why isn't phil harding in the new time team

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. What are the 7 ways of measuring pain and pleasure according to Bentham? Time team has been a part of tv watching since its beginning . Hopefully, but unlikely, someone will gather the real TT people and give it a rebirth. We do have money too you know. "Waterloo Uncovered Needs You! Ive been living in Salisbury for about 25 years and cant see myself anywhere else. It must have been amazingly hard to pull together the locations, permits, and logistics, add the art, historical research, music and local involvement, let alone process the dig sites. A 15-year-old boy has today been convicted of the murder of Ian Kirwan, 53. and use my iPad to follow through my own enquirers. What better way of introducing archaeology to young people than for them to see it on a Sunday afternoon? 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. The writing was on the wall when it regularly began featuring cleavage shots of diggers and the dreaded re-enactments. How very sad. 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 .. The attempted dumbing down of Time Team smacks of dim executives meeting to dish corporate cliches out to one another. I am looking forward to the Village Dig series, when it eventually comes to the small screen. I continue to be in awe of the fantastic skill and enthusiasm of the presenters.May TT be always available to us. Oh dear what a shame as its such a great program especially with Phil & ALL the team.I think their sense of humour is almost worth a show on its own.Anyway a big thank you for many interesting hours as a an armchair archeologist. They had a meeting which they didnt invite me to and said the BBCs Countryfile was the model. In mid October 2012 an all-points bulletin was emailed to Time Team staff. 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. I now look forward to watching as many individual shows as I can in the future. 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. (and its cost increases). . It was broadcast over TVO Toronto Canada. Apparently, there was plenty of dirt being dug off camera, thanks largely to the people up top. 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 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. It's understandable that he should wish to protect a talent of such a tender age, but most expected . Great format, educational safe family viewing. TV is going downhill faster & faster. Just recently I saw a show about Egypt using satellite infra red survey archaeology that could reveal all the subsurface features accross a whole landscape. Oh! This was the best educational programme that I looked forward to every week and also all the repeats that were broadcast on more 4. He will take up the role in late June 2012. 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. Now, many dislike Tony as he is renowned to be a woke leftist with an attitude, but as a presenter, I thought he did magnificently well. I had to think about it before I realized what he meant. Im in my mid 40s. Its a shame we didnt see you and the team doing more international locations. Fond regards to everyone from the past on TT. Jim Mower (development producer, see his opinion piece here) believes that Phil Hardings material was among the most innovative. The Twitter page has been great up to now. but our family loves Phil. A few years earlier Tony Robinson had joined a trip Mick was leading to Santorini as part of his adult education work for Bristol University. Harding trained on various excavations with the Bristol University Extra Mural Department and other bodies from 1966; he has been a professional archaeologist since 1971. (a bit of eye candy maybe if your of that age) Sad to see this very good program going down the pan. Surely television that inspires interest and development is too good to lose? On yesterday's episode of Dr. Phil, actor Terry Crews discussed his addiction to pornography and his relationship with his wife, Rebecca, of 28 . Somehow they know that the user is in the US and access is denied. I learn so much. Tony was constantly disagreeing with the archaeologists, and for some unexplained reason there was loud ballet music all but obliterating the commentary. If Channel 4 wish to cancel TT why not take it to another channel If jonathon Ross, Parky and Graham Norton can do it why not TT, No more Phil! Raksha Dave from Time Team is part of it. I have watched TT for the last 20 years from my mid 20s. Suddenly Channel 4 was receptive to the idea of a major archaeology programme. Meet the Ancestors was also a good programme we need more Archaelogy programmes on TV. Phil Harding is Time Teams resident trench-excavator. I thought the 2013 series was an improvement on the 2012 series, but tonights episode was disappointing. Shattered. What do other TT viewers think? if there is a petition please let me know.i would like to put our names down. 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. x. Condolences to Micks family, his friends and his colleagues. He has become a familiar face on the Channel 4 television series Time Team. With regards to a few folks comments about Tony Robinson. British Television just one more nail in your coffin. Enjoyed Tony and the whole crew, felt like u were part of the dig and part of the crew, they were all like family. Its all happening ere Tony. Thanks Guys! I loved every member of the cast and crew. anyway the technology is facinating and makes history come alive. []. Over 333,000 copies of this popular free guide issued worldwide from 2004 to 2020 (and still in demand.) There just isn't any of the stuff to dig up anymore". IT DID NOT NEED JAZZING UP. But maybe it is time and we need to move on. Like others I would like to see somebody else either bringing it back or developing the format. Last Name. Geophysics gives you that instant picture you can then evaluate. Born 1957. Miss TT so much. well done on ending one of the best programs on tele. 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. Last night (17 June 2014), they had a prominent, crude cartoon of a mans sexual equipment inserted into this highly humorous clip. Your contribution to TV and Archeology is now history itself! 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. He also took part in the various spin-off series such as Time Team Extra (1998), Time Team Digs (2002) and Time Team Live. Phil had never sought or anticipated recognition for his public service and this was a family first. Time to leave! Thats fairly unusual.. I assume it will be more imported American rubbish or so called comedy. 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. Channel 4 subsequently announced that the final Time Team series would be broadcast in 2013. 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! The ground-breaking history series presented by Tony Robinson helped to popularise the field of archaeology and has since been watched in over 40 countries worldwide! Said no-one, ever. From the fall of TT on the minuscule scale, to the fall of a Royal house; loss of a battle; collapse of an empire. But its also the fact that they didnt just impart accumulated knowledge, they made new discoveries as we watched. (Bog Latin). All I can tell u is that I was hooked. I never made any money out of it, but a lot of my soul went into it. Quod erat demonstrandum. TV archaeologist Phil, 69, said knives never used to be a "nasty object". It was an intelligent, thought provoking, and entertaining program. 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. The changes proved too much, too fast, and viewing figures crashed to 700,000. Cheers. I made this ages ago and thought someone here MIGHT like it? Look at Lee Bradys comment 23rd Jan. Theres a link for a petition hes got started. T-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more, designed and sold by independent artists around the world. 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. I am! I am totally gutted to learn of the demise of TT. I want to salute everyone involved in this show! No, I didnt ever notice that, was I watching the right show? I enjoyed all the archaeologists and presenter Tony Robinson. I download everything I can from the internet and watch on American PBS stations when I can find it. It seems we cant find what youre looking for. I am appalled. I love the show, and I have also fallen in love wit Faye Simpson. Phil Abramson . Whilst not filming Phil still works as a field archaeologist with Wessex Archaeology, and has been involved in a project listing all known Palaeolithic sites in Britain. Please bring together the old team Mick, Phil, Carenza, John, Francis and Stewart. RESURRECT THE PAST! I saw the same program, Justin, and I agree entirely! Please use the Phil Harding & Ian Curnow entry when applicable. I have scoured the Internet watching every episode I can find, some more than once. 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. An episode where a workplace expert was on stand by for structural shoring when common sense would have not wasted this kind of expense. One of the people she missed was Carenza Lewis. I KNOW i keep on saying it but i cannot get my head around channel 4 is getting rid off such a great programme it is seen all over the world. If ever there is a petition to bring this back, count me in. Well Done Time Team, sad to hear you are soon to be no more. Time Team's Phil Harding explains why Waterloo Uncovered is such an important project, during our first excavation at Hougoumont Farm in 2015. 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. Perhaps one of the other channels will see the folly of C4s ways and pick up the program before its too late? Phil received the MBE in the Queen's 80th Birthday Honours list in 2006 in recognition of his sustainable development and climate change work in the South West region. Envisioned as a quiz show in the vein of Challenge Anneka running on BBC 1 from 1989 to 1995 the team were called on to solve archaeological mysteries while racing against the clock. Tony used the rest of the Teams expertise to bring to life what was often regarded as a crusty subject before Time Teams arrival. Jim describes this miscalculation as a death blow, which cost the show almost all of its behind the scenes staff. Its prototype was Timesigns, a four-part series that aired in 1991. 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. 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. 20 years is a long time in television. Managing Change Guide. 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. 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. I agree. But when he returned to Britain, Tony found the studios equally intransient. We are saddened to hear that a great T.V show which entertained and informed is being axed. I enjoyed the later seasons in HD quality quite a lot, and I wish they would keep going for 20 more years. Gutted to learn it is no more. Full Name at Birth. I feel like i know all of the presenters personally they had that effect on people.I watched it evolve over the years and couldnt wait for each knew series. Sad that time team is no longer , they should go back to how it all started , dont mess with what is ok . While I wont be involved in the new sites, I was delighted to accept the role of honorary patron of the Time Team project. Slower paced, Timesigns has Mick talking directly to the camera in a style more akin to a history documentary or Open University broadcast. and the entire bunch breathed fresh life into the sometimes boring subject of Archaeology. I have been watching Time Team since its birth and can quite candidly say, I have never seen and enjoyed such a beautiful piece of television. So sad to see the demise of TT. If it doesnt involve foul-mouthed yobs eating too much, drinking too much or better still both, they arent bovvered. This article is 10 years old but like a spoiler. Thank you channel 4 Thank you very very much . 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. You wonder what kind of palsy comes over TV programers when they occasionally axe the best shows, shows with strong, solid substance!!! 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. A great series, I still watch old repeats and will enjoy them for a long time. sundays seem empty without my time team fix. Sir Tony I salute you and the team,its been a good innings! 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. 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. But, as always with Time Team, the adventure is in the discovery of the secrets of the past, whatever they are!, Landowner Martin Fiennes a cousin of actors Ralph and Joseph Fiennes, and explorer Sir Ranulph says: Were delighted to welcome Time Team to Broughton. Spent time today discussing post-holes with a friend, others around thought we were crazy, but thats what Time Team was all about. Some of them are dead, and the rest have moved on. I cannot believe that there will be no more Time Team, I hope the idiots at channel 4 read this site. We are aiming to reach our target of at least 5,000 patrons by the end of March and well then be in position to dig at least one other site the Iron Age settlement this year and carry out preliminary research on others., Our goal is to create a legacy for these sites, says Taylor, building ongoing relationships with local communities and archaeologists that continue to yield fresh insights. Whilst not filming Phil still works as a field archaeologist with Wessex Archaeology, and has been involved in a project listing all known Palaeolithic sites in Britain. Innit? All Phil Harding - 107 Master Street Ext, Erwin, TN 37650 with phone (423) 743-5355 background info. Lively interpersonal dynamics, celebratory meals and wine, inviting locals to learn more about the world around them back in time, diverse resources and approaches coordinating and appreciating each other- some reading. Maybe the finding of Richard III might encourage a change of heart. Ive always adored darling Tony Robinson since his days as Baldric, and Mick (RIP), Phil (gotta love him!) And there is still so much they can show and teach us. We will miss Tony, Mick and Phil and the team. WHY? Time team seemed to be excavating at the behest of large bodies like English Heritage and the National Trust, not some amateurs or local individuals. I think Phil is such a great character. He has become a familiar face on the Channel 4 television series Time Team . I will be saddened to see Time Team go, but I agree that the production costs could realistically be reduced. Rest in peace, Mick, you added more to peoples lives than you probably ever realised. Pity arise Sir Phil???? 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. All Rights Reserved, We use cookies to enhance your experience while using our website. I hate the way that today producers think all people are stupid and try to dumb down TV. (Then, of course, it goes straight to Hell). Sadly, this was not the case. But archaeology is now a subject that tens of thousands of people enjoy and value, and this is almost solely down to him. I do agree, bringing the new blood in(an ex model, who I dont think was all that good looking) without consulting certain long standing experts, was wrong. So thank you time team I hope someone with a brain brings it back. The Aussie fans are disappointed too that T T will be finishing up. What will Ch4 spend its money on now, even more American imports? It lost its way because of the producers. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2023 FAQS Clear - All Rights Reserved 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. Our family love TT and watch it together. T.T. It worked before, if you think about it. There was a early chemistry here of personalities, as well as expertise. I cannot understand why you are axing it!!? CHANNEL 4 you just do not know what you have done ! Time Team isnt the same without Mick and Phill is the token hot tottie (uh hum!) i record all the T T i can i have brought T t dvd. Home | About | Contact | Copyright | Privacy | Cookie Policy | Terms & Conditions | Sitemap. You can never run out of history in Britain. I watched every show, every season, and I never noticed that Tony had an obsession with Romans. The past shows took it for granted that the viewers were intelligent and did not need someone (other than Tony I love him) to ask questions in his humorous fashion. And Archeology is now a why isn't phil harding in the new time team that tens of thousands of people enjoy and value, i. 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