Yet despite bringing the past to life using the familiar ingredients of excavation, landscape survey and reconstructions including Phil felling a tree with a flint axe Timesigns is a very different beast. Yes, that was a great one. Jim Mower (development producer, see his opinion piece here) believes that Phil Hardings material was among the most innovative. Yes,he was often guilty of playing the devils advocate, but at such times he was the voice of many of us upon listening to yet another gigantic leap of hastily constructed faith or explanation of purpose for the sake of the less informed viewing massive. Schooled in observational documentaries, Graham followed the digs as they evolved. I have scoured the Internet watching every episode I can find, some more than once. What a bore YOU are! My 100year old mother started,me on T.T.years ago & in turn my children and now the grandchildren watch ,ask questions and research . Phew! I hope its not the end of Time Team. This site provides further information on the numerous elements of Phil's past and present career, his books and music available to buy, news updates, interviews, a selection of photographs, plus a new discography and a new 'jukebox' player showcasing some of the huge . Thanks. Agree 100%, they should have left it well alone. I enjoy his style of presentation. Have to admit they are probably the main reason I now spend a lot of my spare time out on the Thames foreshore with the Thames Discovery Programme- enjoying it hugely, and probably have them to thank, they showed us that anyone can get involved. I have been planning to return for several years now for a holiday and to catch up with friends and relatives. I too wonder why they stopped it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The pair bonded on the idyllic Greek island, where Micks aptitude for breathing life into the past convinced Tony that archaeology had untapped television potential. Closed minds achieve nothing in life. Enough said. The key participants deserve a rest at their age, and the joy obviously just wasnt there. I am wondering how many viewers watch the Time Team now. I ask other time team regulars get writing and see if time team can be saved either by another tv station or a rethink by channel 4. When You Breathe In Your Diaphragm Does What. Also, a Presenter is not supposed to insult the experts he is reporting on. The foregoing is an exhausting but entertaining read. 2017, My husband and I decided to get rid of our tv when we had 2 young sons. INCREDIBLE ! I loved it and speaking as an Hibernian, the only thing I found mildly irritating was Tonys obsession with all things Roman. I now live in Australia and love watching shows on my homeland. Yes/No? Interested in keeping up to date with the latest archaeological finds across Britain? Steve Singleton So sad to see the demise of TT. Many bad decisions for all the wrong reasons. Robinson - by then Sir Tony Robinson - paid a most touching tribute to him. Dont judge based on the rubbish you get over there. The Isle of Mull episode in season 17 is a great example of what could be discovered. Its an opportunity to find new voices and should help launch a new generation of archaeologists, under the guidance and watchful eye of Mr Taylor! I still watch the series on U-tube. Time Teams legacy leaves much to celebrate. Phil shares his views in his own unique way!For our website, head to:https://timeteamdigital.comGive us a follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timeteamdigTweet us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thetimeteamShop our merch if you like:https://shop.timeteamdigital.com I am! Without any doubt whatsoever Time Team was the best show on TV and a giant amongst the crappy stuff we have to put up with these days such as reality TV shows. An episode where a workplace expert was on stand by for structural shoring when common sense would have not wasted this kind of expense. Not a Tony Robinson fan myself but he is part of the show. Cliche good looking, middle-class presenters who appear somewhat dull in enthusiasm. What idiot made this particular decision to cancel such an interesting and educational series! the cast were so friendly to each other and the show was so intresting and made you think off our past . John and his team must have walked miles. Explore books by Phil Harding with our selection at Waterstones.com. When discussing the latest TT episode at work/with friends sadly there doesnt seem to be many others who watch it, Ive always been interested in history so maybe its just me & maybe the young people of today arent being taught that history can be exciting/interesting. Like Philip Lethbridge I would be happy to watch TT for ever. He started his career in 1973 at Marquee Studios as Tape-Op and by 1979 as engineer, then from 1984 at PWL Studios as chief engineer and from 1992 at The Strong Room.Collaborated on a regular basis with production partner Ian Curnow since 1986. I wonder whether the viewing figures took in the worldwide audience I know lots of people watched and enjoyed it here in Australia. With Phil Harding also on board, three members of the future Time Team core were in place. Who knows,but hopefully in years to come we might all see a reunion? Raphael, you cant have the old cast back. The lesson is that if you have a slightly faded masterpiece, dont try and touch it up with the aid of novices. There are DVDs, some available on Amazon uk. From jan Marie jaser. I suppose theres nothing wrong with her per se, but her presence is utterly unnecessary. Yes, the original core team with Carenza, and then Helen Geake, were great. Its all happening ere Tony. These are absolutely awesome! I suppose I will have to go back to Dads Army for a bit of sanity then, Robyn Australia Philip Harding DL FSA (born 25 January 1950) is a British field archaeologist. I am devastated to hear about Mick Aston.. I was surfing the internet to obtain correct titles for some episodes that I recorded earlier. Yes, Upton Castle was a bit of a mess in terms of style, but it held our interest. It is to bad that the show was cut, there are so much more to find, discover and educate us all. Boy, 15, is convicted of murdering software engineer who was stabbed in the chest after a row at an Asda supermarket. 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. Channel 4 subsequently announced that the final Time Team series would be broadcast in 2013. Being well aired on the Yesterday TV Channel Monday to Friday throughout the day, Time team proved that nothing I is really lost it us just covered up soil sand and water 3 cheers for the team ron atkinson. I have watched Time Team for years as has my son and many many friends. Whats wrong with cozy? The team also included the likes of surveyors Stewart Ainsworth and Henry Chapman, illustrator Victor Ambrus, and fellow archaeologists Helen Geake and Phil Harding, and gradually the show. 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. Since then, he has dug every year, though at first his archaeological activities had to be fitted into holidays and any spare time. I wish! HATE all the crap American shows taking over the tv. He also took part in the various spin-off series such as Time Team Extra (1998), Time Team Digs (2002) and Time Team Live. There is more than enough rubbish shown on tv so why axe a good item that entertains, explains and raises more questions. Rather than targeting the palaces and castles of the rich and famous, individual episodes modestly sought to solve simple, local questions. And so disappointed in ch4. 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. Coincidentally, digging within a tight timeframe echoed contemporary changes underway in the profession. What is Ward 41 Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy? It took off instantly and has been there going from strength to strength since 2004. 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. Come on BBC . Somehow they know that the user is in the US and access is denied. With regards to a few folks comments about Tony Robinson. You should be ashamed of yourselves, especially the way you have treated Mick Aston after all those years of dedicated service. It is just so sad to read all of these comments, like a requiem for a friend. I started watching TT in 1998 (2 years after leaving school) and it showed that history can be not only interesting but also fun. This comment by Peter Thomas is an excellent precis of all that has been said. Tags: I cannot think why! Ive watched since episode 1 as well and yet Im not gutted because these days you see a lot more archaeology programmes on tv as a result of their achievement. How outrageous to think that the 45s are not a worthy audience. I am 81 & have watched & enjoyed TT for many years. His sharp, charming wit and fresh-faced boyish looks made him the prime target for the historical re-enactment spots on the show. One of the best programmes on television. I will miss TT more than any other show I have ever watched and Im extremely disappointed that C4 have decided to axe a show that brought History into the hearts of so many people. Shame on Chanel 4! Theyd first met during an ABC TV interview in September 2017. I loved every member of the cast and crew. Look at Lee Bradys comment 23rd Jan. Theres a link for a petition hes got started. while the Facebook page is slowly building! Not on the Live I dug at. This feature was published in Current Archaeology issue274. I know real archaeologists are dismissive of Time Team but I loved it. very sad day in T V HISTORY. It was a formula that worked for the target audience and trying to attract a different audience by dumbing down the content was like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. I am gutted Time Team is for the chop, I love it!!! TT changed how history programmes are made for UK TV for ever. Envisioned as a quiz show in the vein of Challenge Anneka running on BBC 1 from 1989 to 1995 the team were called on to solve archaeological mysteries while racing against the clock. Now I have no reason what ever to watch ch 4 now or in the future . The utterly ridiculous Dig by Wire (S19E01) would have put me off permanently had it been the first episode I had seen (What, helicopters dont work on Gateholm?). But archaeology is now a subject that tens of thousands of people enjoy and value, and this is almost solely down to him. The show ran on the chemistry among the original team, and failed to work as they left or lost interest. 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! Behind-the-scenes insights into how Time Team is produced, including regular production updates, Q&As, and polls to help us shape new content Exclusive access to occasional Patreon-only live streamed events Access to interactive 3D models of finds, trenches and landscapes General Time Team support Time Team Project Supervisor $9.50 / month Archaeologist and Digging for Britain presenter Dr Cat Jarman with Dr Daniel Young from Wessex Archaeology examining the Sheffield Castle core samples at the Wessex Archaeology labs. and spoke about his decision to adopt a vegan diet. In addition, he has appeared in episodes of Meet the Ancestors (2003) and Chris Moyles' Quiz Night (2009). It seems there was no need for one before Womens Studies and all those other nonwhite studies. Bringing in that awful woman for the last series was the straw that broke the camels back. Hope it returns anne from Ontario Canada. My parents watch it. I have four sons we have been Time Team fans for years. The collection of grave goods dubbed the Harpole Treasure after the name of the local parish has been dated to AD 630-670. Channel 4 announced the show would end in 2013. (3 different history channels, Discovery channel, Travel channel, Military channel, National Geographic channel the list goes on and on. . 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. Perhaps there were too many Roman sites with their predictable layouts. CHANNEL 4, YOU ARE A COMPLETE BUNCH OF IDIOTS!!!. Time Team: Created by Tim Taylor. I once heard Mr Harding say Oh arr. The obvious situation is that if it kept to the original cast ( which it did not ), then there would be a problem immediately when someone left, or passed on. Whats on at this afternoon? As a lowyal Time Team viewer from Australia, I am devastated. Since changing his diet, hes lost about 50 pounds! 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. http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/time-team-should-continue-on-tv.html. 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! This segregates the viewers and leaves fans like me stuck in the middle and slightly upset at the notion that my favorite programmes have been taken over by people who havent got a idea. He has worked on a number of archaeological sites in Britain and abroad. Dr Phil Harding is a Music Producer and Engineer, Author, Academic and co-chair of advisory body to music education, JAMES. This would be the only way of successfully reincarnating Time Team and fixing your pathetic and ignorant and unsuccessful changes. Were currently watching the last episodes, with the delightfully enthusiastic Francis Pryor, on ABC TV in Melbourne, and we love em, even if there arent always lots of finds. I have watched TT for the last 20 years from my mid 20s. With Mick in his amazing technicolor jumpers playing father and patient teacher, fielding Tonys laymans questions, Phil as the eccentric uncle who could dig with the instincts of a terrier after a bone, John and his whiz-bang geo-phys, and all the other children hard at work in their specialties, the programme wasnt merely TIME TEAM it was TIME FAMILY. . I love archeology, and it was so educational seeing how it is done. Tony R told us that the fort was not connected by road What???? Mick Aston was a remarkable person intelligent and well informed but still able to get complicated concepts across in an way that was accessible to all. Harold Bush is lying. But they never advertised Time Team in between other programmes as they do with some other programmes, and they are always mucking about with the times it is shown. 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. When I get a chance I watch the repeats on More 4. Who made the decision to axe time team but it is a mistake they will regret. TT is without doubt, the best offering in British television. And so agree with all here who say that C4 is very sadly dumbed down from its early days and mission. Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over 25. The explanation for the end of Time Team is that the people who run Channel 4 are all about 12 years old. Trained on excavations with the Bristol University Extra Mural Department and other bodies from 1966, he has been a professional archaeologist since 1971. Too bad for the changes they made, these new guys tried hard, but you cant replace what the old team had, the magic, the small things, Still, Im grateful for what they achieved and for what it has meant to me and still does. Who Can Benefit From Diaphragmatic Breathing? 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 .. Your email address will not be published. I was introduced to Time Team when visiting relatives in Selby and have loved this family of buffs who presented the UK to the world at large. Hello from the US. Geophysics gives you that instant picture you can then evaluate. It opened my eyes up to so much of the UK, in particular my ignorance of Roman settlement. Dont think that the U.K. has the monopoly on scrapping popular shows it happens here in N.Z. And anyone who does not like Tony Robinson probably doesnt like Rowan Atkinson either, probably has not a read book over 30 pages in decades, and probably believes the Big Bang was what happened in their bedroom last night.. And thank you Mick, R.I.P. anyway the technology is facinating and makes history come alive. In all fairness thank you C4 for having the foresight to do the programme in the first place but put the money saved back into culture, dont invest it in any more fly on the wall or the only way is type of programmes or you may just lose any of the credibility youve gained. Hi Alan, thanks a lot for your reply very helpful. Sadly,she passed away 2 years ago but before she went, she told me not to forget to watch TT. I have watched time team since episode one and I am gutted . He has an excellent track record in a range of organisations in the . I download everything I can from the internet and watch on American PBS stations when I can find it. Couldnt agree more. Rip, time team. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I think the only things we didnt like so much were the cleavage shots and the daft re-enactments. I watch any that come on now.. saw one yesterday about the digging our of the 2 world war planes in the bogs.. 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. They should have known how appealing it would be. I will miss Matt and Bridgit and all the others especially Phil. Am now in the process of buying the DVDs. Oh so true. If they wont reinstate Time Team ,then why not release All episodes in a DVD BOX set . The thrill of time running out also engaged viewers, and Time Teams popularity was rewarded with increasingly longer series. Thank God for my Saturday morning lie-in watching four episodes in a row on More 4. But once the old hands started to disappear the magic went too. His role translating archaeology into laymens terms was pure genius. Philip Harding DL FSA (born 25 January 1950) is a British field archaeologist. And there is still so much they can show and teach us. You only have to look at the great interest shown over Richard III to realise that yes there is a market for a programme of this nature. Find out more about how we use your information in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy and change your choices at any time by visiting Your Privacy Controls. Emails,from those who have just learned that TT was cancelled a year ago are still dropping into my in box. So why could it not continue on and evolve in 2013 ? Whether or not Aston was casting aspersions at the new host, but the timing of his comments about the show becoming 'dumbed down certainly appeared to be pointed in that general direction, or at least lumping Ochota in with what he saw as detrimental changes. 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. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Emmys Hispanic & Latino Voices STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events. "Waterloo Uncovered Needs You! Maybe the resulting reruns and you tube videos will be a template for all group endeavors. It encouraged me to study the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages. Channel 4s choices are definitely a bit strange to many of us. Phil Harding is a highly accomplished archaeologist, working in the field since 1971, and inspired a whole new generation of archaeologists and historians through his work on Time Team. (especially phil, that crazy bloke,lol).I hope channel 4 regret the decision to axe the show. Its our favoite show. The two new presenters just did not fit. Most of what I feel about the demise of TT has already been said here. My oldest son and my husband dream of being as good in tapping flint as Phil! Ive enjoyed watching all the archeologists old and new & think Tony Robinson is a great presenter. Out of interest, Time Team fans, how many of you would be willing to pay directly to watch new programs? I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the digs and finds discovered by the crew. I started looking to find more information about the history of Henham park & was so sad to see the show has been axed. I will be saddened to see Time Team go, but I agree that the production costs could realistically be reduced. It was a perfunctory end for a television institution that, over two decades, made British archaeology more accessible and popular than ever. During that time he deduced the towns Medieval layout. Buy Phil Harding - Time Team 14 Tee|T-Shirt Black: Shop top fashion brands T-Shirts at Amazon.com FREE DELIVERY and Returns possible on eligible purchases I have only recently discovered TT and am currently watching 4 episodes a day, courtesy of More 4 and Discovery History channels, and am utterly devastated to learn that it has been axed. ! UK engineer, producer, songwriter, musician and author. She completely ruined it, and led to Mick Aston walking out on the show. With a fantastic team backed by Keith Westcott and Martin Fiennes, local community support, the possibility of an ongoing legacy, and the guarantee of great archaeology, Broughton Castle ticks all the boxes!, Taylor continues: The Broughton villa promises to be one of the finest examples in Britain. A few years earlier Tony Robinson had joined a trip Mick was leading to Santorini as part of his adult education work for Bristol University. Strata indeed! People who had their gardens dug up were very brave once Phil got digging, were their gardens reland scaped. 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. You can watch some TT episodes on YouTube, you know-that one included. I am signing up to the campaign to keep Time Team! The programme has been an inspiration to me and I am sure to many people and for me has kindled an interest in history via archaeology that we can find all around us in our everyday lives. Hopefully it will be picked up by another channel. Hmm, lets take a show that works, tinker with it, decide the audience is wrong, treat the intelligent people in the cast and crew with disdain and see what happens. Great work mate, youre a champion. Your sorrow will be eased by the sight of a few old, friendly faces. Rest in peace, Mick, you added more to peoples lives than you probably ever realised. (all good things must come to an end). 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. Perhaps the question should be not what went wrong with Time Team, but what went wrong with Channel 4. 2021 CURRENT PUBLISHING LTD - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Biggest mistake ever! Have only just found out that Time Team has been axed after 20 years and I am gutted. 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. 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. Thanks Julia and Lizbeth. I was digging my veg patch yesterday and I found a napped piece of flint. Phil's appointment follows an extensive search and interviews with a very strong field of candidates. A brilliant series has been lost to the older viewer. In the country you have more sense of the spirit of a place. . 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. Find Phil Harding's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. I am Canadian-born but living near Atlanta, Geogia, and travel to the UK often. He has since become an acknowledged expert on flint-knapping and is skilled in lithic reduction using both percussive techniques and pressure flaking, in which, instead of striking the flint with blows, pressure is exerted on the edges to shape the tool. After a career as a professional geologist I researched for a PhD at the Palace of Knossos on Crete. Episode # Series # Episode Title Location Historical Period Coordinates Original airdate 93: 1 "Garden Secrets" Raunds, Northamptonshire: Anglo-Saxon, Bronze Age: 5 January 2003 (): Time Team investigates a back garden in Raunds, where a skeleton - aptly named "Henry" by his discoverer - has been found along with his Anglo-Saxon grave goods.The burial probably fits in with a number of . Sad to hear the show is coming to an end but hopefully repeat episodes will frequent our screens for a long time to come. The Team had a comradery like that of an elite military unit. That way we still get our fix when we want to remind ourselves how good this series was. What screwed up Time Time was poor scheduling two years ago and an attempt to sex up the show and this failed miserably. The above link is a petition which was put together by Lee Brady. And now our children and grandchildren watch the programme but not for long now. 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. This is in no doubt as a direct result of the post production. Whilst not filming Phil still works as a field archaeologist with Wessex Archaeology, and has been involved in a project listing all known Palaeolithic sites in Britain. I am sure the essence of archeology would be attractive to a core audience once again. | 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. 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 am an ex water board worker and I still don t know where they obtained the patience to go into a hole in the ground and dig with a trowel. Sadly, this was not the case. What about the good time team has done? With its awkwardly embarassing reality programming and multitude of dream come true talent shows American television is NOTHING to emulate. Select 'Manage settings' to manage your choices. 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