why isn't phil harding in the new time team

Cheers. But once the old hands started to disappear the magic went too. 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. here was atransfixing series, turning elitist subject into everyday knowledge for the ordinary man. Placing viewers at the heart of the action would become a Time Team hallmark. In a nutshell, that is the most relevant comment I have read on here. Well said, Paul! Not on the Live I dug at. It is to bad that the show was cut, there are so much more to find, discover and educate us all. (Supplied) Once their ABC interview finished, Margie and Phil went to a nearby cafe for a restorative cup of tea. 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. We will miss Tony, Mick and Phil and the team. The villa is a tantalising prospect a grand building almost as big as Buckingham Palace. I was digging my veg patch yesterday and I found a napped piece of flint. (Cardiff hillfort). Mick played a less prominent part in Time Team after an episode of illness in 2003, and in 2012 he left the programme after criticising a reduction in its academic standards. Without Mick Aston it will not be the same, but as such it will be a fitting tribute to a great forward thinking man. So sad to hear that it came to an end. Perhaps we can come up with a crew of our own with Ronald Hutton replacing Tony Robinson and I do know of a great film crew that would take up the filming. Yet time and time again they did it with grace, charm, humor and knowledge. The explanation for the end of Time Team is that the people who run Channel 4 are all about 12 years old. We only recently discovered the Time Team show and rush to ensure we dont miss a show. I assume it will be more imported American rubbish or so called comedy. Sir Tony Robinson, who is an honorary patron, says: I was delighted to hear about the plans for the next chapter in Time Teams story. Hello from the US. of Tonys and Phils hair. It's an interesting show, and I catch it whenever I see that it's on. It will be interesting to see how the new Village Dig series comes across on TV. I am Canadian-born but living near Atlanta, Geogia, and travel to the UK often. My wife was unwell for many years but TT was one of the few TV Shows that she got pleasure from. 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. Didnt like the changes either to the team it change the dynamics of the program but kept watching anyway. Last month retired doctor Philip Harding and retired matron Margie Mickan tied the knot after a whirlwind romance. And we have just recently lost Mick Aston, the Rock of Gibraltar of the show. I agree entirely. Hope it returns anne from Ontario Canada. Our family love TT and watch it together. Joining you at your virtual pyre and raising a glass to Mick Aston! Blackadder star Sir Tony Robinson has received his knighthood from Prince William in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Maybe one day she will say sorry to us all. Tags: I regularly tape the programmes as it is shown on a variety of stations, history,yesterday, and channel 4 being some. Certainly the revamp for the 2012 programmes didnt do the programme any favours but another reason for the loss of viewers even before that must have been the lack of a fixed time in the schedules. Totally agree. Thank you, thank you, Ive loved the passion, warmth, fun, humour and absolute professionalism that you all have brought to history. Maybe after all these replies BBC4 may approach the original team !!! He will take up the role in late June 2012. Archaeologist Phil Harding has paid tribute to his Time Team colleague Mick Aston who has died at the age of 66. The writing was on the wall though poor scheduling . Will miss the team, at least we have more 4. My eldest son is now 19 and guess what he is studying at University (say no more) thank you Time Team. TT has inspired me to take up the challenge of retraining at the age of 67 for a second career in Heritage and Museum studies. He has become a familiar face on the Channel 4 television series Time Team. This program has opened up so much of Great Britain to me and I am in love with suach a picturesque landscape and such a rich history. Sadly,she passed away 2 years ago but before she went, she told me not to forget to watch TT. 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. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. It was this show that gave me the inspiration to study history and I will really miss it. Tony R told us that the fort was not connected by road What???? Yes as convicts and bloody proud of it. But TIME TEAM managed the impossible. I was so sad to find out that it is finishedCould we bring it back? (all good things must come to an end). Will there ever be a time when I wouldnt watch Time Team repeats? This little part of the world (so far from Australia) was the birthplace of my father in law. What that will show in Britain will start another flood of interest in archaeology with all local likely sites of archaeology being revealed.. Time team might be gone but something like it will be back pretty quick I suspect. In relation to earlier comments concerning Mr Robinson, all I can say is that if he was patronising us then it must have been a residual echo of Baldrics most cunning plan. That a TV show as ostensibly mild-mannered as Time Team should have ended so acrimoniously, as it did in 2013, was a bit of a shock to its many fans. People who had their gardens dug up were very brave once Phil got digging, were their gardens reland scaped. I have watched every episode from season 1, some many times. He made his first archaeological finds digging up his parents' garden, much to the annoyance of his mother, Elsie. I thought the programmes inspiring and my grief was genuine at its loss of experts like Mick Aston and the programmes ending.The occasional sighting of a long lost member like Carenza Lewis in a published Report makes me wish for the experience as it unfolded once again. I watch any that come on now.. saw one yesterday about the digging our of the 2 world war planes in the bogs.. And to lose Mick Aston well, that was it for us. Just heard about the axing of Time Team what a shame! To me that is a programme which went from being a programme presented by farmers and people who knew about the countryside to one in which there is only one farmer and is full of clich-ridden pap. Yes, Tony R was sometimes (often?) Veteran quits as Cambridge beauty joins TV's Time Team. 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. 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 . 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. What about the good time team has done? 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. I wish! Not all of us want mindless reality TV that costs a few bob to present. What lies under the ground of the countrys past. 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. 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. It brought the money and expertise to investigate sites that would otherwise never have been touched. http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/time-team-should-continue-on-tv.html What happened to the Time Team crew? And really, TT changed my life! I guess I will have to plan a trip to the UK to get my archaeology fix now. All the best shows are taken off and all we are left with is the boring and so untrue Archers. I watch Time Team on Amazon Prime here in Phoenix, AZ USA every day!! And as for the Ooh.. Ah, that be cer monial, that be in the dialect of a village idiot just about summed up the whole package. Afterall SA is used to watching loads of rubbish repeats every day!!! They should have known how appealing it would be. Ace Custom: Phil Harding uses a personal shovel that he's modified to suit his needs. 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. True, Tony Robinson did tend to upstage and steal a scene or two, but those of us who enjoyed one of the best programmes to ever hit TV, expected and accepted that. Please sign fans: 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. 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. From the fall of TT on the minuscule scale, to the fall of a Royal house; loss of a battle; collapse of an empire. As others have said, lets hope that the B.B.C. anyway the technology is facinating and makes history come alive. Apparently the formidable Matron Huppatz wasn't too fond of nurses' boyfriends coming to visit either. Id like to know where. I think the only things we didnt like so much were the cleavage shots and the daft re-enactments. 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? It was actually only revived this year on YouTube (via Patreon backing), after being axed from Channel 4 in 2014. Without time team on the television the world of tv is going to be a poorer place. Lewis, who holds the. x. Condolences to Micks family, his friends and his colleagues. i like everything about it. 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. The team are irreplaceable, such a huge whole left in life once the program ended. Their presentation skills are very good indeed and could develop even more if the programme continued (not with Channel 4 please); eg Tracey, Jimmy, Susannah, not to mention Raksha, Matt, Paul, Helen, John and Stuart, all of whom are young enough to take over from the elder statesmen who could still guest if they do choose to retire one day! I am off to channel four to ask them what is wrong with audiences that are over 40, 50 or even 60, what is wrong with older peoples programmes? Couldnt agree more. I will miss time team I have watch all the series since it start I always made sure be there watching when it was on. I am a mega fan of the show. The presenters never got enough credit for me, Phil, a hero and when can I share a pint with you? Seeing an entire brigade of scientists down at the pub for lunch made the show so human and readily acceptable. You wonder what kind of palsy comes over TV programers when they occasionally axe the best shows, shows with strong, solid substance!!! If ever there is a petition to bring this back, count me in. I generally watch one episode a night, but on weekends I sometimes binge watch until my eyeballs beg for mercy. A) Time Team's still going; B) Tony Robinson left; C) Tony Robinson's returning. It would be remiss of me not to mention that I was so sorry to read of the passing of Mick Aston. Loved Time Team and will miss it [endless repeats are not the same but I still find myself watching them anyway]. Thank you for educating and entertaining me over the years. I cannot understand why you are axing it!!? Raphael, you cant have the old cast back. Only a fool would get rid of an engaging program like TT. 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. Many bad decisions for all the wrong reasons. How amazing to see the history of England being unearthed. And, unlike Phil and Mick, one didnt long to give her a haircut!! I still enjoy my archaeology despite my age not being able to take part in the reality. All the others as far back as 1828 from Ireland and Scotland. 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! A number of archaeological old hands were sacrificed in favour of more youthful presenters. Last night (17 June 2014), they had a prominent, crude cartoon of a mans sexual equipment inserted into this highly humorous clip. It was just a ridiculous Channel 4 attempt to appeal to younger viewers, and failed dismally. We NEED Time Team. How about a petition to Channel 4 demanding its continuation? My children are 13 and 12, and we all like to sit down as a family and watch this programme together and learn something. Tony admitted a number of times that he is not an archeologist. The banter between him and the otherwise notoriously stuffy academics was legendary. How come journalists never seem to tell us these sorts of things? Off now to have a quick dig in my garden then on to Salisbury to stalk Phil Harding.intelligence soooo sexy. xx. Time Team repeats on You Tube are helping to keep me sane during the Covid19 lockdown. They have onbly made a couple of mistakes, 1 was letting Mick go and the other was axing Time Team. My youngest is 10 and has been a fan from as early as I can remember, he has his own dig at the bottom of our garden and a massive fossil collection. Far from a media concoction, the unique individuals on Time Team were filmed going about their work with an honesty and integrity that has seen the series heralded as Britains first reality television show. 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. Your email address will not be published. Chronicle. My idea of heaven, sitting in pub day 1, discussing what has/has not been found, what may/may not be found, Phil looking for flint, Mick not wanting Roman, Carenza keeping the peace, John anxious about the ploughed geophys, Tony querying the tentative theories, and Stuart saying its the wrong place! You clearly have no idea what youve done. Thank you. [5][6][7], In 2010, the radio series A History of the World in 100 Objects featured Harding speaking on the creation of pre-historic stone tools. As our first dig back, we were keen on a site that would produce amazing evidence, showcase the very best that Time Team can offer, and allows us to demonstrate to the full the latest technology like LiDAR and GPR, says Taylor. In the immediate aftermath of a programmes cancellation it is traditional to attempt a post-mortem of what went wrong. I enjoyed the later seasons in HD quality quite a lot, and I wish they would keep going for 20 more years. May be he could be a Lord? 20+ years is a remarkable feat for a television program, and this isnt Dr. Who either. Despite his sore loss, he did the right thing to walk out. The Team had a comradery like that of an elite military unit. He also keeps it especially sharp in order to better pierce into hard soil. Struck by how much could be learnt in a few hours, Tim wondered what could be achieved in a few days. Later, in a blazing take down of the shows changes in the Western Daily Press, he wrote: There is a lot less archaeological content and a lot more pratting about. It worked before, if you think about it. In the country you have more sense of the spirit of a place. RIP Channel 4. Like Philip Lethbridge I would be happy to watch TT for ever. Mick, Tony Phil, Carenza Lewis, etc bring it back as there are no current programs that come close. Do 5 day digs instead. TV archaeologist Phil, 69, said knives never used to be a "nasty object". In 2012, Aston announced he was leaving the show after criticising format changes that focused less on archaeological activities. 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. Thanks to all the past & present members of the crew and cast. Which one is the highest mountain in the world? 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. An absolute feast of mind, interest and the ever curiosity of young and old alike about What lie underneath that humble plot of soil?.TIme Team approached that humble plot we would all like to delve into.they bring that knowledge of how with them and together unveal little glimspes of anothers past which we back bring here, to today.as a reflection and connection.like a mirror between centuries and timesand sunrises and pleasant breezes of a long ago Sunday afternoon, I thought it was the Bi..o presenter the doomed it for sure, brought in because we are all suddenly dumb. I hugely regret the demise of the series and sincerely hope that it will resume or that a similar, archaeology-based series will take its place. 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 .. (and its cost increases). When Time Team came along, I got absolutely hooked on it. Admittedly, in the last year or so I have found myself increasingly disinterested in the programme. The ABC in Australia invariably saw fit to show very, very few episodes of Time Team, although numerous repeats were televised, and like a good book, they were enjoyed by a public that is hungry for family value in TV productions. I was thinking, isnt it about time Time Team was on? This was highlighted by having a member of the public read out a letter of invitation at the beginning, posing the question they wanted answered. Dont let it stop you Margaret. With my boys now being 8, 6 and 4 years old, we are still watching the episodes and in our holidays we try out some of the things weve seen on TT. I am American and Time Team is my favorite program. 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? I watch time team on more 4 There are many pagan archeologists too. 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. I am so sad and gutted Time Team has been axed. I loved it and speaking as an Hibernian, the only thing I found mildly irritating was Tonys obsession with all things Roman. 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. Time Teams genesis is a well-rehearsed story. It was not the first time that a chance conversation with Mick had got someone thinking about television archaeology. Meanwhile Tonys role transformed from a quiz master to translator of all things archaeological for a general audience. I agree. Ive learnt so much and enjoying every minuteo. . Please use the Phil Harding & Ian Curnow entry when applicable. I am going to miss the show. What about the number of times they were wrong? Instead John Gater, the programmes geophys wizard (see CA 252), surveyed the field. Thats fairly unusual.. In 2003, I joined the amateur Biggar Archaeology Group which, among other achievements, discovered the oldest known archaeological site in Scotland. Carenza Lewis, Stewart Ainsworth, Helen Geake and geophys genius John Gater will all be returning and are excited about the new sites. It should have stayed like that and people would have carried on watching. I have loved Time Team for years and wish that there were not so many bone heads in Channel 4. Also it being on an increasingly miserable Channel (4) did it no favours whatsoever. For those people who wish to view old episodes back to day 1 surely all you need to do is put channel 4, possibly you may need to add UK.com, if overseas, into your search engine,register on line,confirm e mail address and then enter Time Team in the search box.You can even view Time Signs the original pilot series. So my husband looked for more info. 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