Oh so true. Never screened and reputedly lost in the Channel 4 vaults, this pilot captured a show that was as radically different to Timesigns as it was to later Time Team episodes. 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. If Channel Four thinks TT too expensive there is mileage in the Return To format for some digs showing some of the original programmes and then updating on subsequent research. I dont understand what purpose that serves, but there you have it. It is practically unheard of for a factual, specialist programme to spend two decades as the public face of its subject and become a national institution along the way. I would joke with my kids when doing some gardening that I might unearth a roman soldier or a roman coin. I note that none of them ever received a gong. Its a shame we didnt see you and the team doing more international locations. Very sad to hear Time Team is ending. How very sad. It was not the first time that a chance conversation with Mick had got someone thinking about television archaeology. This once innovative and ground breaking channel has started to descent to almost ITV 1 depths of dumbing down in recent years, it certainly isnt the channel that Jeremy Isaccs created anymore. 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. It will be sad for it to end, but theres still a few epsiodes I havent seen. Your sorrow will be eased by the sight of a few old, friendly faces. And so agree with all here who say that C4 is very sadly dumbed down from its early days and mission. I am going to miss the show. It works when the product and the people who are involved are so good. Its all happening ere Tony. I am team Ainsworth, so he would have to be brought back. Pay per view TV? | Phoenix the Dreamer, https://digventures.com/2013/03/tools-down-for-time-team-raksha-dave-on-the-end-of-an-era-and-her-new-adventure/, Current Archaeology Award Winners for 2023 announced, The peaceful Neolithic is dead: the dawn of agriculture coincided with rising violence, Scars of early Civil War battle found at Coleshill Manor. Time Team brought archaeology to the publics attention (including mine) and will be sorely missed. I am watching as many of the daily episodes as I can on New Zealands History Channel.It makes me nostalgic for the British history and archeological sites. I am devastated ! I have been planning to return for several years now for a holiday and to catch up with friends and relatives. I was just looking for where any dig sites would be this year and discovered the program was being axed! http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/time-team-should-continue-on-tv.html. I will miss it & Sunday afternoons will not be the same-Im all for a petition -there arent many programs on now that are educational & family viewing with no risk whatsoever of offending anyone, there are too many reality programs these days & that seems to be what the young people are watching. Its one of those few things in life that meant so much, really looked forward to every episode. Self - Sanday, Orkney (1998) . I enjoy his style of presentation. When he took this pitch to various studios, however, no one wanted to know. I suppose theres nothing wrong with her per se, but her presence is utterly unnecessary. Mary Ann Ochota qualified or not added nothing substantive unless the viewer was starved for gratuitous cleavage shots and huge white beaverish teeth. I agree with you . That some suburban folks welcomed the Team to pull up their patio, knock down their potting shed, and bore holes in their rafters, used to amaze me. She studied at University College London and University of York, specialising in Anglo-Saxon cemeteries. what fools these youngsters are. (a bit of eye candy maybe if your of that age) Sad to see this very good program going down the pan. Hear, hear! Yes please BBC4 or anyone sensible Time Team will always be popular if you listen to Tony (yes I am a fan) Mick and Phil and Helen (yes I am an even bigger fan of these guys). I record episodes that I cannot watch on the day. I am devastated to hear about Mick Aston.. I have watched every episode from season 1, some many times. Despite the Ancient Monuments Laboratory having drawn a blank the year before, Johns state-of-the-art kit revealed the monastic complex in startling clarity. Available to view on 4oD (www.channel4.com/programmes/timesigns/4oD), watching it now provides a salutatory lesson in just how revolutionary the Time Team format was. So thank you TT, you helped rekindle my interest in history and if Id been 40 years younger you would probably have been instrumental in a career change! He has since appeared in over two hundred episodes. It was the highlight of my life ! Lets hope that somebody in control is also a fan and a compromise can be reached. You only have to look at the demographic to see that a model was not going to be an asset to TT. 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. Its the best show! 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? .As always it will, I supposed be replaced by some run of the mill program, American sit com or soap. And really, TT changed my life! I have watched most episodes many times and it is a joy to come across one I have never seen before. 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. Its prototype was Timesigns, a four-part series that aired in 1991. The programme certainly triggered my interest and my wifes interest in Archaeology. C4 have put money into British Archaeology, when no one else could or would presumably, and as has been pointed out, much of that money went into post excavation work, which although not good TV is absolutely vital as far as each site is concerned. You talk rubbish mate! 7 comments. Raphael, you cant have the old cast back. paleo-osteology, finds experts, experts in the Bronze Age or Rome I am as raptured as Phil squatting in a newly opened trench exclaiming, Oooh! I loved every member of the cast and crew. I found it much preferable to the Planet Earth shows of David Attenbrough. Does Phil Harding have a PHD? Long-serving archaeologists Helen Geake and Stewart Ainsworth would appear less often. It announced that after 20 seasons and over 230 episodes the programme was being axed by Channel 4. I love a list and now I can tick off which ones Ive seen in a suitably anal fashion. Channel 4 you need looking at!!! No, I didnt ever notice that, was I watching the right show? 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. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Yes, the interest remains for the show. From jan Marie jaser. TT changed how history programmes are made for UK TV for ever. 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. So so sad, the only one of its kind and they axe it. 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. Miss TT so much. We have watched it form the start and enjoyed it on various level hugely. Stewart Ainsworth (born 26 June 1951) is a British archaeological investigator who was regularly seen on Time Team, the Channel 4 archaeological television series. I am looking forward to last series and specials over the next 2 years.The end of an era. I cannot understand why you are axing it!!? Apart from the marvellous people who made up the Time Team over the years, the way they used the magic of television to highlight features of the dig, overlay geophys visualisations onto the site, extend a fragment of a pot into a full representation, and so on, made this program an exemplar of how to produce truly educational television; and the way the passion of the Team members and their expertise was allowed to shine, coupled with a witty front man, showed that educational does not have to mean dull or dumbed down. While the yet-to-air season 20 promises a return to more-traditional Time Team values, it was too late. very sad day in T V HISTORY. It makes me want to poke nyy head in and see the Geophys, operate the diggers to open a trench and pick up a trowel and start digging! Youve said it all, I totally agree! As Francis Pryor observed on his blog, in many ways the real question is what went right?. Changing all the staff behind Time Team was a big mistake, but ending it is even bigger. Dont judge based on the rubbish you get over there. Time Team was on television, but not of it. Its December 2016, My Hubby and I live in Queensland Australia,we have Foxtel and have the old shows on a series link and never get tired of watching the Time Team. Very sad that all great things have to come to an end one day. What am I going to do now knowing there isnt an unending stream of new TTs to feed my addiction? In my mind, one of the contributing factors to the programmes demise, were the increasing number of digs being done on behalf of professional bodies such as English Heritage, and local authorities. I hope its not the end of Time Team. I have just realised that time team is to be axed by c4. Instead John Gater, the programmes geophys wizard (see CA 252), surveyed the field. Im the guy who set it up, iv got the page on Facebook, Twitter and the main website that i run. Stewart Ainsworth (born 26 June 1951) is a British archaeological investigator who was regularly seen on Time Team, the Channel 4 archaeological television series. I am totally gutted to learn of the demise of TT. I am! Time team has been a part of tv watching since its beginning . I loved Mick and Phil and Stuart et all, picking on Matt for any rotton job. And there is still so much they can show and teach us. Phil annoys me at times, by always stealing the limelight when lesser mortals had done the hard graft,but, the highlights were when lesser mortals (IE Raksha, Matt or Ian) had exciting finds and were allowed to show.Victors drawings were more lively and thought provoking than the boring computer graphics.I will start to miss the programme in two years time, when we finally complete seies 20. I take my hat off to them. What is the point of Channel 4, if not to do something different? The thrill of time running out also engaged viewers, and Time Teams popularity was rewarded with increasingly longer series. look forward to some more american rubbish or more twits in big brother type of rubbish. Its amazing. People like myself really appreciate history coming to life as Time Team presented it. Enjoyed Tony and the whole crew, felt like u were part of the dig and part of the crew, they were all like family. I was glued to the screen.. Thankyou for what we have ! What a great show. As it was said at the start, they had to change it and then when it all went wrong blame someone else. just found TT on Acorn streaming. Regarding Time Team's potential return, which was realised in 2022 after an eight-year hiatus, Ainsworth said: "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. Self - Deya, Mallorca, Spain (1998) . Many of my friends would love to travel to the UK because of shows like Time Team and Escape to the country. The time team has brought history, archaeology, geophys and a devoted team of professionals into my life. Special thanks also to the fantastic people behind the research, graphics, computer animation that added so much to each episode. I too wonder why they stopped it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Find out more here. This was a fresh ongoing series with a warm and positive vibe, an interesting treat on TV. Thank you to everyone who made this such a wonderful programme. I have always been engrossed by archaeology. Thanks Guys! Please bring back Time Team with Tony Robinson. In fact, I actually struggle to watch any anyway, as I made clear at the beginning the post production is irritating. Our family enjoyed Tony Robinsons performance, but what made Time Team great was Mick and Phil and Carenza and Matt and Stewart and Raksha and Mick the Twig and Bridget and Raysan and Victor the artist and the geophysicists and Robin the historian and all the others whose contributions brought together a cohesive story for a site from a range of disciplines. Why cant these so-called clever people just leave things alone. So sad to hear that it came to an end. Her role, as a foil to Sir Tony, was complimentary, and never as an expert. We have it so easy in this day and age to compare to others in the past and we so loved it when Tony came to Australia and did some shows about our ancestral heritage,we all walk past so much and never notice whats in front of us,we miss so much rich knowledge right under our feet. 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. There is nothing else like it on TV. Years earlier, Sir Mortimer Wheeler did some Archaeology pgms on TV and they were always popular. This article is 10 years old but like a spoiler. It enabled a local group to secure Historic Lottery Fund money to dig the site. Emails,from those who have just learned that TT was cancelled a year ago are still dropping into my in box. If those of us who have never met him mourn today, how much more must his friends and family be feeling his passing? It is located on the Broughton Estate in Oxfordshire, belonging to the Fiennes family. There was a youthful energy to them back them, which was part of the attraction. Carenzas missing as is Helen, I see Mick walked out as I also presume Stewart has too. I now live in Australia and love watching shows on my homeland. A known anthropologist and archeologist ( Emmanuel College, Cambridge ), to describe and dismiss her as a former model is a bit unfair. I wonder if channel programmers read these blogs? The writing was on the wall when it regularly began featuring cleavage shots of diggers and the dreaded re-enactments. Bringing in that awful woman for the last series was the straw that broke the camels back. The Mick Aston informative, involving wide range of age and expertise-or students out in the field working version, not the americanised teenybopper version as touted by c4 accountants. 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. Usually clad in a loud jumper, with his white hair blowing in the wind, Professor Aston was the shows site director who chose where to dig for the next historical discovery. Refreshing to see non-Brits find our history/heritage of great interest. Rip, time team. I have always loved history but the subjects in school were dull. I cant help being captivated by the digs. The explanation for the end of Time Team is that the people who run Channel 4 are all about 12 years old. The first show of 1994 featured a young, dark, long-haired Tony The Wildman Baldric Robinson, with a equally younger long haired Mick Aston, some of which was not quite all grey. 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. pain this is all I can say in thinking that the single most important program ever to put PASSION in archaeology has been culled for giving more profit$ in adverts to run of the mill crap so long TimeTeam but rest assured you have YOUR place in history now! With its awkwardly embarassing reality programming and multitude of dream come true talent shows American television is NOTHING to emulate. 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. []. Very sorry to see Time Team being finished. I was sad to see Carenza leave and sad to hear of the death of Robin Bush. Excellent show. So apart from discovering the female cleavage (along with Kleenex tissues) looking for Saxon pottery designed to hold bovine waste, expanding your knowledge of Saxon tea services as well as teaching both Vivian Westwood and Tony & Guy a thing or twowhat other skills have you learned since watching Time Team? save. Im 77 and was taught English history at boarding school, but Time Team has made it come alive and with so much meaning. The show ran on the chemistry among the original team, and failed to work as they left or lost interest. but they wont last forever and young blood is always needed. So why could it not continue on and evolve in 2013 ? You have left us wanting more which of course is the best way to end a show. I have several friends who are serious archaeologists who have been dismissive of this program over the years, some of their comments about the lack of time for each dig are valid. irritating but he was a part of a recipe that worked for a long time. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the digs and finds discovered by the crew. Biggest mistake ever! Maybe the resulting reruns and you tube videos will be a template for all group endeavors. I cannot think why! And the journey is not quite over yet. maybe someone will dig you out of the tombs of c4 in time. Hopefully some other channel will take up the format eventually. Some single episodes already . As our first dig back, we were keen on a site that would produce amazing evidence, showcase the very best that Time Team can offer, and allows us to demonstrate to the full the latest technology like LiDAR and GPR, says Taylor. I hope that someone has the sense to resorect TT even if it is repeated from the beginning. The fact that TT was the only programme I regularly watched on Channel 4 I am very sad to see it go. As an aside seeing your label Non-Richardian Yorkist what are your feelings about the parking lot discovery? The key participants deserve a rest at their age, and the joy obviously just wasnt there. She was replaced by Helen Geake, Anglo-Saxon specialist. Just discovered that this had been axed. Time team is one of the programs I love to watch. !I have just retired and it would be perfect NOW. I loved it and speaking as an Hibernian, the only thing I found mildly irritating was Tonys obsession with all things Roman. One only has to consider the creative arc of Channel Four itself, to have noticed that its a shadow of what it set out to be and frankly, those who run it now should be ashamed of themselves, relieved from duty, and prevented from working in TV ever again. No, sadly when it comes to TV, viewers dont get what they want, they get what they are given Trouble is, the people who make these decisions can be misguided, and very stupid. So, Ch4 why did you do away with this gem of a program? Time Team - Mick Aston (1946-2013) Mick Aston (1946-2013) Archaeological Consultant Professor Michael Antony 'Mick' Aston was Time Team's much-loved Archaeological Consultant. Gutted that Time Team has ended! I have just realised that time team is to be axed by c4. Yes TR can be intensely irritating at times, but as the years have gone by I think his appreciation of the experts has increased and they have learned skills from him about presentation. Somehow I feel her nearness when I watched it after she was gone. 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. 1951. Thank you Time Team for all those wonderful hours of thoroughly enjoyable entertainment. Restructuring, avoiding dumbing down, possibly making it a shorter programme all could help. The idea/format needs to be revived by BBC4. Sir Tony Robinson, who is an honorary patron, says: I was delighted to hear about the plans for the next chapter in Time Teams story. He is 10. Do 5 day digs instead. 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.,. Such a shame its being axed at a time its claimed the viewing figures are at its highest make little sense to me. 2023. And we have just recently lost Mick Aston, the Rock of Gibraltar of the show. However I would contact Channel Four to find out when they will be repeating it again and maybe arrange to record the programmes. Stewart Ainsworth FSA, MCIfA is a British archaeological investigator who is regularly seen on Time Team the Channel 4 archaeological television series he joined in 1995. He has since appeared in over two hundred episodes. But its also the fact that they didnt just impart accumulated knowledge, they made new discoveries as we watched. Maybe after all these replies BBC4 may approach the original team !!! We are aiming to reach our target of at least 5,000 patrons by the end of March and well then be in position to dig at least one other site the Iron Age settlement this year and carry out preliminary research on others., Our goal is to create a legacy for these sites, says Taylor, building ongoing relationships with local communities and archaeologists that continue to yield fresh insights. 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 ! 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. A brief history of Time Team Time Team 's genesis is a well-rehearsed story. Shattered. fingers crossed, The show never recovered from the loss of Faye Simpson in my opinion. Disgusted, Mick walked out, explaining later For some reason they didnt think oh, wed better run that past Mick. Hes the archaeological consultant, he might have an opinion about that (see CA 271). Shame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brilliant. Maybe it will work with time team too. 200k an episode? If this were a BBC programme, then this alone would be worth the license fee. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. We do have money too you know. I feel sure we havent heard the last either. The way Phil, Mick, Tony and company have made an impact on my life, you have no idea. We are shocked to read that Time Team is finished. I found TR irritating at times but accepted him as part of the show. Time Team is a victim of Channel 4s misguided quest for progress, and we hope that, in some form, the programme may rise like the phoenix from the ashes and take on a persona not far removed from the popular format. I assume it will be more imported American rubbish or so called comedy. if thereis any justice in the world they shoud change there minds.TONY MICK PHIL STEWART JOHN MAT RAKSHA BRIGID CARENZA TO MENTION a few. Ive loved Time Team since day one, but recently Ive found it becoming a little too cozy. 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. of Tonys and Phils hair. ABC altered the format marginally and called it At the Movies. What do we all enjoy about it? time team r.i.p. Sad to hear the show is coming to an end but hopefully repeat episodes will frequent our screens for a long time to come. I will miss it desperately and want to say thank you to them all.. What a fantastic 20 years Bye bye Tme TeamI will care for Phils hat .. 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. This is true I dont go to bed without at least watching one episode I would too love to get involved but at 67 a bit too old. Take up the mantel!! Incidentally, Mr Harding, this flygirl will gladly buy you a pint, any day and would love to hear stories about years of pulling history out of the ground one piece, one bone, and one shard at a time. That has gone now, so im going to just have to watch all the reruns on Discovery history ( and there are quite a few of them) and be happy. Faced with the loss of a stalwart the production team then proceed to sideline the other star of the show Phil Harding for most of the airtime, and we get all that Chief Investigator nonsense, coupled with the bright young things who were the televisual equivolent of the black death for the programme. Why is it that when you get a winning format, which TT clearly is, you get the morons in suits, who obviously havent a clue what the audience want, having to justify their existence by changing things. I agree with the above sentiments, get the brilliant crew back. It was wonderful stuff and it was so great to be able to sit on the informed and incredibly interesting conversations between the archaeologists and the repartee with Tony Robinson. It is made up of real people and I have learnt so much from it. Now we are nearing the end of Series XX I feel a tinge of sadness that a programme which both educates and informs will be with us no more. 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. I dont think a Presenter is supposed to be a devils advocate. A great series, I still watch old repeats and will enjoy them for a long time. Like Concorde, should be rescued by someone BBC and revamped ASAP. And if you do, please include the adorable and hilarious Raksha Dave, dear Francis Pryor and Stewart Ainsworth, all of whom have places near and dear to my heart. I have loved it from the first episode and who cares if Tony is a little OTT sometimes, he keeps it entertaining and all together. By the way, if the executives mild revamp caused viewer figures to plummet, how come it was the programme and not those executives who got the flak? It is to bad that the show was cut, there are so much more to find, discover and educate us all. I wonder if channel 4 realise how far T.Ts popularity stretches and how informative it is for all ages. I agree Shiela, a long read but entertaining, and an indication of TTs popularity. Its a wonder one isnt constantly tripping over roman floor tiles and Anglo-Saxon wine jugs every time one steps out of ones door. (Then, of course, it goes straight to Hell). I will miss Mick and Phil and Tony. Well it seems the bean counters got their way. How about a petition to Channel 4 demanding its continuation? Gee I feel gutted. My nana came from England in 1901. I wonder if some young Channel 4 TV executive is proud of his/her decisions. She joined the frontline team of presenters, for the 2006 series and continued until 2010. I have no idea which series I am watching, I think it must be a mixture as Tonys beer belly ebbs and falls and Phils hair waxes and wains, though Mick never seems to have changed. Time Team's Stewart Ainsworth: Rivers & Roads | Ancient Routes - Landscape Archaeology 46,819 views Premiered Jan 29, 2022 Join us, as Time Team's Landscape Archaeologist Stewart. Im in my mid 40s. I love Time Team and regularly binge watch have seen many episodes several times. Keep the show going its fantastic Ive been watching it as long as I can remember Only problem is the core members are getting on a bit, so no chance of it going another 20 years. certainly helped to fill a lot of university places, even if many of those gaining degrees have gone on to other careers. 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. In 1994 January 16th until 2012.rip time team along with mick Aston Channel 4 should never have discarded such a treasure. Ridiculous. While the TV producers have obviously ruined a formula that entertained and educated millions of people worldwide for a couple of decades, I assume it is now beyond recall. This would be the only way of successfully reincarnating Time Team and fixing your pathetic and ignorant and unsuccessful changes. 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. Yes, really hope so! Time Team was the product (exclusively) of Channel 4 a commercial TV-only company that was created in the early 80s. 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