Just discovered that this had been axed. 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. Surely a revamp, no helicopters, fewer paid staff, smaller archaeological objectives, involve communities more hence free labour would help. against what channel 4 have done o no they will get a pat on the back and a good pay off for being stupid .. so sad we wont see friends like the time team on our t v screen again.,. You were apparently watching a different show than we were. His passion for digging up relics, come rain or shine, is unparalleled. He completed his undergraduate and Master's degrees at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London before embarking on a career in commercial archaeology. 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 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. 17:30 EST 07 Feb 2012 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. Found Time Team on You Tube. The villa is a tantalising prospect - a grand building almost as big as Buckingham Palace. Their intention is to uncover the remains of a number of plantation houses that now are no more than ruins. 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. Only problem is the core members are getting on a bit, so no chance of it going another 20 years. Can anyone help us with the contact? Thanks for the many years of wonderful, intelligent, entertainment Time Team, we will really miss you. Hi Alan, thanks a lot for your reply very helpful. This programme could have run and run with the younger people such as Helen Geake, Brigid, Matt and Raksha taking it into the next 20 years. Time Team - Helen Geake Helen Geake Small Finds Specialist and Anglo-Saxon Expert Helen's interest in archaeology was sparked partly by attending lecturers by Time Team's Mick. And as for the Ooh.. Ah, that be cer monial, that be in the dialect of a village idiot just about summed up the whole package. Watched it since the beginning, some great episodes and fantastic digs. just found TT on Acorn streaming. "[3], As of 2010, Ainsworth has been affiliated with the history and archaeology department at the University of Chester, where he is a visiting professor.[4]. There was a youthful energy to them back them, which was part of the attraction. I now look forward to watching as many individual shows as I can in the future. I have watched time team since episode one and I am gutted . Buggering about with scheduling times has buggered many a decent tv series. There are quite a few of us down here watching repeats ( up to 5 times) but even so they are still interesting. It was so pathetic, TT definitely doesnt need to have its memory sullied by association with the puerile crassness of the modern C4. I still enjoy my archaeology despite my age not being able to take part in the reality. After reading, in his youth, a book about Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, and visiting the Tower of London, he formed an interest in the history of landscapes.[2]. Beautifully expressed, Andrew. Alarm bells began to ring for us when Mary-Anne appeared it seemed to coincide with a dumbing-down of the show. What that will show in Britain will start another flood of interest in archaeology with all local likely sites of archaeology being revealed.. Time team might be gone but something like it will be back pretty quick I suspect. My own thoughts are this, why should we allow channel 4 to take this away from us, are the Team ready to call it a day or do they feel like me that there are another thousand potential sites out there to dig. The format changed and little was really seen of the dig. very sad day for us and the time team cast. Or are we all to turn off our televisions once we reach 40? It may also be heresy to say so, but I think many people who were interested more in the archaeology than the banter, found the relationship between Phil and Tony, to be past its sell by date. Time team has been a part of tv watching since its beginning . 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. and Im so grateful to all the Time Team members for a wonderful 20 seasons. This comment by Peter Thomas is an excellent precis of all that has been said. I assume it will be more imported American rubbish or so called comedy. I share your sentiments totally. I was surfing the internet to obtain correct titles for some episodes that I recorded earlier. 20 years is a great run for any show on TV. It was one of the most brilliant Programmes ever on TV. Time Teams status as a staple of the television schedule also wrought changes behind the scenes. Its a shame we didnt see you and the team doing more international locations. I will miss my bit of kulcha. Brilliant. The Isle of Mull episode in season 17 is a great example of what could be discovered. It was an opening into a different world that gave me hope that THIS one can be sorted out ! And anyone who does not like Tony Robinson probably doesnt like Rowan Atkinson either, probably has not a read book over 30 pages in decades, and probably believes the Big Bang was what happened in their bedroom last night.. 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. i never knew this show was available as the colonies never mentioned it. sundays seem empty without my time team fix. 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. Mary Ann Ochota qualified or not added nothing substantive unless the viewer was starved for gratuitous cleavage shots and huge white beaverish teeth. Interested in keeping up to date with the latest archaeological finds across Britain? Arrr! Self - Sanday, Orkney (1998) . Its prototype was Timesigns, a four-part series that aired in 1991. I have loved Time Team for years and wish that there were not so many bone heads in Channel 4. 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. Off now to have a quick dig in my garden then on to Salisbury to stalk Phil Harding.intelligence soooo sexy. Suddenly Channel 4 was receptive to the idea of a major archaeology programme. Completely unable to absorb and assimilate well presented information in an entertaining style, and you completely misread the ironic style of Tony Robinson. Im 78 years old. Time Team turned this particular builder into a complete archaeological anorak and made one increasingly curmudgeonly old fart in a sweat stain hat the one person in the world Id most love to meet, hang out on a dig with and sink real ales with thereafter! With Tony Robinson, Phil Harding, John Gater, Stewart Ainsworth. Without Mick Aston it will not be the same, but as such it will be a fitting tribute to a great forward thinking man. Long gone are the back garden digs. Have a look again at the programme where Phils DNA results come in and watch Tonys reaction. Thank you to everyone who made this such a wonderful programme. And really, TT changed my life! Instead John Gater, the programmes geophys wizard (see CA 252), surveyed the field. History is a fascinating subject but Best wishes to everyone ever involved with the show. Ive learnt so much and enjoying every minuteo. does anybody really care what those idiots say surely it is what the public want that matters but no channel 4 has a foolllll running it.. heavan forbid we should have a great program T T ware we think and enjoy it plus it is great family veiwing and may i say also very interresting. What a great show. 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. My wife Ida & I never missed a program for years. And there is much yet to dig and poke at historically in the world, let alone Great Britain. The fun gone out of Sunday teatime! Stewart Ainsworth also stated: "Time Team has probably been one of the biggest things that has happened to archaeology for many years - to make archaeology and history accessible, and we need to keep that profile going whatever way we can." I love watching the old episodes, the ones where there was fantastic camaraderie between the team, excellent and atmospheric music in the background which always complemented the era of the dig and the extravagant clothing worn by the team. Little surprise she became a history teacher. It was the highlight of my life ! The cast will be sorely missed. Sad that time team is no longer , they should go back to how it all started , dont mess with what is ok . x. Condolences to Micks family, his friends and his colleagues. Oh! Time Team went out of fashion because the rest of us got sick of being patronised by Tony Robinson, who seemed incapable of letting an entire episode pass without a snide comment or a sermon about man-made global warming. Tamara Cohen for the Daily Mail I started watching TT in 1998 (2 years after leaving school) and it showed that history can be not only interesting but also fun. 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. I am! I have always loved history but the subjects in school were dull. What a bore YOU are! What a bunch of idiots. Just imagine all our Patreon subscribers sitting down to watch Time Team and thinking: We made this happen!. He trained as a surveyor before entering the archaeology section of the Ordnance Survey. Such an approach was perfectly realised by Graham Dixon, the director of the first few seasons. C4 has descended to abysmal levels. Channel 4 obviously think we are all brain dead morons who need to watch the endless mind numbing soaps or the even more pathetic American rubbish that now dominates our screens. He said: The time had come to leave. Its brilliant and helps this Singapore based Brit to feel less far away. 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. There are some of us who actually enjoy watching interesting, factual, historic programs. I THINK THIS IS A SHOCKING DECISION AND CAN ONLY HOPE THAT IT IS REVERSED!!! Self - Deya, Mallorca, Spain (1998) . Only a fool would get rid of an engaging program like TT. I watch any that come on now.. saw one yesterday about the digging our of the 2 world war planes in the bogs.. You only have to look at the great interest shown over Richard III to realise that yes there is a market for a programme of this nature. 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