Time Team Series

[RJ_Paton]

I have watched the team from the start (and over again when repeated) I miss some of the early team such as Robin , Mick the dig (now Mick the twig having taken up dendrochronology)and you don't see Carenza at all now.   

On a brighter note,I wonder if any of Victors drawings are ever made available to the general public ?

[kerryb]

Robin was fantastic, always so knowledgable and interesting.  That would the role I would like to do, the research in the libraries and archives and coming up with the stories behind the digging!

Kerry

[acorngen]

No victors drawings dont ever get made available to the public well not to buy.  One or two end up in local museums though.  Mick The Twig is now a respected dendrochronologist.  Carenza as moved onto bigger and better things, thank god.  Phil shouldnt be digging because of his back but hey he is only in a trench long enough to take the glory.  Tony R is an authority on Bible Archaeology.  Mick Aston holds no archaeology degree whatsoever. 

Now all that said the program is not archaeology its a TV program and it wrankles us pro archaeologists.  Even those like me who dont dig anymore.  Those who saw the recent royal dig on more4 live got to see what real archaeology is about and not the look what we found the one hour shows produce.  TT served its purpose in introducing Archaeology to the masses but as now run its course and should be dropped in its present format.

Oh yes I have dug with TT as well and hated it

Rob

[acorngen]

I'm still waiting for more "Meet the Ancestors" that was also a
good show.
Wonder when (or if) we will get the 'Who do you think you are"
series here in oz.

Mike.

MTA was dropped a few years ago in the UK

Rob

[acorngen]

Oh yes kerry, I like Neil Oliver. Used to watch him on another archaeology programme which I have forgotten the name of. Different style to our Tony but he is good.

Linda.

Two men in a Trench was the series and they have no plans for another courtsey of Neil himself

Rob

[acorngen]

Unfortunately Bill I live in Sussex and the Government will not allow Sussex to have Freeview in case France get free UK TV. We don't even have Channel 5 yet for the same reason.

And until they bring down satellite prices I will stick with 4 terrestrial channels. Hopefully they will sort it out by the time we go digital otherwise I will ditch the TV altogether!!!!

Kerry,

They have channel five in Dover and HAstings so why dont you get it.  I would check if I was you as it arrived to my knowledge 3 years ago.  Oh freeview available in Sussex as well as I just bought it for my ex and kids

Rob
Rob

[kerryb]

Not in my part of Sussex its not - I guess it will come eventually.  I live just between the Heathfield mast and the sea a small area not covered by Channel 5 - I am sure that is no great loss or Freeview for the present. 

Kerry

[kerryb]

By the way Rob you don't know a friend of mine Roland do you.  He didn't like TT either but for two different reasons, mainly because he thought he was an eminent Archealogist and was never invited on and secondly he didn't like the fact that such a lofty subject was brought to the attention of the great unwashed.  He studied at Oxford!!!!!

Bless him.   

I kind of know what you mean about the present format needing to be dropped though.  It is beginning to feel like it has been done to death!!!!!!

Kerry

[stockman fred]

kerryb wrote:He didn't like TT either but for two different reasons, mainly because he thought he was an eminent Archealogist and was never invited on and secondly he didn't like the fact that such a lofty subject was brought to the attention of the great unwashed. 

We're only humble amateur  archaeologists here but we've been involved in a couple of TT shows- what I found a bit irritating was the way in which they took knowledge which keen amateurs had spent years working out, and presented it on the show as if they had worked it all out in 3 days, without giving much credit to the real experts.
Having said that, it does bring history to a vast audience and the artificial urgency  makes for good TV -and history does belong to all of us.
One thing I 've noticed since getting involved in it all is how local history (and archaeology) can bring out the worst in some folks (which can actually be quite amusing I once found a drawing in an old book of a local historical figure and put it on a display we were doing- the "local authority" came along and gave me a right earful  >:(because she hadn't found it herself and no one else was allowed to step on her patch!
Fred