We love Time Team and are astonished at its demise. They almost succeeded in ruining it until this present series.Channel 4 have betrayed the cast, crew and viewers. We will suffer forever without the seasonal hours of archaeology, in all its forms. The team of Tony, Mick, Phil, Stuart, John, Carenza, Brigid, Guy, etc etc filled me with warmth and satisfaction. How amazing to see the history of England being unearthed. Yes, Tony R was sometimes (often?) People like myself really appreciate history coming to life as Time Team presented it. Team Team gang were so funny with their understanding of each other and professional approach to their subject, their knowledge of it all and portrayal to the audience was so entertaining, and Tony added an open view to a usually flat subject, with his level headed approach to academics and gave it life. R.i.P. And I really enjoy watching Inever felt patronised and loved the interation beteen Tony, Phil and Mick. 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. Buggering about with scheduling times has buggered many a decent tv series. What a lot we learned. I know more today of English history and Roman occupation than I ever did before. 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]. Who made the decision to axe time team but it is a mistake they will regret. Having been a loyal fan for 20 years it beggars belief at the changes made in series 19 without any reference to Mick. Without time team on the television the world of tv is going to be a poorer place. It feels very sad that I shant do that. I agree entirely. well done on ending one of the best programs on tele. Give it back all the back room staff and put new life into it , a great progame killed off for no reason , Len. With Channel 4 keen to attract more supposedly affluent viewers in their 20s and 30s, season 19 also tinkered with the format. ! I think weve brought it into the forefront of peoples attention. And now our children and grandchildren watch the programme but not for long now. You can change your choices at any time by visiting your privacy controls. Sounds like a bargain to me, how much do the BBC spend on the series presented by David Attenborough? here was atransfixing series, turning elitist subject into everyday knowledge for the ordinary man. My wife and I are from the States and discovered Time Team on Amazon Prime after watching/ loving other British shows- Rick Steins culinary travels, Timothy Wests canal cruising, etc. The focus groups of today, the council chambers of yesteryear; all determined to make their mark, put their talent on show. I would joke with my kids when doing some gardening that I might unearth a roman soldier or a roman coin. Tony was the right man to present, no doubt about that. I am one of the over 40s over 60 in fact. He joined the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (now part of English Heritage) in 1985, and is now head of its Landscape Investigation Team based in York, England. 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. It lost its way because of the producers. Time Team Official 133K subscribers Time Team Teatime - Session 28 Wrapping up Black History Month and our exploration of North America's early European colonies, we're staying in St Mary's. . He joined the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (now part of English Heritage) in 1985, and is now head of its Landscape Investigation Team based in York, England. 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.,. The key participants deserve a rest at their age, and the joy obviously just wasnt there. I met Phil Harding a few years ago at old sarum castle, Salisbury, we had a lovely chat, hes a fab bloke. John has kept on top of technical advances, and the results of his survey of Brancaster Roman fort provide one of the outstanding moments in the forthcoming season 20. Channel 4 can go to where it rightly belongs confined to History. So my husband looked for more info. Please sign fans: The comment by Peter Thomas is excellent and is a very eloquent summation. With Season 20 airing next year, and a series of one-off specials running into 2014, there is still new Time Team on the way. 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. After playing a critical role in many of Time Team's digs, from the caves of Cheddar to the jungles of Nevis, Mick . I cannot understand why you are axing it!!? I think the only things we didnt like so much were the cleavage shots and the daft re-enactments. I think Phil is a genius at being able to read the ground he is digging up. Am now in the process of buying the DVDs. I am sure there are more sites for them to investigate. I am a mega fan of the show. Episode # Series # Episode Title Location Coordinates Original airdate 5: 1 "Lord of the Isles" Finlaggan, Islay: 555006N 61016W / 55.834867N 6.171225W / : 8 January 1995 (): Recorded between 24 and 26 June 1994, the team helps the National Museums of Scotland to search for the secrets of Finlaggan, the centre of the kingdom of the Lord of the Isles. Mick, Tony Phil, Carenza Lewis, etc bring it back as there are no current programs that come close. Channel 4 manages to produce some really rubbish reality programmes to titivate the youthful masses it hopes to attract. I am 81 & have watched & enjoyed TT for many years. The UK is lucky that it has such a long history. 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. 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. He was affectionately known as Time Team's "lumps and bumps" man, working with the team alongside his day job, travelling the country surveying, recording and investigating archaeological sites. I wish! I for one will not watch any new episodes. My cable TV subscription gives us awesome selections for history, science, and information buffs! Restructuring, avoiding dumbing down, possibly making it a shorter programme all could help. I watched every show, every season, and I never noticed that Tony had an obsession with Romans. Hated that glamour woman simply the wrong feel.. Very, very sorry that management mis-handling killed it. But, as always with Time Team, the adventure is in the discovery of the secrets of the past, whatever they are!, Landowner Martin Fiennes a cousin of actors Ralph and Joseph Fiennes, and explorer Sir Ranulph says: Were delighted to welcome Time Team to Broughton. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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 breakthrough came when Timesigns proved an unexpected hit. I wonder how much is wasted on their wages. Hated that they axed Mick Aston and brought in other new people!!! Hopefully some other channel will take up the format eventually. This was a fresh ongoing series with a warm and positive vibe, an interesting treat on TV. 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 Time Team cancelled by Channel 4? RESURRECT THE PAST! I still enjoy my archaeology despite my age not being able to take part in the reality. It worked before, if you think about it. He said: We were very sorry to see Mick go, and he leaves an extraordinary legacy. Carenza Lewis, Stewart Ainsworth, Helen Geake and geophys genius John Gater will all be returning and are excited about the new sites. Does Phil Harding have a PHD? Thank you to all of Time Team for 20 wonderful years. Tony was very good at being the non-archeologist and I salute him! Channel 4 you need looking at!!! I am sure the essence of archeology would be attractive to a core audience once again. If they wont reinstate Time Team ,then why not release All episodes in a DVD BOX set . With Tony Robinson, Stewart Ainsworth, Victor Ambrus, Mick Aston. I loved Time Team in its early format but over the years got fed up listening to the boffins suddenly announcing a high status (Favourite phrase of TT) building eg temple or palace had been found after unearthing a piece of stonework that would get lost in my rockery. I generally watch one episode a night, but on weekends I sometimes binge watch until my eyeballs beg for mercy. What do we all enjoy about it? This is not the present series I wonder where you are watching? A former academic at Bristol and Oxford universities, he has worked tirelessly to bring archaeology to a wider audience. Find out more here. The huge plus for archaeology in general has been the raising of the profile of a branch of science that prior to this program was the province of a fairly small group of people. In the country you have more sense of the spirit of a place. 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