I learned a lot about my British roots by watching and have shared the knowledge with my family. Seasons 9-12 are often seen as Time Teams golden age. Time Teams legacy leaves much to celebrate. . I wonder if channel 4 realise how far T.Ts popularity stretches and how informative it is for all ages. Im 77 and was taught English history at boarding school, but Time Team has made it come alive and with so much meaning. The late Robin Bush brought a degree of historical expertise that would be missed almost as much as the man himself following his departure in 2003. Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. Jim summed up their approach as messing with something perfectly fine, and when it wasnt a success, blaming the people trying to make it work., Time Teams cost also made it vulnerable. The regular team also included: Stewart Ainsworth, landscape investigator; John Gater and Chris Gaffney, archaeological geophysicists; Henry Chapman, surveyor; and Victor Ambrus, illustrator. I completely agree with you Lauren. Great news that it is ending now we can have even more programs about yobs drinking abroad, crappy makeovers, the life of white van drivers and buying houses that cost 250,000 or more. quite a lot of the programmes are available on Veehd.com. Wouldnt it be lovely if all teams could be like the Time Team? Inspiring stuff. 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. i never knew this show was available as the colonies never mentioned it. It led to an appreciation of just how much information could be quickly gleaned from comparatively modest trenching. Yes, Upton Castle was a bit of a mess in terms of style, but it held our interest. although a WONDERFUL outlet for the undoubted heroes, is not archaeology and not what I feel Time Team needs. In the immediate aftermath of a programmes cancellation it is traditional to attempt a post-mortem of what went wrong. 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? The attempted dumbing down of Time Team smacks of dim executives meeting to dish corporate cliches out to one another. Big Bang (repeat), Simpsons (repeat), Simpsons (another repeat), Maid in Manhattan (good grief!). Its a shame we didnt see you and the team doing more international locations. My cable TV subscription gives us awesome selections for history, science, and information buffs! By the summer of 2012 Channel 4 no longer wanted old Time Team. Your email address will not be published. I guess the nearest feeling to learning of its ending was like being told that your solid mates of the past twenty years are all splitting up and moving abroad. That is, the irritating new team members, the irritating clanging noise when Tony narrates and the increasingly less time spent in the trenches. Tim Taylor explains because weve involved Wessex Archaeology in our work for the last 10 or so years the reports are really good quality. Judged a misfire by Channel 4, it could have been the end. Jim describes this miscalculation as a death blow, which cost the show almost all of its behind the scenes staff. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. Axing time team is a huge mistake. I would echo it completely. Thank you,Mick, for all that you gave us.and thanks to Micks family for sharing him with us. Self - Deya, Mallorca, Spain (1998) . It was an intelligent, thought provoking, and entertaining program. He was affectionately called Time Team's "lumps and bumps" man by Mick Aston, and works with the team alongside his day job, travelling the country surveying, recording and investigating archaeological sites. why change what works well and T T did work well . To an incredible all round team we thank you and to Phil damn we will miss you! All I can tell u is that I was hooked. The students became instant converts to the program. Harold Bush is lying. Stewart Ainswort. Like Concorde, should be rescued by someone BBC and revamped ASAP. Tony R told us that the fort was not connected by road What???? Some single episodes already . I have watched and enjoyed Time Team for many years I am one of the oldies watching but my children grandchildren and great grandchildren are all avid viewers I feel the makers of this program had no perception of its impact on different generations when they set out to close the program down. Despite their varied talents and backgrounds it quickly became apparent that the team had a natural chemistry. Tony Robinson seems an entirely likeable guy and does his presenting job with good humour and humility. perhaps they could do a show that showed what happens as the sites are put back to their natural state. With my boys now being 8, 6 and 4 years old, we are still watching the episodes and in our holidays we try out some of the things weve seen on TT. The Twitter page has been great up to now. He trained as a surveyor before entering the archaeology section of the Ordnance Survey. She completely ruined it, and led to Mick Aston walking out on the show. Not a Tony Robinson fan myself but he is part of the show. It would be nice if Channel 4 admitted its error and reinstated Time Team in its proper format. I was surfing the internet to obtain correct titles for some episodes that I recorded earlier. Thanks to you all. This is true Reallity Television. Time Team first appeared on British television in early 1994, lasting two whole decades until it was cancelled in 2014. . Southern Gaulish Samian ware, or Green Glaze, 14th Century. Observing how so many, different, recondite specialty fields come together paleopalynography. 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 still watch the series on U-tube. Was it her sultry beauty, or easy going attitude that rubs some the wrong way ? I recommend Current Archaeology to young and old as a way of covering all eras and defining ones particular interests in the subject. People understand it isnt treasure hunting well, we probably still have some way to go with that one! Tim points to Over 230 films that have been seen in 36 countries. He worked for several commercial units including Oxford Archaeology and MoLAS (as was), until he started a career at L-P Archaeology. We will miss Tony, Mick and Phil and the team. It will be sorely missed. 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. With only some strange earthworks exciting the curiosity of local amateur archaeologists to go on, the programme was flexible enough to be able to take a gamble. What a great detective. Miss TT so much. We cannot wait to share this magic with you! 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. My favourite show. will take time, i was successfull on a Campaign on another show before so i know what i have to do, The Campaign is to have a new lease of life on another tv channel. The cast will be sorely missed. Have just watched the very last episode of my beloved Time Team And feel desperately sad.. 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. The producers screwed it with the inevitable dumbing down and trying to make it a show for the 20 to 30 year olds. This is not the present series I wonder where you are watching? Arrr! Whilst on holiday, I was very keen to spend a day or so, if possible, with the Time Team crew wherever they might be shooting. With its awkwardly embarassing reality programming and multitude of dream come true talent shows American television is NOTHING to emulate. Best wishes, good luck and Gods speed to the lot of you! 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. Please read. When not filming, Stewart also works as an investigator and project manager for English Heritage. Sad to hear the show is coming to an end but hopefully repeat episodes will frequent our screens for a long time to come. He trained as a surveyor before entering the archaeology section of the Ordnance Survey. The same has been witnessed with the BBC. The marvelous experts have described items, historical facts and what could have been, may have been and what was likely to have been and possibly how the ancestors [residents and visitors alike] changed the landscape. I dont know. time team was one of the best progs ever. He compared them to the reshuffle at the BBCs Countryfile in 2008, which introduced younger presenters and, he said, reduced it to clich-ridden pap. A thoroughly good bunch of people with a true PASSION for their subject ! Have only just found out that Time Team has been axed after 20 years and I am gutted. Discovered Time Team after visiting U.K. Probably just as well this is the last series, but as many have suggested, a move to BB4 sounds a great idea. Time Team cancelled by Channel 4? I AM SO UPSET AT THE ENDING OF TIME TEAM ! Many a critic was silenced by seeing the team in action. I will be saddened to see Time Team go, but I agree that the production costs could realistically be reduced. Watching the archaeologists and seeing their enthusiasm at even the smallest find,is to me infectious. With regards to a few folks comments about Tony Robinson. Time Team - Phil Harding Phil Harding Field Archaeologist Phil Harding is Time Team's resident trench-excavator. Much better than most of the rubbish we get now that there are so many channels chasing adverts & broadcasting ever increasing repeats. The time team has brought history, archaeology, geophys and a devoted team of professionals into my life. Who is Mary Ann & what does she bring to the table? 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. RIP Channel 4. TV is going downhill faster & faster. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Lee, viewer outrage worked in Australia with The Movie Show. 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. The more TV appeal execs tried to inject, the less people wanted to watch. It is obvious to me that they were always working on their format and that Tony was the TV guy while the others were the science folks. 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. The final piece of the jigsaw fell into place during the fledgling Time Teams first episode. Obliged to cut evaluation trenches to meet the deadlines of multi-million pound construction projects, the 1990s saw a surge in short-term excavation projects. However over the years TT seem to have worked on sites that have been known about for a long time, but have remained unexplored for whatever reason. Lively interpersonal dynamics, celebratory meals and wine, inviting locals to learn more about the world around them back in time, diverse resources and approaches coordinating and appreciating each other- some reading. 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. It opened my eyes up to so much of the UK, in particular my ignorance of Roman settlement. I first came across it a few years back while channel surfing Hey I know him thats Baldrick. Mary Ann Ochota qualified or not added nothing substantive unless the viewer was starved for gratuitous cleavage shots and huge white beaverish teeth. 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. If those of us who have never met him mourn today, how much more must his friends and family be feeling his passing? Rather than targeting the palaces and castles of the rich and famous, individual episodes modestly sought to solve simple, local questions. Its put me very on edge not to know where Im up to and I think Channel 4 should be funding my medication for hypertension, blurred vision (tears I think) and severe withdrawal already before its ended. Surely television that inspires interest and development is too good to lose? and have watched it since the begining. Stewart Ainsworth (born 26 June 1951) is a British archaeological investigator who was regularly seen on Time Team, the Channel 4 archaeological television series. Desperate for a good documentary to watch over a late dinner, I discovered Tony Robinsons Time Team special on the Mesolithic and Doggerland. Immediately, I was hooked. It was not the first time that a chance conversation with Mick had got someone thinking about television archaeology. Channel 4 has lost one viewer it wont get back. 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. 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. As late as season 18 the programme was pulling in a respectable audience of 1.1 million, partly because it had built up a loyal following, and partly because the team were still digging great sites. Im retired now and would love to get involved in archeology at some level. After university, he worked as Somerset's first County Archaeologist before returning to university as a lecturer. Thank you, Time Team!!! It is located on the Broughton Estate in Oxfordshire, belonging to the Fiennes family. 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.,. Series Producer and creator of Time Team, Tim Taylor says . My dad worked for the National Park Service and I was born quite near Chaco Canyon[(a universally important archeological site) in a Navajo mission(Christian) hospital]. There was a youthful energy to them back them, which was part of the attraction. Miss Ochota, 30, holds a masters degree in archaeology and anthropology from Cambridge University. swinging camera booms. 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. Unfortunately my DVD recording did not work. 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. What a shame to see it go, but what a swan song. They have onbly made a couple of mistakes, 1 was letting Mick go and the other was axing Time Team. Lets hope that BBC4 takes up the genre. 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. 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. Yes, that was a great one. And the team. And there is still so much they can show and teach us. What happened to Stewart Ainsworth? IT DID NOT NEED JAZZING UP. save. i am disappoited time team is to end after its next series a lot of people learnt more about the history of the uk.My grandchildren learnt more about roman history medieval times and other periods in our countries history than at school, http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/tv_time_team_to_reveal_secrets_of_ancient_norfolk_fort_1_1783360. Following the successful launch of a fan-led Patreon campaign in December, Time Team has now confirmed what could be the first of many digs. The programs were never the same when Mick wasnt on. God, is there nothing for older viewers who actually like to think? He is president of the Friends of Epiacum, also known as Whitley Castle, the Roman fort on the southern edge of Northumberland which he has surveyed and studied in depth. Time team is one of the programs I love to watch. It would be remiss of me not to mention that I was so sorry to read of the passing of Mick Aston. Time Team (Collection 2) - 11-DVD Box Set : Tony Robinson, Phil Harding, John Gater, Stewart Ainsworth, Mick Aston, Victor Ambrus, Henry Chapman, Ian Powlesland, Matt . Some of the regulars have retired, some have moved on to other things, a few have departed for Tr nan g or the Field of Reeds. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. And now our children and grandchildren watch the programme but not for long now. With Phil Harding also on board, three members of the future Time Team core were in place. 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. Your Upper Classes have been re-inventing themselves as New Romans and Empire builders for some time now, particularly in the last few centuries.They lost touch with who they ACTUALLY were and their own people. I dread to think just where the Television industry is looking for its viewers In the Night Garden. [emailprotected]. In this months Science Notes, we will explore the evidence for this hypothesis, and examine how violence-related injuries are distinguished in archaeological human remains. Please BBC take this show under your wings ! I hope there are more DVDs on the programs will be made as I have every current one at the moment. What do we all enjoy about it? It feels very sad that I shant do that. I am still watching episodes on Yesterday that Id somehow missed. Im sure it was meant to interest younger viewers in Archeology, a noble enough concept. I agree. youtu.be/rlKmrT. Nothing lasts forever, including Time Team. 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