Spent many an hour intrigued by the whole show and the people on it. 20 years is a great run for any show on TV. Sorry I dont know how to do this! will take it on. i never knew this show was available as the colonies never mentioned it. It may not have been archaelogical perfection but it did make archaeology appealing to many and did digs that no one had the funds or interest to do. Only problem is the core members are getting on a bit, so no chance of it going another 20 years. Self - Sanday, Orkney (1998) . Gutted that Time Team has ended! There are many pagan archeologists too. But in this, as in so many other ways, Time Team bucks the trend. look forward to some more american rubbish or more twits in big brother type of rubbish. Headed by D Macall. Coincidentally, digging within a tight timeframe echoed contemporary changes underway in the profession. Because of Time Team I now want to become an archeologist. . If those of us who have never met him mourn today, how much more must his friends and family be feeling his passing? Was it one persons requirements that brought extras into the show, persons not wanted nor needed, also not as talented as a walnut. What a hero! I am an American who did real dirt archeology thirty years ago.I dug at at three historic sites and one protohistoric site in East Central Illinois. It was Stewart who discovered the true route of the Roman road as it went through Greenwich Park. Well said, Paul! But once the old hands started to disappear the magic went too. Sad that time team is no longer , they should go back to how it all started , dont mess with what is ok . Just imagine all our Patreon subscribers sitting down to watch Time Team and thinking: We made this happen!. Especially ones which dig a site. Whats wrong with a passing reference to global warming unless you are an eccentric climate change denier? 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. Not a Tony Robinson fan myself but he is part of the show. 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. Geake with Stewart Ainsworth while filming an episode of Time Team in 2007 She first worked for Time Team in 1998 as a digger, and took part occasionally thereafter as an Anglo-Saxon specialist. 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. We wish Phil, Mick, Helen, Sir Tony and the team well for the future and thank them for the pleasure they have brought us. we dont want more programmes that is rubbish there is more than i could even say. 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. My 100year old mother started,me on T.T.years ago & in turn my children and now the grandchildren watch ,ask questions and research . Mick mentioned that he had recently missed a train and, having a couple of hours to kill, decided to explore. I will miss time team I have watch all the series since it start 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. Who knows,but hopefully in years to come we might all see a reunion? 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. I am sooooo sad that it is going and so is my family and friends..I would like to know what every one is going to do now our friends we see every week,I love the banter between everyone but no more. Found Time Team on You Tube. Also, a Presenter is not supposed to insult the experts he is reporting on. 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. I was sad to see Carenza leave and sad to hear of the death of Robin Bush. This is true Reallity Television. 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. Whats on at this afternoon? Just started to watch the latest series on C4, very very sad to be losing it soon. Sad to hear the show is coming to an end but hopefully repeat episodes will frequent our screens for a long time to come. They have onbly made a couple of mistakes, 1 was letting Mick go and the other was axing Time Team. Surely a revamp, no helicopters, fewer paid staff, smaller archaeological objectives, involve communities more hence free labour would help. The time team has brought history, archaeology, geophys and a devoted team of professionals into my life. I think the only things we didnt like so much were the cleavage shots and the daft re-enactments. Such a great programme. What happened to Stewart Ainsworth? Yet time and time again they did it with grace, charm, humor and knowledge. Your email address will not be published. I have told so many people about Time Team & my grand daughter has been trying to decide should she be an archaeologist or a geologist because of it. I cannot understand why you are axing it!!? Keep the show going its fantastic Ive been watching it as long as I can remember The Twitter page has been great up to now. Yeah. Yes, it became a bit formulaic probably inevitable when dullard TV producers are involved. Us all. Watching the archaeologists and seeing their enthusiasm at even the smallest find,is to me infectious. It opened my eyes up to so much of the UK, in particular my ignorance of Roman settlement. Surely television that inspires interest and development is too good to lose? sundays seem empty without my time team fix. So why could it not continue on and evolve in 2013 ? Because the major players were all quite old, and as you will have heard age is the surest antidote to youthful energy. People who had their gardens dug up were very brave once Phil got digging, were their gardens reland scaped. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! I can honestly say that what you saw on the television was what you got in real life. It needed to get back to its roots look at the early episodes to see why it was successful. I am team Ainsworth, so he would have to be brought back. My eldest son is now 19 and guess what he is studying at University (say no more) thank you Time Team. 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. Obviously I am not the only Australian (albeit English-born) to miss Time Team. 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. His presentation throughout all of the series, which I have almost finished running though for the second time, is stellar. I never felt patronized and certainly never notice Tony Robinson sermonizing about global warming. I am a 57 year old Aussie and I watched this program every episode I could see. I enjoyed the later seasons in HD quality quite a lot, and I wish they would keep going for 20 more years. What on earth is going on and who is in charge of these moronic decisions! 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. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. The writing was on the wall though poor scheduling . What a shame to see TT let go. I know we have no Roman history, but there are thousands of of places that date back thousands of years. Mick Aston is a damn good archaeologist and his departure was a serious loss to the programme. 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? Is there any posibility of obtaining a copy of this and the program on the barge in the river Rhine. and long may you show them PLEASE pauline x, I am trying to get a contact e-mail address for Tim Taylor (IV) because a group of archeologists in Canada would like to see a Time Team Canada started and we need advice and any other help from the expert. Shows that actually ADD something GOOD to the mix. Log in or sign up to leave a comment. But the influence of Time Team reaches well beyond the British Isles. Now, instead of honest archeology, we are going to be swamped with American hystorical programming, in which they assume we all have a 1 second attention span, need constant recaps (at least 4 per 10 minute part) and need it all (badly) acted out by ridiculous, cheap, and hugely inaccurate costumes, backgrounds and language. My nana came from England in 1901. I am one of the over 40s over 60 in fact. Time team is currently repeated on more-4 each midweek day and sometimes Saturdays, but I still miss fresh episodes and the original presenters and everyone should put pressure on c4 for more episodes even if it were one a month ! Emails,from those who have just learned that TT was cancelled a year ago are still dropping into my in box. This biographical article about a British archaeologist is a stub. The comment by Peter Thomas is excellent and is a very eloquent summation. The meeting was followed by an email to archaeologists last year from Wildfire Television, which makes the programme. Dues have been paid, so get Sir Tony back, along with some younger faces and writing talent, and get cracking on a new TIME TEAM !!! My cable TV subscription gives us awesome selections for history, science, and information buffs! i believe everything has a lifespan, and that must include television shows. And this program had run its course several years ago. .As always it will, I supposed be replaced by some run of the mill program, American sit com or soap. I have scoured the Internet watching every episode I can find, some more than once. If they wont reinstate Time Team ,then why not release All episodes in a DVD BOX set . How very sad. Channel 4 can go to where it rightly belongs confined to History. Fret not, the programs will haunt the repeats channels until they become their own archaeology as a worked example of how the medium started to dictate the content. And key graphic purporting to show the significant shift in building alignments between two phases did not actually do that but simply repeated the original layout! Who was the idiot that canceled it??? There was a early chemistry here of personalities, as well as expertise. and use my iPad to follow through my own enquirers. 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