The result was a previously unknown 5th-century monastic enclosure linked to St Columba. However, they added: Intelligence, natural curiosity and a passion for archaeology is a must.. If there had been a mission statement for the show during those early days, it would have been the democratisation of archaeology. It all got too big, too ambitious. You wonder what kind of palsy comes over TV programers when they occasionally axe the best shows, shows with strong, solid substance!!! Time Team brought archaeology to the publics attention (including mine) and will be sorely missed. very sad day that channel 4 are taking time team off the air.when time team started my husband and watch the show and we were hooked from then on. I will think of you when I am digging in a field this afternoon, that you once dug, and bury a memento in your memory. But TIME TEAM managed the impossible. How DARE they axe Time Team, it has been one of my few regular watches for a long time. Learned lots of the history of the show from these posts but I dont know whether Ive seen the cleavage or whether Micks absence from a dig is because hes doing something else, on hols etc or because hes gone. For me Time Team was a cultural oasis in a desert of dumb and lazy TV. A terrible loss to the worlds of broadcasting and archaeology alike, with luck a pheonix will rise from the ashes. This is a project in its preliminary stages, run by Tim Taylor. I loved Time Team in its early format but over the years got fed up listening to the boffins suddenly announcing a high status (Favourite phrase of TT) building eg temple or palace had been found after unearthing a piece of stonework that would get lost in my rockery. but our family loves Phil. 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. Not that I want to live there though am quite happy to be an Australian. What a great detective. i am disappoited time team is to end after its next series a lot of people learnt more about the history of the uk.My grandchildren learnt more about roman history medieval times and other periods in our countries history than at school, http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/tv_time_team_to_reveal_secrets_of_ancient_norfolk_fort_1_1783360. What screwed up Time Time was poor scheduling two years ago and an attempt to sex up the show and this failed miserably. She studied at University College London and University of York, specialising in Anglo-Saxon cemeteries. And this program had run its course several years ago. 32. What a wonderful 20 years we/they had. I am very sorry to see it go. Biggest mistake ever! Congratulations to all concerned on a great program. i never knew the show existed until last year 2021. any chance for reunions and a chance to interact as like conventions do here in the usa? Ive learnt so much and enjoying every minuteo. And thank you Mick, R.I.P. It has certainly opened up the world of archaeology to new generations, and has Thank you all so verymuch for what you have accomplished. document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a3c3c528f5d4ab9be4dd73fd43d71409" );document.getElementById("ac59ec51d8").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Latest news from our sister site, the-past.com. Nothing lasts forever, including Time Team. As an aside seeing your label Non-Richardian Yorkist what are your feelings about the parking lot discovery? I do not think that the British tourism board and channel 4 realize how much interest world wide their is in British history. Watched it since the beginning, some great episodes and fantastic digs. 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. Tamara Cohen for the Daily Mail It works when the product and the people who are involved are so good. History is a fascinating subject but I was surfing the internet to obtain correct titles for some episodes that I recorded earlier. It should have stayed like that and people would have carried on watching. Perhaps one of the other channels will see the folly of C4s ways and pick up the program before its too late? The Twitter page has been great up to now. Yes, Tony R was sometimes (often?) The dig is important because the whole are is soon to be developed as a tourist complex with golf course. He completed his undergraduate and Master's degrees at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London before embarking on a career in commercial archaeology. Shame on Chanel 4! 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. Thank you Time Team for all those wonderful hours of thoroughly enjoyable entertainment. Channel 4 please think again you have made a monumental mistake! Yes, Phil can still shift the muck but check out his work on lithics studies and you might change your opinion. The fact that TT was the only programme I regularly watched on Channel 4 I am very sad to see it go. If ever there is a petition to bring this back, count me in. They included a new presenter to join Tony Robinson and decisions to drop some archaeologists and cut down the informative stuff about the archaeology. So apart from discovering the female cleavage (along with Kleenex tissues) looking for Saxon pottery designed to hold bovine waste, expanding your knowledge of Saxon tea services as well as teaching both Vivian Westwood and Tony & Guy a thing or twowhat other skills have you learned since watching Time Team? All the repeats are still amazing, I also watch ime team every day without fail. 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It is that dull and droll science of Archeology, which when one attends a lecture on the subject, or a program on television normally results in boredom, numbness, squirming, or easy sleep. thank god for the repeats. There are only about a thousand signatures so far.Personally, although I have signed, I dont think it will do much good. It was wonderful stuff and it was so great to be able to sit on the informed and incredibly interesting conversations between the archaeologists and the repartee with Tony Robinson. With Channel 4 keen to attract more supposedly affluent viewers in their 20s and 30s, season 19 also tinkered with the format. 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.. It has become a staple in our family, even with the ABC running older series in high-rotation it beats the rest of the 6pm options hands down, even in repeat mode. I have only lately discovered time team and I love it I record as many episodes as I can and I think all of the cast make the show I was never interested in archeology but I am addicted now just watchedthe Salisbury plain one with the soldiers who are coping with life and one said that watching TT helped hime to relax and began to enjoy life again Not on the Live I dug at. What lies under the ground of the countrys past. I have not been watching the show for very long because it was not aired in the US as far as I know. very sad day for us and the time team cast. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. What happened to Stewart Ainsworth? (especially phil, that crazy bloke,lol).I hope channel 4 regret the decision to axe the show. I am devastated to hear about Mick Aston.. Learning? Seeing an entire brigade of scientists down at the pub for lunch made the show so human and readily acceptable. A political gesture aimed at building up regional television, Time Team was picked because it seemed a safe pair of hands. and Im so grateful to all the Time Team members for a wonderful 20 seasons. 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. Special thanks also to the fantastic people behind the research, graphics, computer animation that added so much to each episode. We love Time Team and are astonished at its demise. Back in the olden days(late 70s) I was accused of being an anglophile by the University of New Mexico professor who was trying to recruit me, an English Major, into his new American Studies department. One of the best programs EVER. Many of my friends would love to travel to the UK because of shows like Time Team and Escape to the country. You clearly have no idea what youve done. 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. Long-serving archaeologists Helen Geake and Stewart Ainsworth would appear less often. ! Or are we all to turn off our televisions once we reach 40? TT had a great following here in Canada. It took off instantly and has been there going from strength to strength since 2004. time team r.i.p. The changes proved too much, too fast, and viewing figures crashed to 700,000. You talk rubbish mate! So we manage to get something enjoyable, which at the same time is also useful. Spent time today discussing post-holes with a friend, others around thought we were crazy, but thats what Time Team was all about. People like myself really appreciate history coming to life as Time Team presented it. 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. Time Team brought so much into my life, being bed ridden, television being a large part of my life now. It is hardly surprising that I rarely watch TV these days apart from repeats of old favourites thank goodness we still have 20 years worth of repeats. I take my hat off to them. I completely agree with you Lauren. Time Team! I am incredibly disappointed at CH4 for axing a fine British programme. Brought up 3 kids on it. Stewart Ainswort. 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