 4, 8, 13, 17, 22 and 26 . I would echo it completely. 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. You can watch some TT episodes on YouTube, you know-that one included. This is the sort of Programme that would thrive on BBC 2 in conjunction with The Open University. It is absolutely fantastic to see the amount of people who have followed this programme and the comments above are pretty amazing. Biggest mistake ever! I wonder if some young Channel 4 TV executive is proud of his/her decisions. He became a familiar face on the Channel 4 television series Time Team. Such a fantastic guide, love it. 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. What an absolutely stupid decision to ax Time Team! 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. Cheers. 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. What screwed up Time Time was poor scheduling two years ago and an attempt to sex up the show and this failed miserably. (all good things must come to an end). It took on all manner of projects, from the bronze age right through to World War II. I think the only things we didnt like so much were the cleavage shots and the daft re-enactments. YOU HAVE JUST NOT THOUGHT THIS THROUGH! Lewis, who holds the. Promotion of family values good natured banter and above all a love of the past which TT has shared with us over the years is disposed of Shame, Shame, Shame. 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. I would be very interested in acquiring DVDs of the whole series to watch at my leaisure. From the fall of TT on the minuscule scale, to the fall of a Royal house; loss of a battle; collapse of an empire. We wish Phil, Mick, Helen, Sir Tony and the team well for the future and thank them for the pleasure they have brought us. I love Time Team and regularly binge watch have seen many episodes several times. Perhaps the question should be not what went wrong with Time Team, but what went wrong with Channel 4. 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. Some of them are dead, and the rest have moved on. 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. This is not the present series I wonder where you are watching? On yesterday's episode of Dr. Phil, actor Terry Crews discussed his addiction to pornography and his relationship with his wife, Rebecca, of 28 . Long gone are the back garden digs. Mr . Even after its star began to wane Time Team remained popular. I therefore conclude that the program is enjoyed by audiences of all ages. I am shattered by this news. I have loved Time Team for years and wish that there were not so many bone heads in Channel 4. Mick Aston. Sadly, this was not the case. And they have taken it off and broken up a brilliant team. Is Tony Robinson a vegetarian? 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 . Refreshing to see non-Brits find our history/heritage of great interest. Well said and one hundred per cent agree. In other words, archaelogy, teamwork, and interaction in that order. Very very sad. Time Team is a British television programme that originally aired on Channel 4 from 16 January 1994 to 7 September 2014. Gee I feel gutted. 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. There are DVDs, some available on Amazon uk. 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. [8], 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. 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. Yes, speak for yourself! We are headed to the UK in May from the US to see some of the TT sites. One of the people she missed was Carenza Lewis. To an incredible all round team we thank you and to Phil damn we will miss you! A monumental row and walk out, one would guess. Show creator Tim Taylor has since confirmed they will begin work on two new YouTube episodes, with two more in . It should have stayed like that and people would have carried on watching. Yes/No? And now it has been pulled, left to the re-marketing of DVD, and the Internet. Explore books by Phil Harding with our selection at Waterstones.com. Like Philip Lethbridge I would be happy to watch TT for ever. Please bring back time team I do really miss watch it please please bring it back. Who Can Benefit From Diaphragmatic Breathing? Series Producer and creator of Time Team, Tim Taylor says, They did it! In the immediate aftermath of a programmes cancellation it is traditional to attempt a post-mortem of what went wrong. 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. CHANNEL 4 you just do not know what you have done ! High quality Phil Harding Time Team-inspired gifts and merchandise. Im an Englishman, came to Australia as a 12yo in 1970. 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 am wondering how many viewers watch the Time Team now. I have loved Time Team since episode 1, and have never, not once, missed an episode. 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). Telly Tubbies. Bringing history to life is far from an easy task but the combination of the experts knowledge, Tony Robinsons ability to act as the interested layman asking questions that the audience wanted to know the answers to, as well as the interaction and camaraderie between the members of the team I felt worked really well. Dec 19. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. A unique combination of expertise, enthusiasm and humour. Far from a media concoction, the unique individuals on Time Team were filmed going about their work with an honesty and integrity that has seen the series heralded as Britains first reality television show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVRe_gMtXNo. Please sign fans: if you can i would a reply.also HELEN IS ALSO VERY GOOD. Shots of him in woodland seeking out raw materials for a reconstructed axe allowed the audience to witness the hands-on practical process. He made his first archaeological finds digging up his parents' garden, much to the annoyance of his mother, Elsie. 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. Lets not overlook Public Broadcastng with its excellent programming, either). Just a thought/ John. I was glued to the screen.. Thankyou for what we have ! RIP MICK ASTON. I would love to see as many of the team as posible brought together for specials or even to tell us what they are involved in now. I watched all but episode 1. Waterloo Uncov. But archaeology is now a subject that tens of thousands of people enjoy and value, and this is almost solely down to him. My youngest daughter honed her love of history sitting with me on a Sunday evening watching Mick and Tony et al. 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. That doesnt work in the US. Please use the Phil Harding & Ian Curnow entry when applicable. 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. Official website also launched: http://www.TimeTeamFans.com Thanks everyone. Time Team brought archaeology to the publics attention (including mine) and will be sorely missed. Unlike many here, I think Mary Anne Ochota was a qualified addition to evolve and maintain the momentum of the series. Robinson - by then Sir Tony Robinson - paid a most touching tribute to him. Time Team: Created by Tim Taylor. Such mass-production was only possible with more rigorous processes guiding filming. The two new presenters just did not fit. I once heard Mr Harding say Oh arr. fingers crossed, The show never recovered from the loss of Faye Simpson in my opinion. I have been binge watching on YouTube whilst laid up with a medical issue. We invited him down to see our newly-completed Saxon hall, based on archaeology from a dig Phil was involved in back in 1974! 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. People came and went, such as my favourite Robin Bush, but those two remained, as did their stamina and zeal for the show. This is just swell. A relative alerted us to Time Team knowing.my husband and I were long term enthusiasts. For how many years were John Gater and Stuart Ainsworths technical expertise presented as a pat cliche when the work of either could have been expanded? But it is not just a love-in for no reason: archaeology has benefited and received significant results out of the show. although a WONDERFUL outlet for the undoubted heroes, is not archaeology and not what I feel Time Team needs. TV is a wasteland and TT was an oasis in it. Such speed was certainly not ideally suited to showcase all of the techniques available to modern archaeologists. The couple married after the ABC helped bring them together. I just love this programme and am very sad to hear that there will be no more. Without time team on the television the world of tv is going to be a poorer place. I do agree, bringing the new blood in(an ex model, who I dont think was all that good looking) without consulting certain long standing experts, was wrong. The villa is a tantalising prospect a grand building almost as big as Buckingham Palace. 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. Tags: It was just a ridiculous Channel 4 attempt to appeal to younger viewers, and failed dismally. Whats wrong with a passing reference to global warming unless you are an eccentric climate change denier? Many bad decisions for all the wrong reasons. They managed against terrific odds.and that gave me a good feeling ! He also keeps it especially sharp in order to better pierce into hard soil. 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. I hope its not the end of Time Team. and Im so grateful to all the Time Team members for a wonderful 20 seasons. Blackadder star Sir Tony Robinson has received his knighthood from Prince William in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Now everyone knows the word geophys. Trained on excavations with the Bristol University Extra Mural Department and other bodies from 1966, he has been a [] Good bye Mick. Save Time Team Campaign is taking off really fast now, over 1,500 signatures & support from celebrity. A number of archaeological old hands were sacrificed in favour of more youthful presenters. Cutting some excellent TV and radio presenters in favor of younger ones. Despite their varied talents and backgrounds it quickly became apparent that the team had a natural chemistry. , Cant we have Phil once a week digging a hole in a pub garden, please?xxxx. So, Ch4 why did you do away with this gem of a program? Alan Gale is 100% correct. Im 77 and was taught English history at boarding school, but Time Team has made it come alive and with so much meaning. I cannot understand why you are axing it!!? archaeology..is what my 11 year old gran daughter is looking into training for..shows like these are needed more. I hope more episodes are made available on video! It was my highlight of the week especially now i am disabled and dont leave the house very often. I love time team. But in this, as in so many other ways, Time Team bucks the trend. i never knew the show existed until last year 2021. any chance for reunions and a chance to interact as like conventions do here in the usa? I have always loved history but the subjects in school were dull. Relatives, jobs, social network profiles - Radaris people search engine. Dr Phil Harding is a Music Producer and Engineer, Author, Academic and co-chair of advisory body to music education, JAMES. 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