I download everything I can from the internet and watch on American PBS stations when I can find it. The way Phil, Mick, Tony and company have made an impact on my life, you have no idea. Well said, Paul! 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?). Time Team was the best program I have ever seen or hope to see. My eldest son is now 19 and guess what he is studying at University (say no more) thank you Time Team. Beautifully expressed, Andrew. For years I had little interest in any of it but as time went by this programme made me interested. Hope it returns anne from Ontario Canada. Im the guy who set it up, iv got the page on Facebook, Twitter and the main website that i run. If ch4 wanted to save money why not repeat them from programme 1 . His role translating archaeology into laymens terms was pure genius. Always will be in my heart! 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. 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. Reason: we hardly spoke to each other and what we were watching on tv was hardly worthwhile. 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. DREADFUL ! I sincerely hope this will be remedied. TT was an outstanding program. 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. He has worked on a number of archaeological sites in Britain and abroad. I therefore conclude that the program is enjoyed by audiences of all ages. I am signing up to the campaign to keep Time Team! Dont think that the U.K. has the monopoly on scrapping popular shows it happens here in N.Z. Thank you Time Team for all those wonderful hours of thoroughly enjoyable entertainment. The 2006 audience survey also identified that Time Teams core audience consisted of families and people aged over 45 / 50. Jim summed up their approach as messing with something perfectly fine, and when it wasnt a success, blaming the people trying to make it work., Time Teams cost also made it vulnerable. Raksha Dave from Time Team is part of it. The cast and crew were pretty obviously seriously digging their roles, (bad pun semi-intended sorry about that sort of). I am appalled. Surely this cant really be the end?? Alarm bells began to ring for us when Mary-Anne appeared it seemed to coincide with a dumbing-down of the show. 2023. An audience study in 2006 indicated that 20 million people watched at least one show that year. My second eldest is 18, and we only watch one program together as our interests are so different (that would be Time Team). He was an outstanding presenter for the show. You have left us wanting more which of course is the best way to end a show. What do we all enjoy about it? But thanks guys and I am pretty sure that someone somewhere will pick up the baton. Just did the same as Leigh trying to find out when the next series is due to start. Only problem is the core members are getting on a bit, so no chance of it going another 20 years. 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. 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. share. Save Time Team Campaign is taking off really fast now, over 1,500 signatures & support from celebrity. This is in no doubt as a direct result of the post production. TT changed how history programmes are made for UK TV for ever. This has been one of our few favourite programs; not only has it been informative, but it has been entertaining in the best-possible sense. I had to think about it before I realized what he meant. Im sitting here on the sofa watching the usual More 4 showing on a Saturday morning. I didnt always like the reenactments but it was interesting when they dealt with diet and medical issues. For me Time Team was a cultural oasis in a desert of dumb and lazy TV. I am! A relative alerted us to Time Team knowing.my husband and I were long term enthusiasts. Regards, Paul Tressel [emailprotected], Time Team was a massive part of my life, Im still watching it even now on more 4 :O. 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. The format was part of the problem. 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. Tony was constantly disagreeing with the archaeologists, and for some unexplained reason there was loud ballet music all but obliterating the commentary. Learning? 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. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. 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. Thank goodness for DVDs of past episodes. I agree with Brian, a petition might make Ch4 sit up and realise that we, the viewers, have got brains and like to watch programs with interesting and informative content. Ridiculous. I was especially interested in the programme on Looe Island chapel as my grandparents once owned Looe Island and I had been there and walked over the chapel remains. My dad worked for the National Park Service and I was born quite near Chaco Canyon[(a universally important archeological site) in a Navajo mission(Christian) hospital]. Have watched 8 seasons and enjoying them all. 17:30 EST 07 Feb 2012 Still, we liked to watch something online every now and than rather than read a book, play a game or just talk to each other and thats when my husband showed me the first episodes of Time Team, which he remember from his youth. I really didnt like that nasty dendrochronologist who wouldnt show his results though idiot! I have always loved history but the subjects in school were dull. Admittedly, in the last year or so I have found myself increasingly disinterested in the programme. sundays seem empty without my time team fix. What a bunch of idiots. 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. Just heard about the axing of Time Team what a shame! 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. I will miss my bit of kulcha. if thereis any justice in the world they shoud change there minds.TONY MICK PHIL STEWART JOHN MAT RAKSHA BRIGID CARENZA TO MENTION a few. Its always sad when a long running and reputable series ends. Somehow they know that the user is in the US and access is denied. 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. very sad day in T V HISTORY. Especially ones which dig a site. Yes, we all love the longtime archaelogists (sorry, cant do stars I would say they wouldnt like it either it is rather derogatory of their abilities!) I am looking forward to last series and specials over the next 2 years.The end of an era. Like others I would like to see somebody else either bringing it back or developing the format. It took off instantly and has been there going from strength to strength since 2004. It was just a ridiculous Channel 4 attempt to appeal to younger viewers, and failed dismally. I had no idea it was finishing until yesterday and I missed the last viewing as I have flu and have been sleeping a lot.. OH DEAR ! And there is still so much they can show and teach us. Thank you, thank you, Ive loved the passion, warmth, fun, humour and absolute professionalism that you all have brought to history. . We didnt do much history at school and we have all learned so much from TT. What a disappointment that BBC4 chose to cancel the series! There is a focus on interesting, previously discovered, artefacts, while pipe music lends an almost mystical air to proceedings. I still enjoy my archaeology despite my age not being able to take part in the reality. Congratulations to all concerned on a great program. Most days, I have been watching the TT repeats on More Four in the afternoons. 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. and long may you show them PLEASE pauline x, I am trying to get a contact e-mail address for Tim Taylor (IV) because a group of archeologists in Canada would like to see a Time Team Canada started and we need advice and any other help from the expert. Promotion of family values good natured banter and above all a love of the past which TT has shared with us over the years is disposed of Shame, Shame, Shame. Re-assemble the team ! While I mourn the loss of Time Team, I think its death is a natural, organic thing that was simply going to happen sooner or later. What a pity we had to endure that young lady fashion model who merely read her script for a couple of episodes. This is no good for those at work or school. The changes proved too much, too fast, and viewing figures crashed to 700,000. Fortunately, it wasnt. Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. Their ethos has been propagated through the educational system and I feel that its still there (though fading) He should have stuck to presenting instead of trying to take command. 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. I do not know he was pretty good towards the end at his archeology. I am a 57 year old Aussie and I watched this program every episode I could see. Tony Robinson is proud of the programmes success in making archaeology accessible. Have only just found out that Time Team has been axed after 20 years and I am gutted. You wonder what kind of palsy comes over TV programers when they occasionally axe the best shows, shows with strong, solid substance!!! And thank you Mick, R.I.P. I enjoyed the later seasons in HD quality quite a lot, and I wish they would keep going for 20 more years. what fools these youngsters are. there must be a law t Log in or sign up to leave a comment. Will miss the team, at least we have more 4. Whilst on holiday, I was very keen to spend a day or so, if possible, with the Time Team crew wherever they might be shooting. 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. This show has been a wonderful joy to follow over the years, and I shall so miss it. Hopefully it will be picked up by another channel. Time Team cancelled by Channel 4? We cannot wait to share this magic with you! He completed his undergraduate and Master's degrees at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London before embarking on a career in commercial archaeology. or anyone with an IQ of 50 and below, or the attention span a bit longer than a small herring. There is a petition already, on Facebook, which is not the ideal place. Channel 4 please think again you have made a monumental mistake! What happened to Stewart Ainsworth? Imagine spending an entire weekend with Time Team's Stewart Ainsworth Learning How to Decode the Landscape. It lost its way because of the producers. I will be saddened to see Time Team go, but I agree that the production costs could realistically be reduced. And, unlike Phil and Mick, one didnt long to give her a haircut!! The format changed and little was really seen of the dig. The more who sign it the better, I have and so have my family. I have always wondered what happens to all the dirt that the Time Team dig out of their sites after the 3 days of digging? It makes me chief superfan and supporter all armoury in our shared desire to inspire and stimulate interest in archaeology at all levels., Its great to be back! says Taylor. 1951. If you had to justify the value of television as a medium that can inform as well as entertain, Time Team would be the perfect example. Most of what I feel about the demise of TT has already been said here. Stewart has been interested in history since the age of eleven, after reading a book about Horatio Nelson. The team are irreplaceable, such a huge whole left in life once the program ended. Time Teams genesis is a well-rehearsed story. It will be interesting to see how the new Village Dig series comes across on TV. I am a mega fan of the show. I hope its not the end of Time Team. I wonder how much is wasted on their wages. Phil is fantastic as he has always been. Time Team has left a legacy that few TV programs can match and im sure that generations to come will enjoy. Yet time and time again they did it with grace, charm, humor and knowledge. What an absolutely stupid decision to ax Time Team! Is Phil Harding a Phd? 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. hide. The Twitter page has been great up to now. . WHY? Special thanks also to the fantastic people behind the research, graphics, computer animation that added so much to each episode. To anyone who loves the Sunday afternoon history fix as much as I do PLEASE sign! Thank you, Time Team!!! My nineteen year old daughter has always been passionate about having a career in archaeology even more so now. I have been planning to return for several years now for a holiday and to catch up with friends and relatives. Watching the archaeologists and seeing their enthusiasm at even the smallest find,is to me infectious. The enthusiasm shown by the crews, the information, the chance to get a flavour of what made our country and the historical influences in each area. Not blaming her particularly, but her entry seemed to also disturb the group dynamics of the cast, which was one of the things that made it so enjoyable. Rather than targeting the palaces and castles of the rich and famous, individual episodes modestly sought to solve simple, local questions. She completely ruined it, and led to Mick Aston walking out on the show. It works when the product and the people who are involved are so good. I thought the 2013 series was an improvement on the 2012 series, but tonights episode was disappointing. Without time team on the television the world of tv is going to be a poorer place. No, I didnt ever notice that, was I watching the right show? 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. I was sad to see Carenza leave and sad to hear of the death of Robin Bush. Time Team RIP Couldnt agree more. Apparently, there was plenty of dirt being dug off camera, thanks largely to the people up top. Hi. Very sad to hear Time Team is ending. The only thing that surprises me is that they didnt include a so called comedian. My oldest son and my husband dream of being as good in tapping flint as Phil! I enjoy his style of presentation. (But not, ever, I would agree, grinning totty!) He has worked on a number of archaeological sites in Britain and abroad. swinging camera booms. .As always it will, I supposed be replaced by some run of the mill program, American sit com or soap. Our family enjoyed Tony Robinsons performance, but what made Time Team great was Mick and Phil and Carenza and Matt and Stewart and Raksha and Mick the Twig and Bridget and Raysan and Victor the artist and the geophysicists and Robin the historian and all the others whose contributions brought together a cohesive story for a site from a range of disciplines. I could have watched it for another 20 years. My son in his early 20s always likes to watch it. Are any available at the moment does anyone know? With Phil Harding also on board, three members of the future Time Team core were in place. However, they added: Intelligence, natural curiosity and a passion for archaeology is a must.. I generally watch one episode a night, but on weekends I sometimes binge watch until my eyeballs beg for mercy. Research digs usually ran for weeks if not months, and it was questioned whether anything approaching responsible archaeology could be achieved in a mere three days. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. However, as a viewer I hugely enjoyed the opportunity to share in the Teams excitement. Yes, Upton Castle was a bit of a mess in terms of style, but it held our interest. Their intention is to uncover the remains of a number of plantation houses that now are no more than ruins. I loved it and speaking as an Hibernian, the only thing I found mildly irritating was Tonys obsession with all things Roman. I will have to content myself with watching the 4OD repeats for ever now. Having the great pleasure to work in the UK for an Engineering firm, I was able to watch the early years of this program, up to the end. A viewers petition is probably the most difficult to achieve. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. I watched all but episode 1. It was an intelligent, thought provoking, and entertaining program. 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