stewart ainsworth leaves time team

I started looking to find more information about the history of Henham park & was so sad to see the show has been axed. 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. Prior to us, by and large archaeology was something you could only really appreciate if you read books with long words in them. I love Time Team and regularly binge watch have seen many episodes several times. Suddenly Channel 4 was receptive to the idea of a major archaeology programme. Ridiculous. Team Team gang were so funny with their understanding of each other and professional approach to their subject, their knowledge of it all and portrayal to the audience was so entertaining, and Tony added an open view to a usually flat subject, with his level headed approach to academics and gave it life. Thank you channel 4 Thank you very very much . Such a great programme. Regards, Paul Tressel [emailprotected], Time Team was a massive part of my life, Im still watching it even now on more 4 :O. I assume it will be more imported American rubbish or so called comedy. Long gone are the back garden digs. Many episode are available free on veehd.com. 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. 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! The focus groups of today, the council chambers of yesteryear; all determined to make their mark, put their talent on show. I think weve brought it into the forefront of peoples attention. Time Team was the product (exclusively) of Channel 4 a commercial TV-only company that was created in the early 80s. There is more than enough rubbish shown on tv so why axe a good item that entertains, explains and raises more questions. Though Professor Aston appears with the new recruits in the current series, he will not join the 20th series, which starts filming in April and is due to be shown this year. One of the best programmes on television. Having been a loyal fan for 20 years it beggars belief at the changes made in series 19 without any reference to Mick. It was my highlight of the week especially now i am disabled and dont leave the house very often. 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. I used to tape the shows & send the tapes to my sister in Winnipeg who enjoyed them as much as as we did Phil & Tony were our Favourites . Channel 4 please think again you have made a monumental mistake! It is made up of real people and I have learnt so much from it. Faced with the loss of a stalwart the production team then proceed to sideline the other star of the show Phil Harding for most of the airtime, and we get all that Chief Investigator nonsense, coupled with the bright young things who were the televisual equivolent of the black death for the programme. Its sad to see another worthwhile educational program going by the wayside. (and its cost increases). I had to think about it before I realized what he meant. She was replaced by Helen Geake, Anglo-Saxon specialist. History is a fascinating subject but Weve also done the landscapes around them, so if you want additional information then the Time Team reports contain that.. too, although not often. Yes please BBC4 or anyone sensible Time Team will always be popular if you listen to Tony (yes I am a fan) Mick and Phil and Helen (yes I am an even bigger fan of these guys). It presented an intellectually enjoyable show to the many mature aged citizens of planet Earth and COULD continue to do so if someone with an gram of sense would realise that this show still has enormous appeal for the right demographic. He joined the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (now part of English Heritage) in 1985, and is now head of its Landscape Investigation Team based in York, England. How come journalists never seem to tell us these sorts of things? Like Concorde, should be rescued by someone BBC and revamped ASAP. 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. Tony was constantly disagreeing with the archaeologists, and for some unexplained reason there was loud ballet music all but obliterating the commentary. I hope more episodes are made available on video! Yes, Tony R was sometimes (often?) Try local volunteering opportunities, if you can still get out in the garden and walk and talk and are willing to learn then it will be great, and you will make lots of new friends of all ages. The implementation of Planning Policy Guidance 16 in 1990 enshrined archaeology within the development process and paved the way for todays professional units. I was digging my veg patch yesterday and I found a napped piece of flint. Closed minds achieve nothing in life. Hope it returns anne from Ontario Canada. Biggest mistake ever! It opened my eyes up to so much of the UK, in particular my ignorance of Roman settlement. Despite the Ancient Monuments Laboratory having drawn a blank the year before, Johns state-of-the-art kit revealed the monastic complex in startling clarity. We are shocked to read that Time Team is finished. In other words, archaelogy, teamwork, and interaction in that order. Will miss them! It has taught and shown me so much, I have a wonderful interest in archaeology thanks to this show, and loved hearing and seeing our past. Sadly, my wife passed away in January 2012 but I carried on watching it until it ended. Give it back all the back room staff and put new life into it , a great progame killed off for no reason , Len. A number of archaeological old hands were sacrificed in favour of more youthful presenters. Meanwhile Tonys role transformed from a quiz master to translator of all things archaeological for a general audience. I hope that someone has the sense to resorect TT even if it is repeated from the beginning. Their ethos has been propagated through the educational system and I feel that its still there (though fading) I agree .I have thoroughly enjoyed Time Team and was greatly disappointed when I switched on my TV at the usual time and found no sign of Time Team at that time or any other. i never knew this show was available as the colonies never mentioned it. For those too grief stricken to cope right now, subscribe to the youtube video blog of Dig Village. ! Self (as Prof. Stewart Ainsworth) Show all 219 episodes 1998 Time Team Extras (TV Series documentary) Self - High Worsall, North Yorkshire (1998) . and the entire bunch breathed fresh life into the sometimes boring subject of Archaeology. 17:30 EST 07 Feb 2012 The producers screwed it with the inevitable dumbing down and trying to make it a show for the 20 to 30 year olds. Probably just as well this is the last series, but as many have suggested, a move to BB4 sounds a great idea. 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. I am team Ainsworth, so he would have to be brought back. It remains my all time favourite reality TV show and I really miss it. sundays seem empty without my time team fix. Spot on. It has also helped me find out more about my own history that goes back to U.K. Have caught onto Time Team on the History Channel. Stewart Ainsworth FSA (born 26 June 1951) is a British archaeological investigator who is regularly seen on Time Team the Channel 4 archaeological television series he joined in 1995. RIP Time Team. As a teacher of Ancient and Modern History in Australia, I found the T.T programs a wonderful way to back up the various topics I taught. Was it her sultry beauty, or easy going attitude that rubs some the wrong way ? With Phil Harding also on board, three members of the future Time Team core were in place. Lets hope that BBC4 takes up the genre. Time Team has sometimes been accused of peddling stereotypes to the public, but anyone who has met the archaeologists will know that they are not cynical media-savvy operators adopting false personas for the camera. along with Mick Aston, Robin Bush & Beric Morley. Maybe the resulting reruns and you tube videos will be a template for all group endeavors. I enjoyed all the archaeologists and presenter Tony Robinson. Archeology isnt aloof anymoreTT built a bridge between laymen and pros! She completely ruined it, and led to Mick Aston walking out on the show. Ive loved all of them (apart from the guy who placed the stones/coins/sword on his land deliberately) but that wasnt Time Teams fault and they did prove they couldnt be taken in. The easy familiarity between the people on the programs has been such a contrast to the egos and prima donna attitudes you see in so many other programs. I now watch with complete interest in what is going on in the world of Archaeology and love everything about our great nations past. Try Dig Ventures, an online crowd-funded Archaeology site. And, unlike Phil and Mick, one didnt long to give her a haircut!! There are DVDs, some available on Amazon uk. Hundreds of pounds would be spent on scientific dating such as C14, with the results only coming back in time for a line of dialogue to be dubbed on months after filming had concluded. R.i.P. We shall mourn the loss of TT in Australia, although the episodes arrive on our screens years after they are made, which means well be watching them long after the series ends were still with the old format so I cant comment on the new look TT. I am thrilled that TT is returning in 2022, but saddened that Phil, Raksha and Tony will not be participating. 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. Her role, as a foil to Sir Tony, was complimentary, and never as an expert. Whatever happened, wed all thought, well complete the 20th series. That a pile of random rubble is a wall, a stain in the ground is a ditch and Tony Robinson is a supercilious pot bellied bore. The time team has brought history, archaeology, geophys and a devoted team of professionals into my life. Posted by 27 days ago. I think Tony is a good fit for this program. This article is 10 years old but like a spoiler. What a pity we had to endure that young lady fashion model who merely read her script for a couple of episodes. although a WONDERFUL outlet for the undoubted heroes, is not archaeology and not what I feel Time Team needs. I loved every minute of it. I want Time Team brought back. We are headed to the UK in May from the US to see some of the TT sites. We totally agree with Nick Robinson, we too will be enjoying repeats and cursing Channel 4!. 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. 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. 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. Beautifully expressed, Andrew. anyway the technology is facinating and makes history come alive. This photograph was taken at a recent catch-up with some of the Team: John Gater, Helen Geake, Carenza Lewis, Tim Taylor, Dani Wootton, Jim Mower, and Stewart Ainsworth, all of whom are . It all got too big, too ambitious. (Then, of course, it goes straight to Hell). Now everyone knows the word geophys. And a pint or 2 as well, EUTOPIA. BBC4 seems to have picked up the baton, thank goodness.!! Im not proud of Time Team, it hasnt worked.. thank god for the repeats. 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. Its one of those few things in life that meant so much, really looked forward to every episode. I met Phil Harding a few years ago at old sarum castle, Salisbury, we had a lovely chat, hes a fab bloke. I didnt always like the reenactments but it was interesting when they dealt with diet and medical issues. Alarm bells began to ring for us when Mary-Anne appeared it seemed to coincide with a dumbing-down of the show. I was thinking, isnt it about time Time Team was on? And we have just recently lost Mick Aston, the Rock of Gibraltar of the show. I am still quite happy to watch repeats on Sky. while the Facebook page is slowly building! As of 2010 Ainsworth has been affiliated with the History and Archaeology department at the University of Chester, where he is a visiting professor. | Phoenix the Dreamer, https://digventures.com/2013/03/tools-down-for-time-team-raksha-dave-on-the-end-of-an-era-and-her-new-adventure/, Current Archaeology Award Winners for 2023 announced, The peaceful Neolithic is dead: the dawn of agriculture coincided with rising violence, Scars of early Civil War battle found at Coleshill Manor. I for one will not watch any new episodes. (Cardiff hillfort). Well said, Paul! Please read. Also I dont know how many episodes Ive got left to watch and am dreading the day I realise Im rewatching episodes Ive seen before, though thats still better than pretty much anything else on TV at the moment. Didnt like the changes either to the team it change the dynamics of the program but kept watching anyway. Oh well, TV is doomed. He has worked on a number of archaeological sites in Britain and abroad. By the way, if the executives mild revamp caused viewer figures to plummet, how come it was the programme and not those executives who got the flak? Channel 4 can go to where it rightly belongs confined to History. That they were able to achieve what very few others were able to achieve and give a thirst to the man-in-the-street in what could be classed as a dry subject only adds weight to what they were able to achieve in such a fantastic way. If this were a BBC programme, then this alone would be worth the license fee. The Twitter page has been great up to now. Great memories sadly missed. Loved Time Team and will miss it [endless repeats are not the same but I still find myself watching them anyway]. Hopefully, but unlikely, someone will gather the real TT people and give it a rebirth. What a wonderful 20 years we/they had. You are going to be missed more than most of us realise. 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