stewart ainsworth leaves time team

What about the good time team has done? Just recently I saw a show about Egypt using satellite infra red survey archaeology that could reveal all the subsurface features accross a whole landscape. How amazing to see the history of England being unearthed. I now live in Australia and love watching shows on my homeland. The writing was on the wall when it regularly began featuring cleavage shots of diggers and the dreaded re-enactments. I never felt patronized and certainly never notice Tony Robinson sermonizing about global warming. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. why change what works well and T T did work well . will take it on. Does Phil Harding have a PHD? Find out more here. I was glued to the screen.. Thankyou for what we have ! 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. Here we chart the highs and lows of a revolutionary format that aimed to bring archaeology to the people. Im writing this having just had my daily lunchtime fix of a Tiime Team repeat on More 4. All the repeats are still amazing, I also watch ime team every day without fail. I watched every show, every season, and I never noticed that Tony had an obsession with Romans. Without Time Team I would not have known how much I could enjoy archaeology and Im pretty sure its why my 7 year old wants to be an archaeologist when she grows up. I read a number of the same comments over and over here, and some are quite valid. Will miss them! Self - Sanday, Orkney (1998) . He has since appeared in over two hundred episodes. Instead John Gater, the programmes geophys wizard (see CA 252), surveyed the field. Now the format was safely established the programme was increasingly able to capitalise on its fame and access big name sites ultimately even Buckingham Palace. Channel 4 obviously think we are all brain dead morons who need to watch the endless mind numbing soaps or the even more pathetic American rubbish that now dominates our screens. 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. Now everyone knows the word geophys. 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. Hear, hear! It used to be on in the early evening at a specific time every week, but in recent years it has been moved to late afternoon with the start time changing by 5, 10, 15 minutes over the weeks making watching and even recording it more problematic. It works when the product and the people who are involved are so good. It excited the viewers, gave a good history of The United Kingdom, and made one waiting for the next episode, all due to the enthusiasm and clever programming of the show. I met Phil Harding a few years ago at old sarum castle, Salisbury, we had a lovely chat, hes a fab bloke. My favourite show. Like Paul said (June 23 comment) you wished you could join them in the pub at the end for a beer . Time Team's Stewart Ainsworth on How To See Time In The Landscape. 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. What am I going to do now knowing there isnt an unending stream of new TTs to feed my addiction? The programs were never the same when Mick wasnt on. , Cant we have Phil once a week digging a hole in a pub garden, please?xxxx. 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. However, as a viewer I hugely enjoyed the opportunity to share in the Teams excitement. 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. How many people can look back on a twenty years span of such a masterful contribution to human culture? I love archeology, and it was so educational seeing how it is done. I always made sure be there watching when it was on. 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. ! Like Philip Lethbridge I would be happy to watch TT for ever. Yes I agree I miss fresh episode aswell please come back, Yes I agree, the quality of weekend television is terrible give us back some interesting programs, Still record and watch the show love it all I can say is Bring back Time Team. 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. 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. So disappointed to hear the show has been axed. All I can tell u is that I was hooked. Just discovered that this had been axed. 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. Looky tha! For me, as a genealogist, an episode really takes flight when, in addition to the dig, Robin Bush, or Guy D., or Carenza bring out a mediaeval charter, the Domesday Book, or the A.S. Sounds as though short sighted suits are at work. I am a 57 year old Aussie and I watched this program every episode I could see. The banter between him and the otherwise notoriously stuffy academics was legendary. My absolute favorite TV program! 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. Miss Ochota, 30, holds a masters degree in archaeology and anthropology from Cambridge University. Real shame its leaving our screens but it did give us so many hours of pleasure along with the odd glimpse of a young Alice Roberts and the occasional grumpiness of Mick. (But not, ever, I would agree, grinning totty!) Archaeologists from Wessex Archaeology, working in advance of HS2 construction, have been excavating the site for the past three years. This is in no doubt as a direct result of the post production. His Uncle, my brother, has to dig up a dig with him when he comes on holiday and he is in there like a professional. There are quite a few of us down here watching repeats ( up to 5 times) but even so they are still interesting. I will be saddened to see Time Team go, but I agree that the production costs could realistically be reduced. It is a great shame it is finishing and I am very sad!! VALE Time Team, a wonderful Viking/ Roman pyre is burning and we are drinking ourselves to oblivion. http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/time-team-should-continue-on-tv.html. Watching the archaeologists and seeing their enthusiasm at even the smallest find,is to me infectious. I continue to be in awe of the fantastic skill and enthusiasm of the presenters.May TT be always available to us. Many of us have watched Time Team for ages and have been educated (along with Tony) on the ins and outs of Archaeology and did not need another presenter to ask superfluous questions (nice though she was). Seasons 9-12 are often seen as Time Teams golden age. The original team brought an impressive breadth of skills to the programme. He has since appeared in over two hundred episodes. But when he returned to Britain, Tony found the studios equally intransient. I am 81 & have watched & enjoyed TT for many years. But archaeologist Mick Aston has walked out of Time Team after 19 years after producers hired a former model as the programmes co-presenter. Some of the regulars have retired, some have moved on to other things, a few have departed for Tr nan g or the Field of Reeds. time team has over the years discovered great things. There is a market here to be tapped. 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. Maybe the BBC can resurrect this show. NEVER. 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. Tamara Cohen for the Daily Mail, Mick Aston, 65, quits historical show after it hires Cambridge graduate Mary-Ann Ochota, 30, Prof Aston was on long-running show for 19 years, DAN WOOTTON: Too old for TV? Restructuring, avoiding dumbing down, possibly making it a shorter programme all could help. And so agree with all here who say that C4 is very sadly dumbed down from its early days and mission. Oh so true. It was my favourite show for many years and definitely, for me, left so many other scientifically accurate but boring-as-bat-poo documentaries in its dust. The site, discovered by historian and metal detectorist Keith Westcott after years of research, could be one of the biggest villas uncovered in recent times. We live in USA. Prof Mick, great bloke and always so calm, Carensa made a lot of episodes more entertaining and TR a god of comedy and history. In 2005, Carenza Lewis left to pursue other interests. The focus groups of today, the council chambers of yesteryear; all determined to make their mark, put their talent on show. If those of us who have never met him mourn today, how much more must his friends and family be feeling his passing? He should have stuck to presenting instead of trying to take command. Twelve months on and I still miss it. My oldest son and my husband dream of being as good in tapping flint as Phil! I feel really, really angry about it. if there is a petition please let me know.i would like to put our names down. I remember John Gater and his long beard. Never too late to register shock and disgust at the decision to axe Time Team which has opened up the hidden world of archaeology to generations. I wish! In fact, I actually struggle to watch any anyway, as I made clear at the beginning the post production is irritating. (a bit of eye candy maybe if your of that age) Sad to see this very good program going down the pan. The whole catering & accommodation aspect could have been trimmed, without loss of such a wonderful program. Karenza Lewis archaeological sex on legs. As of 2010 Ainsworth has been affiliated with the History and Archaeology department at the University of Chester, where he is a visiting professor. TV is going downhill faster & faster. While viewing it might be a bittersweet experience we should enjoy the moment while we can. Really gutted TT has finished, and shame on Channel 4 for this decision! my point in this is, why try to fix it if it aint broke change is not always as good as a rest. The fun gone out of Sunday teatime! what fools these youngsters are. Sadly, my wife passed away in January 2012 but I carried on watching it until it ended. If I were an enterprising producer on another channel, I would start a new series that build on the fascinating skills of Stuart A. You can find her message at https://digventures.com/2013/03/tools-down-for-time-team-raksha-dave-on-the-end-of-an-era-and-her-new-adventure/. My wife and I are from the States and discovered Time Team on Amazon Prime after watching/ loving other British shows- Rick Steins culinary travels, Timothy Wests canal cruising, etc. 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. 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.. I lost my job recently due to illness.time team made my days. With Channel 4 keen to attract more supposedly affluent viewers in their 20s and 30s, season 19 also tinkered with the format. How will I live? There can be little doubt that part of the shows early success stems from the audience warming to the groups genuine passion for teasing out the past. It is obvious to me that they were always working on their format and that Tony was the TV guy while the others were the science folks. Possibly my favourite television programme. 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. I am totally gutted to learn of the demise of TT. You should be ashamed of yourselves, especially the way you have treated Mick Aston after all those years of dedicated service. I cant help being captivated by the digs. Goodbye, Time Team, and thank you. Thanks to all who were involved in Time Team in any way. 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. 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! Desperate for a good documentary to watch over a late dinner, I discovered Tony Robinsons Time Team special on the Mesolithic and Doggerland. Immediately, I was hooked. From jan Marie jaser. 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. Please bring it back with all the original cast the new ones where good but I preferred the old cast and format. In most places over here there are literally hundreds of channels with endless variety. I think he was a lovely man SO SAD ! Pity arise Sir Phil???? The thrill of time running out also engaged viewers, and Time Teams popularity was rewarded with increasingly longer series. There were times when I would have liked to see some longer digs being featured and I would still like to see that, but it seems likely that it will not be Channel 4 doing it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVRe_gMtXNo, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Time_Team_episodes, I Have Fallen In Love With Land Rover Freelander! time team was one of the best progs ever. 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! I will have to content myself with watching the 4OD repeats for ever now. Channel Four seem to be missing a trick that gthe BBC would have undoubtedly have profited from by issuing DVDs of the most important digs over the years. We are saddened to hear that a great T.V show which entertained and informed is being axed. 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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. Whats wrong with a passing reference to global warming unless you are an eccentric climate change denier? But thanks guys and I am pretty sure that someone somewhere will pick up the baton. It said it was seeking a female co-presenter who does not have to be overly experienced or knowledgeable as we have plenty of expertise within the existing team. This article is 10 years old but like a spoiler. You were apparently watching a different show than we were. C4, please bring back the previous and successful formatting of Time Team. Biggest mistake ever! there must be a law t Im 77 and was taught English history at boarding school, but Time Team has made it come alive and with so much meaning. ABC altered the format marginally and called it At the Movies. My heart goes out to his family. He compared them to the reshuffle at the BBCs Countryfile in 2008, which introduced younger presenters and, he said, reduced it to clich-ridden pap. 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. A unique combination of expertise, enthusiasm and humour. If Channel 4 wish to cancel TT why not take it to another channel If jonathon Ross, Parky and Graham Norton can do it why not TT, No more Phil! It will be sad for it to end, but theres still a few epsiodes I havent seen. By clicking Accept all you agree that Yahoo and our partners will process your personal information, and use technologies such as cookies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights, and product development. 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. Speak for your self! Such speed was certainly not ideally suited to showcase all of the techniques available to modern archaeologists. very sad day in T V HISTORY. It is to bad that the show was cut, there are so much more to find, discover and educate us all. For those too grief stricken to cope right now, subscribe to the youtube video blog of Dig Village. 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. Although Channel 4 is due the recognition it deserves for its faith and investment in archaeology over the years its decisions over the last couple of years will be a media studies case study How to destroy a successful programme and alienate millions of viewers. Eat umble pie you are having a laff. 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