why isn't phil harding in the new time team

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. Disgusted, Mick walked out, explaining later For some reason they didnt think oh, wed better run that past Mick. Hes the archaeological consultant, he might have an opinion about that (see CA 271). Tony admitted a number of times that he is not an archeologist. 2021 CURRENT PUBLISHING LTD - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. T.T. I thought the 2013 series was an improvement on the 2012 series, but tonights episode was disappointing. Fortunately, it wasnt. Towards the end of its run an average episode would cost around 200,000 a budget more on the scale of a small drama show in the eyes of television insiders but over 20 years Channel 4 pumped 4 million directly into British archaeology. My wife was not well for several years & she found Time Team to be one of the few programs worth watching. Try Dig Ventures, an online crowd-funded Archaeology site. Boy, 15, is convicted of murdering software engineer who was stabbed in the chest after a row at an Asda supermarket. 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. 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. Tony was the right man to present, no doubt about that. Archeology isnt aloof anymoreTT built a bridge between laymen and pros! It was actually only revived this year on YouTube (via Patreon backing), after being axed from Channel 4 in 2014. well done on ending one of the best programs on tele. I am still quite happy to watch repeats on Sky. While the allure of such sites created a powerful television spectacle, it also marked a move away from the programmes humble local archaeology origins. But its also the fact that they didnt just impart accumulated knowledge, they made new discoveries as we watched. What will Ch4 spend its money on now, even more American imports? Who from time team has died? My children are 13 and 12, and we all like to sit down as a family and watch this programme together and learn something. My nineteen year old daughter has always been passionate about having a career in archaeology even more so now. I love time team because it is filled with such enthusiasm and love for its subject. Please bring back Time Team with Tony Robinson. The collection of grave goods dubbed the Harpole Treasure after the name of the local parish has been dated to AD 630-670. People understand it isnt treasure hunting well, we probably still have some way to go with that one! Tim points to Over 230 films that have been seen in 36 countries. Surely television that inspires interest and development is too good to lose? will take time, i was successfull on a Campaign on another show before so i know what i have to do, The Campaign is to have a new lease of life on another tv channel. Waterloo Uncov. Tim Taylor devised the name Time Team, and in 1992 a pilot episode was filmed in Dorchester-on-Thames. The huge plus for archaeology in general has been the raising of the profile of a branch of science that prior to this program was the province of a fairly small group of people. Robinson - by then Sir Tony Robinson - paid a most touching tribute to him. This series is in my opinion (and hubbys) a satisfying end. You only have to look at the demographic to see that a model was not going to be an asset to TT. Not all of us want mindless reality TV that costs a few bob to present. Good bye Mick. along with Mick Aston, Robin Bush & Beric Morley. 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. When did time team end? Very disappointing. By clicking "Reject all" you reject all non-essential cookies and similar technologies, but Yahoo will continue to use essential cookies and similar technologies. What a lot we learned. I feel really, really angry about it, he told British Archeology magazine. It was over when Mick went AWOL. Now we are nearing the end of Series XX I feel a tinge of sadness that a programme which both educates and informs will be with us no more. We love Time Team and are astonished at its demise. And of course who can ever forget Helen Geakes dress sense and haircuts ! 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. A family programe deleted. Thank you for educating and entertaining me over the years. I got fed up with running and prancing, daring to contradict real aercheologists. This would be the only way of successfully reincarnating Time Team and fixing your pathetic and ignorant and unsuccessful changes. Close friend and former colleague Phil Harding, who also. Partly, we all feel we are losing old friends after all this time but theres so much trash on TV that its no surprise that its loss is so keenly felt. Phil. 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 If ever there is a petition to bring this back, count me in. A month after his death, a 'tribute night to Aston was broadcast on More4, showing some of his best moments and most important discoveries. Channel 4 you need looking at!!! I think Tony is a good fit for this program. Time Team Specials. He learned flint-knapping from his uncle, Fred, and in only a few months became a skilled knapper, crafting many different hunting tools from pieces of flint. I so agree. A unique combination of expertise, enthusiasm and humour. Maybe after all these replies BBC4 may approach the original team !!! This little part of the world (so far from Australia) was the birthplace of my father in law. Home | About | Contact | Copyright | Privacy | Cookie Policy | Terms & Conditions | Sitemap. Channel 4 is a crude simulacrum of its original self and I agree that BBC 4 would be TTs natural home.Id love to see the old Time Team reunited Ill live in hope! 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. Rumours have been circulating since a statement appeared on the Time Team social media accounts earlier this week, alluding to something "big". I wonder if channel programmers read these blogs? I am sure there are more sites for them to investigate. Led by the inspirational Professor Mick Aston and featuring immediately recognisable figures like Phil Harding and Tony Robinson, the show evaluated hundreds of sites over the course of 20 series, several live shows, and countless specials, helping hugely to popularise the field of archaeology before it finally drew to an end in 2013 (see CA 274). Sad that time team is no longer , they should go back to how it all started , dont mess with what is ok . WellRay Watters has voiced my opinions exactlywatched every show many timeslearnt a vast amountlaughed aloudcried for Robin Bush.visited many siteswatched live digs on the internetfavourite themes are Saxon/Medievil so the latest episode at Oakham was superbWhat can we doCan we get our own website or freeview channel or satelite channelTHE TIME TEAM CHANNELwowendless repeats and a vast back catalougei have every episode on a hard drivedont tellsssshhhh.I would be very happy to subscribei am currently paying over 20 a month for Sky Sports and only watch it about 5 times a weekPlease let me know what you think and lets hear which are your favouritesmine is Hartlepool as this is where i am and my mother was born on the site of the Ancient AbbeyHeres hoping. Have watched 8 seasons and enjoying them all. Thank you all for giving us years of delight and thank God for DVDs. Thanks to all the past & present members of the crew and cast. I am wondering how many viewers watch the Time Team now. It was the highlight of my life ! Raphael, you cant have the old cast back. We are delighted to announce that Matt Williams has joined the ever expanding Wessex Archaeology team. My second eldest is 18, and we only watch one program together as our interests are so different (that would be Time Team). Meanwhile Tonys role transformed from a quiz master to translator of all things archaeological for a general audience. I dread to think just where the Television industry is looking for its viewers In the Night Garden. Phil Harding is a 72 year old British Scientist. He was an inspiration to me and to so many others. 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.. We didnt do much history at school and we have all learned so much from TT. Interesting, in these days where we (oldies) are not responding to adverts as much as the supposed young and affluent to think of alternative crowd-sourcing models for financing programs that we like. Perhaps if TT had included a Big Brother style segment of drunken, debauched university students or only dug up the gardens of minor celebrity reality tv show contestants theyd still be on the air. When he took this pitch to various studios, however, no one wanted to know. 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. 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. Thank God for my Saturday morning lie-in watching four episodes in a row on More 4. 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. It would be remiss of me not to mention that I was so sorry to read of the passing of Mick Aston. Excellent show. The foregoing is an exhausting but entertaining read. This feature was published in Current Archaeology issue274. In fact, since Tony had no input at all into what digs were scheduled, I dont see how that could even begin to be true. 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. What a great show. He has worked on a number of archaeological sites in Britain and abroad. these idiots decide to change it.i hope they are happy boring peaple.please bring it back. of Tonys and Phils hair. 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. Phil Harding (archaeologist) : biography 25 January 1950 - Philip 'Phil' Harding, FSA (born 25 January 1950) is a British field archaeologist. I wonder how much is wasted on their wages. Who is Matt Williams married to?Erika Monroe Williamsm. With Tony Robinson, Phil Harding, John Gater, Stewart Ainsworth. Thanks Julia and Lizbeth. Although I partly agree with Geoff Stelling regarding both the departure of Mick and sidelining Phil somewhat, I do think that the young archaeologists in this the last series show a great deal of promise (Jimmy, Tracey, Susannah, for example) and we are being unfair to their input to be so critical. RIP Time Team. Regards, Paul Tressel [emailprotected], Time Team was a massive part of my life, Im still watching it even now on more 4 :O. Much has been said about this show on this site but I think that all of you would be best served by reading what Raksha had to say. Incidentally, to my British friends & fellow TT fans I have to say that I agree with the comments in this thread that the American shows that BBC chooses to air in the UK are garbage, but what a shame the excellent documentaries and history-related productions are not offered in your part of the world. 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. Perhaps searching can help. (Then, of course, it goes straight to Hell). I will miss it and them dreadfully. Great format, educational safe family viewing. I have enjoyed Tony Robinsons commentaries. So so sad, the only one of its kind and they axe it. I hate the way that today producers think all people are stupid and try to dumb down TV. very sad. I have watched every episode from season 1, some many times. Such a great programme. It has made the subject of archaeology interesting and accessible for everyone and if they were still activetheres an interesting mound that desperately needs investigating at the end of our road. I dont think I could stand watching Phils grotty hat for one more season. 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. A terrible mistake in the cancellation of Time Team one the most educational series on T V I and my friend in Canada cant wait each Monday evening to watch the show we both being amateur Archaeologists and worked for many years with the Ontario Archaeology Soc and find the show captivating and extremely educational and will be sorry to see it end. Well said, Paul! I love watching the old episodes, the ones where there was fantastic camaraderie between the team, excellent and atmospheric music in the background which always complemented the era of the dig and the extravagant clothing worn by the team. yours MRS HILDA LESLEY CARRINGTON. Time Teams legacy leaves much to celebrate. In mid October 2012 an all-points bulletin was emailed to Time Team staff. I was surfing the internet to obtain correct titles for some episodes that I recorded earlier. This will give viewers the chance to engage as the shows are researched and developed, see live blogs during filming, watch virtual reality landscape data at home and join in Q&As with the team. Harding. 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. So why could it not continue on and evolve in 2013 ? The result was a previously unknown 5th-century monastic enclosure linked to St Columba. I always look forward to it when I get chance and to know that it is finishing is both shocking and disappointing. Perhaps one of the other channels will see the folly of C4s ways and pick up the program before its too late? The message was simple: this is local archaeology, it is your archaeology. The 67-year-old, best known for playing Baldrick in the BBC comedy series, was knighted in the Birthday Honours list in recognition of his public and political service. The onscreen introduction of team members and their specialist skills was a hangover from a time when participants would have varied from week to week, rather than coalescing into a core group. Her role, as a foil to Sir Tony, was complimentary, and never as an expert. HATE all the crap American shows taking over the tv. I speculate that Mr Bushs rant is based upon nothing more than jealousy over the fact that Mr Harding has obviously learned one more word than him whilst digging those big holes! Self - Local Expert 1 episode, . To anyone who loves the Sunday afternoon history fix as much as I do PLEASE sign! It needed to get back to its roots look at the early episodes to see why it was successful. I also never felt patronised by Tony Robinson, and loved the way he frequently asked questions that the audience would have wanted to know themselves. It was an opening into a different world that gave me hope that THIS one can be sorted out ! It all got too big, too ambitious. Slower paced, Timesigns has Mick talking directly to the camera in a style more akin to a history documentary or Open University broadcast. . The format was part of the problem. I was the archaeological consultant but they decided to get rid of half the archaeological team, without consulting me.. perhaps they could do a show that showed what happens as the sites are put back to their natural state. Please sign fans: It remains my all time favourite reality TV show and I really miss it. Despite his sore loss, he did the right thing to walk out. (and its cost increases). A viewers petition is probably the most difficult to achieve. Show creator Tim Taylor has since confirmed they will begin work on two new YouTube episodes, with two more in the pipeline, last month. Im getting to the point at which I can glance at a find in a diggers hand and exclaim, Oh! Less time looking at the scrapping away of mud from a piece of skull. Bringing in that awful woman for the last series was the straw that broke the camels back. On December 17, 2021, Williams was hired by the San Diego Padres to serve as the teams third base coach for the 2022 season. Explore books by Phil Harding with our selection at Waterstones.com. 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. No, sadly when it comes to TV, viewers dont get what they want, they get what they are given Trouble is, the people who make these decisions can be misguided, and very stupid. It was season 19 that changed everything. I found her to be frightening and tedious at the same time, and to this day I fast forward through the segments where she is featured. Placing viewers at the heart of the action would become a Time Team hallmark. If you are using our Services via a browser you can restrict, block or remove cookies through your web browser settings. All the members of the team are keen to promote archaeology, I once witnessed Phil Harding rushing from trench to trench when TT were in York, stopping, turning off his radio and spending time talking to some enthusiastic kids about what he was doing, how he was doing it and why, the kids were transfixed by his enthusiasm, his ability to communicate his subject at many different levels being an inspiring sight. You know they say the difference between Americans and the British is that the British think 250 miles is a long distance and Americans believe 250 years is a lot of history. 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. Hi Serena, you can find a complete episode and series guide of all 230 programmes plus the specials on this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Time_Team_episodes Plenty more to come for you yet, if only More 4 would stop repeating the same episodes over and over again and show some of the others they could keep you (and the rest of us) happy for years to come. 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. The couple married after the ABC helped bring them together. Southern Gaulish Samian ware, or Green Glaze, 14th Century. Observing how so many, different, recondite specialty fields come together paleopalynography. 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 lesson is that if you have a slightly faded masterpiece, dont try and touch it up with the aid of novices. Only a fool would get rid of an engaging program like TT. This informative, interesting program has long been a favourite amongst all ages of our family. Never mind Beagle 2's Professor Colin Pillinger - Time Team's Phil Harding is the original yokel hero. I cant believe how much I have learned during Covid lock down because of Time Team. anyone want to correspond about this i would like for them to write me. 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. Robinson claimed that the experts on the show published more scientific papers on excavations during the period the show aired than all Britains university archaeology departments combined. [4] As a qualified SCUBA diver, he is the president of the Nautical Archaeology Society, a Portsmouth-based charity formed to further interest in nautical cultural heritage. Most of what I feel about the demise of TT has already been said here. Season 1, aired in 1994, had four episodes, while season 2 followed with five, and season 3 boasted six. As late as season 18 the programme was pulling in a respectable audience of 1.1 million, partly because it had built up a loyal following, and partly because the team were still digging great sites. I am watching as many of the daily episodes as I can on New Zealands History Channel.It makes me nostalgic for the British history and archeological sites. Yes, speak for yourself! The comment by Peter Thomas is excellent and is a very eloquent summation. The major players seem tired and cranky, and while they are all professionals and are trying very hard to be positive and upbeat, its obvious that they are trying, and that ruins it. I cant help being captivated by the digs. I am appalled. Like others I have loved TT right from the start and have always enjoyed it. What idiot made this particular decision to cancel such an interesting and educational series! I think he was a lovely man SO SAD ! In the country you have more sense of the spirit of a place. ** HELP US BRING TIME TEAM BACK!Support Time Team by becoming a patron and get access to exclusive behind-the-scenes content here: https://www.patreon.com/TimeTeamOfficialTeatime Session 16 - We revisit more classic footage of Phil Harding reviewing pubs during the filming of Time Team in 2011. (But not, ever, I would agree, grinning totty!) It's understandable that he should wish to protect a talent of such a tender age, but most expected . Brought up 3 kids on it. This is the sort of Programme that would thrive on BBC 2 in conjunction with The Open University. UK engineer, producer, songwriter, musician and author. Fret not, the programs will haunt the repeats channels until they become their own archaeology as a worked example of how the medium started to dictate the content. 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. Tony Robinsons role seems to one of a viewer who does not completely understand what is going on although logic says he must have a reasonable knowledge of the subject. Look at Lee Bradys comment 23rd Jan. Theres a link for a petition hes got started. 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. Was it her sultry beauty, or easy going attitude that rubs some the wrong way ? In 2014. One of the best programmes on television. Tags: Timothy Power and Mark Horton return to the Old Fort of Stone Town, Zanzibar, to discuss the sites Swahili origins. Please, please would someone bring the show back, This is just another example of Managements old adage: Its perfect; lets New and Improve it They managed against terrific odds.and that gave me a good feeling ! Which terminal does Virgin Atlantic fly from at Heathrow? Little surprise she became a history teacher. Perhaps the question should be not what went wrong with Time Team, but what went wrong with Channel 4. Unfortunately my DVD recording did not work. Seeing an entire brigade of scientists down at the pub for lunch made the show so human and readily acceptable. What do we all enjoy about it? And as others have said, perhaps it could be resurrected on BBC4??? PATREON XMAS OFFER For a limited time only, enjoy 16% off Patreon membership (equivalent of 2 months free) if you sign up for annual membership by Sunday 1st January 2023, 12pm (GMT). We always joke about that, but I think its indicative of how people understand archaeology is a process. Thank you all at Time Team for a wonderful 20 years. NON of these corporations do they think we are all idiots who will do as they as told like little children in school!!!!! Joining you at your virtual pyre and raising a glass to Mick Aston! I am shattered by this news. TT changed how history programmes are made for UK TV for ever. and Im so grateful to all the Time Team members for a wonderful 20 seasons. 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 . I hope its not the end of Time Team. Like Philip Lethbridge I would be happy to watch TT for ever. NEVER. 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. Get Coached Into the Best Shape of Your Life. Channel 4 can go to where it rightly belongs confined to History. Now, instead of honest archeology, we are going to be swamped with American hystorical programming, in which they assume we all have a 1 second attention span, need constant recaps (at least 4 per 10 minute part) and need it all (badly) acted out by ridiculous, cheap, and hugely inaccurate costumes, backgrounds and language. time team was one of the best progs ever. My wife was unwell for many years but TT was one of the few TV Shows that she got pleasure from. i have seen every episode of time team and ive never seen him mention anything like that other than one time, so you are a complete moron and need to look up what the word patronize means since i am now patronizing you. 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. Speak for your self! 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. There were pivotal Roman digs, forensic archaeology, dendrochronology (thats tree-dating), elements of geophysics, all distilled into something that the viewing public could still get a handle on despite their complexities, thanks mainly to the stories that were being unearthed. How many programmes can a entertain a whole family at the same time, not many. Victor is a great artist and bought sites to life. Channel 4 please think again you have made a monumental mistake! You can never run out of history in Britain. C4 have put money into British Archaeology, when no one else could or would presumably, and as has been pointed out, much of that money went into post excavation work, which although not good TV is absolutely vital as far as each site is concerned. Phil Harding's Tool Box and Spade | Time Team Exclusive Time Team Official 11K views 2 years ago Mix - Time Team Official More from this channel for you Guy de la Bdoyre looks. His mission was sharing his passion for archaeology with ordinary people rather than keeping its secrets locked away behind the walls of Britains universities. I enjoyed the later seasons in HD quality quite a lot, and I wish they would keep going for 20 more years. The first show of 1994 featured a young, dark, long-haired Tony The Wildman Baldric Robinson, with a equally younger long haired Mick Aston, some of which was not quite all grey. Time Team's recent book Dig Village encourages everyone to discover more about the local history on their own doorsteps. Rest in peace, Mick, you added more to peoples lives than you probably ever realised. Im sorry no-ones put in a word for the lovely Raksha always good-natured, hard working and incredibly knowledgeable. Its prototype was Timesigns, a four-part series that aired in 1991. IT DID NOT NEED JAZZING UP. Chronicle. The programmes were sometimes slight and of course a three day dig is only a sketch rather than a full canvass, but Time Team enriched my life. maybe someone will dig you out of the tombs of c4 in time. against what channel 4 have done o no they will get a pat on the back and a good pay off for being stupid .. so sad we wont see friends like the time team on our t v screen again.,. Over the years has shown archaeology all round UK. I take my hat off to them. I THINK THIS IS A SHOCKING DECISION AND CAN ONLY HOPE THAT IT IS REVERSED!!! I love Time Team and regularly binge watch have seen many episodes several times. Now everyone knows the word geophys. (Cardiff hillfort). One of the best programs EVER. The cast will be sorely missed. Im the guy who set it up, iv got the page on Facebook, Twitter and the main website that i run. 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