why isn't phil harding in the new time team
At the time, Taylor said that things were being done to ensure Aston stayed on, adding 'youve not heard the last of Mick on Time Team. 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. I wish! very sad. It took on all manner of projects, from the bronze age right through to World War II. Is there any posibility of obtaining a copy of this and the program on the barge in the river Rhine. Spoilt in the end by Fixing something that want bust. People who had their gardens dug up were very brave once Phil got digging, were their gardens reland scaped. age is no barrier in archaeology and many of us dont start until our 40s and 50s. 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. Hopefully it will be picked up by another channel. time team is the best progamme on tv. Ozzy John has it right, Anne Marie put a wall in to TT and it showed in every show afterwards, when you see the fun they all had prior to he joining, she should be ashamed of her achievement in dissolving a great show. swinging camera booms. This was the best educational programme that I looked forward to every week and also all the repeats that were broadcast on more 4. I will miss my bit of kulcha. 20 years is a great run for any show on TV. Shots of him in woodland seeking out raw materials for a reconstructed axe allowed the audience to witness the hands-on practical process. Phil Harding and family at Buckingham Palace, 12 December 2006. If it doesnt involve foul-mouthed yobs eating too much, drinking too much or better still both, they arent bovvered. You wonder what kind of palsy comes over TV programers when they occasionally axe the best shows, shows with strong, solid substance!!! Only a fool would get rid of an engaging program like TT. Yes, speak for yourself! Excellent show. You can selectively provide your consent below to allow such third party embeds. Wrote letter to Time Team 1 episode, 1998 John Cloake . Really gutted TT has finished, and shame on Channel 4 for this decision! The original team brought an impressive breadth of skills to the programme. My grandson is a budding archeologist and watches it over and over again. A great series, I still watch old repeats and will enjoy them for a long time. Its a shame we didnt see you and the team doing more international locations. Why cant these so-called clever people just leave things alone. How will I live? I will miss Mick and Phil and Tony. I feel sure we havent heard the last either. I THINK THIS IS A SHOCKING DECISION AND CAN ONLY HOPE THAT IT IS REVERSED!!! Great format, educational safe family viewing. I have watched this program over the life of its showing and as a saturday morning archaeologist I was challenged to dig deeper (pun intended) by reading more into the theory and practice of archaeology. (Supplied) Once their ABC interview finished, Margie and Phil went to a nearby cafe for a restorative cup of tea. Less time looking at the scrapping away of mud from a piece of skull. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. . Real shame, feels like Ive lost my friends! Who knows,but hopefully in years to come we might all see a reunion? Miss TT so much. | 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/, Remarkable early medieval burial found in Northamptonshire, Under the Old Fort of Zanzibar: exploring the origins of Stone Town, History of Sheffield Castle foundations revealed by archaeologists. 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. The cast and crew were pretty obviously seriously digging their roles, (bad pun semi-intended sorry about that sort of). Like you, I find nothing more pleasant than to end a hard day in a Free House with a cold one and a good conversation. 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. Fabulous, thank you. 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. Headed by D Macall. 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 enjoy watching this program on my computer(I never knew about it 10 years ago because we have so many garbage programs here on US television, they did not show it here.). Would love to see a new Time Team series up and running again especially now theyve found King Richard llls body, also instead of 3 days to uncover make it a 5-7 days to uncover maybe Geo-physics could find out a lot more information so here is a challenge to all the mainstream TV channels bring back Time Team! By the way I am 52, so I guess I am too old for channel 4, but tell my kids that. Born in Oxford on 25 January 1950 and brought up in Wexcombe,[1] Wiltshire, Harding was educated at Marlborough Royal Free Grammar School in Marlborough. I am deeply sisappointed that time team is now defunct its one programme thst I really love I felt that I could learn a little bit about my ancestors in the uk, C4 the tv channel run by lack of imagination. Ive loved Time Team since day one, but recently Ive found it becoming a little too cozy. Without time team on the television the world of tv is going to be a poorer place. Oh well, TV is doomed. Just a thought/ John. Mary-Ann Ochota caused the Time Teams slow demise as she and the behind the scene executives strangled a Team that had worked played and laughed together over so many years making not good but great viewing. 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. certainly helped to fill a lot of university places, even if many of those gaining degrees have gone on to other careers. I always look forward to it when I get chance and to know that it is finishing is both shocking and disappointing. We hope that someone our there will take them under their wing and continue the shows its been great,you have shown us so much interesting archaeology of our past from all the corner;s of our beautiful planet,and its hard work doing all that digging and trying to preserve it for our future children. Whats on at this afternoon? TT has inspired me to take up the challenge of retraining at the age of 67 for a second career in Heritage and Museum studies. (all good things must come to an end). Harding was a regular on Time Team from the first series in 1994 until its cancellation in 2013. Having said that, I hope this means Time Team DVDs will now be more available to those of us in the US who adore the show. My nana came from England in 1901. All I can say is thank you to all at Time Team. There is more than enough rubbish shown on tv so why axe a good item that entertains, explains and raises more questions. What kind of paint do you use on kitchen cabinets? It was Stewart who discovered the true route of the Roman road as it went through Greenwich Park. So so sad, the only one of its kind and they axe it. C4 what are you doing timeteam is a great show now u r going to put more rubbish on like big brother I know it not on your channel no more what a shame timeteam will b missed go on bbc take it on, Timeteam what a great show now we got to put up with shows like splash and x factor what is going on with tv now god help. It is no wonder that the viewing figures are lower.Matters had appeared to have come to a head when Mary-Ann Ochota was hired as a presenter in 2012, a former model (see below) - albeit a former model with a degree in Archaeology and Anthropology from Cambridge. She completely ruined it, and led to Mick Aston walking out on the show. Just watched the first instalment of Time Team America (H2,Thursdays,9pm). My children are 13 and 12, and we all like to sit down as a family and watch this programme together and learn something. Hundreds of pounds would be spent on scientific dating such as C14, with the results only coming back in time for a line of dialogue to be dubbed on months after filming had concluded. THEY DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS. Ive binge watched Time Team on YouTube and up to S17. In addition, people are re-discovering the magic and history of their local areas and the wellbeing that can be derived from activities like archaeology. Mick, can I come work for you? Mick Aston is a damn good archaeologist and his departure was a serious loss to the programme. What do we all enjoy about it? Didnt like the changes either to the team it change the dynamics of the program but kept watching anyway. Tony was constantly disagreeing with the archaeologists, and for some unexplained reason there was loud ballet music all but obliterating the commentary. Phil's appointment follows an extensive search and interviews with a very strong field of candidates. It's an interesting show, and I catch it whenever I see that it's on. I too have enjoyed Time Team and am amazed that it has been scrapped. Quod erat demonstrandum. Imagine Harrison Ford as an ageing hippy with a Wessex burr after several pints of real ale . Through understanding and helping to preserve the past, and sharing it with a worldwide audience, we hope to re-engage with the enthusiasm that so many of our fans have shown over the years., Many of the original team are already involved, both on and off screen. The money was well spent, and today only five Time Team sites remain unpublished a record that shames many UK units and academics. I didnt always like the reenactments but it was interesting when they dealt with diet and medical issues. Lets not overlook Public Broadcastng with its excellent programming, either). Admittedly, in the last year or so I have found myself increasingly disinterested in the programme. 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. Congrats to Lee Brady for having the knowledge to set up the petition and we must (using the current idiom) cascade to as many people that we can to sign too. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. Certainly the revamp for the 2012 programmes didnt do the programme any favours but another reason for the loss of viewers even before that must have been the lack of a fixed time in the schedules. They managed against terrific odds.and that gave me a good feeling ! 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. WHY? And there is much yet to dig and poke at historically in the world, let alone Great Britain. Very disappointing. Joining you at your virtual pyre and raising a glass to Mick Aston! (Cardiff hillfort). After a career as a professional geologist I researched for a PhD at the Palace of Knossos on Crete. Sir Tony I salute you and the team,its been a good innings! Aston died unexpectedly at his home in the summer of that same year. The Twitter page has been great up to now. Look at Lee Bradys comment 23rd Jan. Theres a link for a petition hes got started. Possibly my favourite television programme. I wonder if channel programmers read these blogs? Contents 1 Life and career We also use content and scripts from third parties that may use tracking technologies. 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. What a great show. It has made the subject of archaeology interesting and accessible for everyone and if they were still activetheres an interesting mound that desperately needs investigating at the end of our road. Tim Taylor recalls that some archaeologists were initially, quite fairly, a bit sceptical. One aspect that some treated with suspicion was the three-day deadline. Keep the show going its fantastic Ive been watching it as long as I can remember 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. 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. In fact, since Tony had no input at all into what digs were scheduled, I dont see how that could even begin to be true. 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. What on earth is going on and who is in charge of these moronic decisions! According to the Wisconsin State Journal, citing court documents, Robinson dealt with anxiety issues, depression and ADHD. While Time Team unquestionably experienced problems, particularly in its final years, this much-loved show was an astonishing success, propelling modern archaeology into the public conscious as never before. I am looking forward to the Village Dig series, when it eventually comes to the small screen. Who made the decision to axe time team but it is a mistake they will regret. i never knew this show was available as the colonies never mentioned it. It was my highlight of the week especially now i am disabled and dont leave the house very often. The breakthrough came when Timesigns proved an unexpected hit. We cannot wait to share this magic with you! Re-assemble the team ! That way we still get our fix when we want to remind ourselves how good this series was. Also it being on an increasingly miserable Channel (4) did it no favours whatsoever. I still enjoy my archaeology despite my age not being able to take part in the reality. Which terminal does Virgin Atlantic fly from at Heathrow? look forward to some more american rubbish or more twits in big brother type of rubbish. Who was the idiot that canceled it??? And there is still so much they can show and teach us. From jan Marie jaser. Timothy Power and Mark Horton return to the Old Fort of Stone Town, Zanzibar, to discuss the sites Swahili origins. As an amateur digger, I envied TTs resources a JCB on call, geophysics, dendrochronology, C14 dating, DNA analysis. Working with the Fiennes family brought home the connection with Sutton Hoo and Ralph Fiennes character, Basil Brown in the recent Netflix film, The Dig. Im retired now and would love to get involved in archeology at some level. A family programe deleted. Thank you,Mick, for all that you gave us.and thanks to Micks family for sharing him with us. 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