I started watching TT in 1998 (2 years after leaving school) and it showed that history can be not only interesting but also fun. Self - Sanday, Orkney (1998) . Ridiculous. Best of all, the cameras were rolling to capture the archaeologists euphoria as the geophysical plot emerged from a bulky printer in the back of the survey vehicle. So, Ch4 why did you do away with this gem of a program? Vale Time Team, you will be missed. Cutting some excellent TV and radio presenters in favor of younger ones. What lies under the ground of the countrys past. Imagine spending an entire weekend with Time Team's Stewart Ainsworth Learning How to Decode the Landscape. . It is to bad that the show was cut, there are so much more to find, discover and educate us all. TT is without doubt, the best offering in British television. I am looking forward to last series and specials over the next 2 years.The end of an era. Little surprise she became a history teacher. He is 10. Not that I want to live there though am quite happy to be an Australian. It may be in fifteen or so years a new Time Team will go digging in the archives of the defunct Channel 4 to explain how with the audience Channel 4 had for an entertaining and informative programme Which bright go ahead executive (IDIOT) came up with the Idea, if its not broken we must fix it. Series Producer and creator of Time Team, Tim Taylor says, They did it! Hope it returns anne from Ontario Canada. Just a thought If anyone knows how to get up an on line partition, perhaps we could get enough signatures to make Ch4 sit up and take notice? Meet the Ancestors was also a good programme we need more Archaelogy programmes on TV. I learned so much, as many others have, and admired the way it brought archaeology to everyone. DigNation 20 tickets are now on sale: https://digventures.com/projects/dignation-2020/ Can archaeologist see time depth, just by looking? Watched it since the beginning, some great episodes and fantastic digs. 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 just can not believe we will not see his fabulous jumpers again.. ( except in repeats of course ). Real shame, feels like Ive lost my friends! Im sitting here on the sofa watching the usual More 4 showing on a Saturday morning. My nana came from England in 1901. What a wonderful 20 years we/they had. And now our children and grandchildren watch the programme but not for long now. Stewart has been interested in history since the age of eleven, after reading a book about Horatio Nelson. Expertise honed over 15 years was lost at a stroke, to be replaced by crew and production staff who knew neither each other nor archaeology. , Cant we have Phil once a week digging a hole in a pub garden, please?xxxx. 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. While I wont be involved in the new sites, I was delighted to accept the role of honorary patron of the Time Team project. I could have watched it for another 20 years. It has also helped me find out more about my own history that goes back to U.K. Have caught onto Time Team on the History Channel. A number of archaeological old hands were sacrificed in favour of more youthful presenters. Try Dig Ventures, an online crowd-funded Archaeology site. Bring back Time Team. Surely television that inspires interest and development is too good to lose? 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. Possibly my favourite television programme. This is in no doubt as a direct result of the post production. Sir Tony I salute you and the team,its been a good innings! I hate the way that today producers think all people are stupid and try to dumb down TV. All I can say is thank you to all at Time Team. Season 1, aired in 1994, had four episodes, while season 2 followed with five, and season 3 boasted six. The UK has always been relied on for quality productions and Time Team epitomised these values, but obviously, some young Turk in a rented tux has been allowed to jazz it up. The message was simple: this is local archaeology, it is your archaeology. Cliche good looking, middle-class presenters who appear somewhat dull in enthusiasm. CHANNEL 4 you just do not know what you have done ! 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 the best progamme on tv. Your contribution to TV and Archeology is now history itself! Now, many dislike Tony as he is renowned to be a woke leftist with an attitude, but as a presenter, I thought he did magnificently well. youtu.be/rlKmrT. T.T. This informative, interesting program has long been a favourite amongst all ages of our family. The thing that should be axed is the TV exec that made that decision. If an episode costs 200,000 and average 1.5 million viewers, would 1 million be willing to pay 20p via mobile phone or subscription towards making it, or 400,000 willing to pay 50p per episode? Very sad to hear Time Team is ending. But it just goes to show how Time Team in ingrained in our family! Stewart Ainsworth FSA (born 26 June 1951) is a British archaeological investigator who is regularly seen on Time Team the Channel 4 archaeological television series he joined in 1995. I will be saddened to see Time Team go, but I agree that the production costs could realistically be reduced. British Television just one more nail in your coffin. I would echo it completely. I wish! It is located on the Broughton Estate in Oxfordshire, belonging to the Fiennes family. 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. What happened to Stewart Ainsworth? Interested in keeping up to date with the latest archaeological finds across Britain? Stewart Ainsworth also stated: "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." I do agree, bringing the new blood in(an ex model, who I dont think was all that good looking) without consulting certain long standing experts, was wrong. , Totally agree have enjoyed this programme since it started. Despite their varied talents and backgrounds it quickly became apparent that the team had a natural chemistry. 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. Loved the history of U.K. A thoroughly good bunch of people with a true PASSION for their subject ! (Then, of course, it goes straight to Hell). 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. And as others have said, perhaps it could be resurrected on BBC4??? The students became instant converts to the program. Hear, hear! This is a disaster in t.v programming where currently all you get is the banal reality of the likes of Toddlers in Tiaras .The Time Team over the years became like welcome friends into your home and you wished you could join them in the pub at the end for a beer. and Im so grateful to all the Time Team members for a wonderful 20 seasons. Above all we learned something new in each programme , not the usual rehashed information served up in other one -off programmes on popular periods. 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 was sad to see Carenza leave and sad to hear of the death of Robin Bush. Am now in the process of buying the DVDs. save. I agree .I have thoroughly enjoyed Time Team and was greatly disappointed when I switched on my TV at the usual time and found no sign of Time Team at that time or any other. All the repeats are still amazing, I also watch ime team every day without fail. The more TV appeal execs tried to inject, the less people wanted to watch. does anybody really care what those idiots say surely it is what the public want that matters but no channel 4 has a foolllll running it.. heavan forbid we should have a great program T T ware we think and enjoy it plus it is great family veiwing and may i say also very interresting. 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. Big Bang (repeat), Simpsons (repeat), Simpsons (another repeat), Maid in Manhattan (good grief!). Thanks to all who were involved in Time Team in any way. 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. In a nutshell, that is the most relevant comment I have read on here. Time Teams genesis is a well-rehearsed story. Telly Tubbies. I am looking forward to the Village Dig series, when it eventually comes to the small screen. Placing viewers at the heart of the action would become a Time Team hallmark. 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. 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. The above link is a petition which was put together by Lee Brady. This feature was published in Current Archaeology issue274. Joining you at your virtual pyre and raising a glass to Mick Aston! Weve been able to order some DVDs from Australia, but we have missed many of the series since we moved here, and there is no way to watch them online. Or are we all to turn off our televisions once we reach 40? Sounds as though short sighted suits are at work. Brilliant. One of the best programs EVER. I wonder if channel 4 realise how far T.Ts popularity stretches and how informative it is for all ages. Dont think that the U.K. has the monopoly on scrapping popular shows it happens here in N.Z. Wasnt TT the only reason to watch Channel 4 ? my point in this is, why try to fix it if it aint broke change is not always as good as a rest. DREADFUL ! Ive got to say I think he handled the shows well. A unique combination of expertise, enthusiasm and humour. Perhaps the question should be not what went wrong with Time Team, but what went wrong with Channel 4. The writing was on the wall though poor scheduling . I am shattered by this news. Hi. Archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology, working in advance of HS2 construction, have been excavating the site for the past three years. Im retired now and would love to get involved in archeology at some level. How outrageous to think that the 45s are not a worthy audience. We may not see its like again. 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