Time Team S19-E10 How to Lose a Castle 

Id like to add RIP Robin too. His segments were terrific.

Yes I enjoyed him as well.

Alas your plea is several years too late.

And you have no idea how much it helps me grasp what they're doing. I am a 78 year old woman, widow, and totally uninformed re archaeology. So long times alone and uninformed. And Tony's questions are exactly what I would have asked, were I there.

@@corneliawissing7950, I am a 74 year old widower and since my wife died 6 months ago I have been steadily working my way through all the TT episodes. They have kept me entertained and enhanced my will to live!

@@blaggercoyote, When Sir Tony reaches heaven, think how surprised he'll be by being honoured for the help he gave two elderly people that he never even knew!

Phil seems more focused on British and Irish history, Neolithic cultures. Hawass will eventually be proven or disproven. Not holding out with the fundamental ideology in that part of the Middle East.

ive recently become a Time Team Addict, after binge watching and not really reading comments it just Crushed me when I found out that Mick had passed. he was a lovely man in every sense of the description.

@@mikeholton3914 Same! I found Time Team randomly last month. It took me a few weeks to realize that Mick had passed away. I have a hard time watching the episodes where he isn't a part of the show. I love Francis but he isn't Mick. And I just don't get the Mary Ann spin; I just don' get it! RIP Mick!

That conversation... my favorite moments from this ep

*RU-vid Comments - where largely, the Adolescent Ego Minded gather to Judge, and their Juniors - to bait.* Oh poor M Ann - (the Ego-Minded Judgemental prove - some things haven't changed since THE DARK AGES) The human Adolescent Ego factor. Conscious Thought - Suggested. We can rise above our Lower Mind.

Yeah, I can't stand Mary Ann. I much preferred Helen Geake. Some of the others, I didn't care for either. Nial was one. I do miss Mick though. Adored him.

The Well theory also shows a singular lack of knowledge/understanding re Hydrology.

True ain't broke don't fix it the show would still be going loved the old show don't like this one

It seems that Mary Ann was added as "eye candy" to try and boost viewership. I know people say that these are all great archaeologists, but it seems that many are actually just actors or actresses hired to play a roll.

Viewership had been declining for years so from the view point of Channel 4 and their advertisers it was broken. Unfortunate how they chose to "fix" it but after a 20 year run maybe it was inevitable. I've been binge watching and the archaeology is getting repetitive so I can see how viewers might have drifted away. Phil and the crew still make it worthwhile to me and obviously a lot of other people watching these old episodes.

i didnt realise he had died.....I used to enjoy watching time team brilliant programme and they made a great team

yea this lot suck . .

Carenza as replaced by Helen.

I never was a fan of Mary-Ann

Huh??? In this episode, they still have Mick, along with Phil, Raksha, Matt... I enjoyed the various youngsters in the field with their excitement, but for god's sake, the show lasted 20 years. People in academia are bound to have other opportunities. And I remember all the Carenza bashing, not to mention everyone going crazy over Bridget's butt cleavage. Make up your minds about who's essential. IMO, the show would be dead without Phil. As long as he's on, I'll watch. I always learn SOMEthing.

How long do you think they will be able to keep doing this? They needed replacements for them, Stuarts eyes were giving out, hence him needing glasses, so Alex was brought in to replace him, no one though Alex would be Stuart, but he was a decent replacement. Tony was really showing his age a few season before the show ended, he couldn't whip around the sites anymore like he did in the beginning, so they brought in Mary-Ann to take his place, again no one expected her to be just like Tony, but she would have been a good replacement if the writers hadn't dumbed things down and made her sound like an airhead at times, which coincidentally, from what I understand, is why she left as soon as her contract was up, she was presenter on four archaeological documentaries and shows before she was on Time Team, and two shows after, one of which I believe she is still presenter on. Mick made the decision to leave before Mary-Ann was hired because of format changes that dumbed down the show. Carenza left because she was misdiagnosed with breast cancer and the treatments were too much for her to take while still doing the show, so she left, then she finds out the diagnosis was wrong and her body was ravaged by the treatments for nothing. Whether you like it or not change is inevitable, especially in a long running show like this, all of the original people getting older and close to retiring they needed people to replace them if they were even going to try to keep the show going.

I have one problem with Mary Ann: she seems to speak prescribed words. She's never natural, spontaneous.

I agree, I think she gets a bad rap.

But she had no control over that and apparently was not her expectation when she was hired.

Some of my family came from around there to Australia in the later 1800s and their surname is England.

I noticed that too. Wonder where their family was from? 😆

Graduate of Cambridge - --- *RU-vid Comments - Where largely, the Adolescent Ego Minded gather to Judge, and their Juniors - to bait.* The absolute presentation of the British in their pettiness - the M Ann comments - (the Ego-Minded Judgemental prove - some things haven't changed since THE DARK AGES) The human Adolescent Ego factor. Conscious Thought - Suggested. We can rise above our Lower Mind.

Graduate of Cambridge - yet Judged by her Physical appearance. --- *RU-vid Comments - Where largely, the Adolescent Ego Minded gather to Judge, and their Juniors - to bait.* The absolute presentation of the British in their pettiness - the M Ann comments - (the Ego-Minded Judgemental prove - some things haven't changed since THE DARK AGES) The human Adolescent Ego factor. Conscious Thought - Suggested. We can rise above our Lower Mind.

Mick and Phil were a comedy duo!

Great eye candy though.

Unlike Helen, and all of the other departed, she never even got her hands dirty. Even Tony and Mick dug when needed. Never contributed any knowledge and her questions weren't anything outstanding or profound; a schoolchild could make identical comments and contributions.

Wotdermatter Alex and Mary-anne did not add to the team work. the rest are a team and these 2 are just there, being given busy work.

grandma lynda I am sure they where but, didn't impress me at all. Also it didn't stop me watching the program hahaha It's a shame it's still not on, I enjoyed it

Jann King never saw this show until I gave up TV. now I luv this show a lot. I especially like the Ireland and Scotland ones. That is where my family came from 3 generations ago. Nice way to learn some of the history without all the hard to read books. :)

Me too!

Another Diana, mysterious thought of as nice looking and totally boring

***** I love this comment. Every word of it.

Mick's "mum" didn't knit his stripy jumpers. He was asked by one of the producers, after the first series, if he had anything colorful he could wear, and history was made.

+schradeya Except it's nonsense from beginning to end. They got a special price on the fleece jackets and Mick was asked to wear the stripy jumpers.

E! Carroll Noooo! NO WAY! Ohhhhh that just... breaks my heart a little, especially about Mick's silly sweater! Is that really true? I've never heard that, but I'm not British so it's possible that it's common knowledge there that I'm just not privy to...

+schradeya I'm in Utah, USA, and have watched every episode, extra and special, read interviews with the original members of the Team and archaeology reports, and bought three of Mick's books. The truth is out there...

lol Lisa I loved that old cheesy background music ... lol i can;t stop laughing but yes, what a sad ending to it all. A friend of Mick's had some interesting comments here on RU-vid on another episode that were interesting about it all

Graduate of Cambridge - --- *RU-vid Comments - Where largely, the Adolescent Ego Minded gather to Judge, and their Juniors - to bait.* The absolute presentation of the British in their pettiness - the M Ann comments - (the Ego-Minded Judgemental prove - some things haven't changed since THE DARK AGES) The human Adolescent Ego factor. Conscious Thought - Suggested. We can rise above our Lower Mind.

lol

If I had teeth like hers, I'd be a grinning fool. Seriously, though, it's one of my pet peeves with TV. On the few period shows where they try to get everything correct, the actors still have teeth you could use for flashlights. Game of Thrones drove me crazy with all those peasants with $40,000 in dental implants. It was such a relief to see some of the older actors with true British teeth.

@@lucygray6162 , Perhaps we can, from time to time, have a drawing of Elizabeth Regina I. I've read that her teeth were all black, because, as a wealthy person, she could afford sugar and so black teeth became a status symbol.

Slightly Megan Markle.

By 'England' ....I think you mean Scotland :o)

I have seen beautiful places on almost every episode but must say they can keep London.

British People think everywhere in Britain is nice, it's bollocks, there are lots of beautiful places but get real, Scotland is however a special place i agree

USA! USA! USA!

theres more than one... and his wife made them I believe.

it's only pastel now because it has faded over the years, probably!

@alanrtment porter that rhyme is meant to show how silly they were

Well, you get the eye candy, but no real insight.

ouch!

Mark too..... To be fair its not their fault that management did this.

not

Douglas! lol you didnt like her in another episode back there somewhere... well, I don't either sooooo

...it's called sorcery

@@Jigger2361 , She's also spontaneous and natural actually speaks archaeology.

@@corneliawissing7950 agreed ... my language

@@Jigger2361 , Should I have written that she speaks archaeologic, do you think? English is not my first language. Glad somebody else also supports her!!!

@@corneliawissing7950 hmmm let's see, you could say 1) She speaks the language of archaeology 2) she speaks archaeology (like you said) 3) she speaks in an archeological way ... you did great!

So was I

Of course the site is taken care of.

Hallo uw1955, was genau möchten Sie denn wissen? Es ist nicht einfach Ihre Frage zu verstehen. Wenn ich Sie richtig verstanden habe, war das Ihr erstes Mal, dass sie Time Team gesehen haben. Obgleich Sie geschrieben haben, dass Sie ZUERST ein STÜCK Time Team schauen. Die nachfolgende Frage kann ich allerdings nicht verstehen: "Kann jemand mir etwas sagen über alles in tun der/die Teile das sich geändert hat." Wäre die Übersetzung... Das ist nicht als Kritik gemeint, nur Ihre Frage wird so vermutlich niemand beantworten können. Hi uw1955, what is it you would like to know? It's quite difficult to understand your question. I presume you wanted to say, that this was the first time you have been watching Time Team. But it is impossible to work out what you would like to ask. I am not critcising your English, we have all started once, but I doubt your question can be answered this way.

....do you have 5 hours to explain it?

lol! ... sadly

Just fast forward thru the annoying parts. Kind of reminds me of a recent ex-royal.

Let me guess - your Astroloical Sign is "fixed" not a "mutable" 😉

Can't stand Marianne. Ugliest eye candy useless presenter. Missed Helen Geake and even Carenza, shame they had to ruin a winning cast combo.

Taste and hangover 😊

They wanted a reprieve and they're relaxing on a beach. Digging Clams now. 😀

Just have to agree .. .

I agree with on Alex replacing Stewart. It's like someone who is way out of his depth. Strange.

god I miss Victor, ma main man!

mechanicalmusic Yes, that is common knowledge. Mick Aston left because he was the lead archaeologist, and the production droids AXED half of the team *without consulting him* in any way.

The production was moved from England to Wales and a lot of people didn't make the move. The 3 day format is because most of them have "real" jobs and they chose not to relocate. Stewart and Helen are still in some, as is Guy. They seem to be there if there is a specific need for their area of expertise/interest. Carenza left years ago because of health issues.

Pissed Mick off for dumbing down the format with Marianne. Can't stand her. Shame they had to ruin a great format with ugly eye candy chasing ratings. Miss Mick terribly and Robin. The new show was crap too.

Hired by a sword at your back. Stop thinking modern with pridgouus please 🙏 😊

Might be hard to explain why I get off the plane with a shovel and trowel. Asking directions to a juicey back garden 😂

...hmmm I wondered this myself then i thought if i were approached to be a host on a long running show and sat down for a moment and thought of the implications of my new role, i think id pass... "see that family reunion picnic over there that has occurred for the past 20 years? Walk over, grab a corner of the blanket the food is set upon and give it a good yank"

Hallo Uli. Scheint so. Ich habe Time Team lange nicht gesehen, nachdem es früher fester Bestandteil meines Feierabends war (habe zeitweise in UK gelebt) bis ich es hier wieder gefunden habe. Von dem Wechsel habe ich also wenig mitbekommen. Wenn ich das aber hier so gelesen habe ging es darum, dass einige Teammitglieder rausgedrängt wurden um für andere Platz zu machen, worauf Mick nach 19 Jahren die Show verlassen hat, mit der Aussage, die Show würde nur noch clichébehafteter Müll sei. Das Mick gegangen ist, scheinen viele persönlich genommen zu haben, insbesondere wohl auch, weil er mitlerweile verstorben ist. Er war quasi die Seele des alten Time Teams. Es hat einen bitteren Nachgeschmak hinterlassen. Soweit ich das mitbekommen habe, wurde die Sendung mittlerweile komplett eingestellt. - Aber da kann ich auch falsch liegen, es wird ja immer viel geredet. Das Problem ist ja generell, dass Menschen sich ungern an etwas neues gewöhnen, wenn sie für fast 20 Jahre etwas lieb gewonnen haben - hier in Deutschland sehen wir das ja gerade bei "Wetten dass...". Da gibt man den "Neuen" selten eine wirkliche Chance. Schade eigentlich, wenn wir nicht immer jemanden suchen würden, der die Fußspuren von jemand anderen ausfüllen würde, könnten auch mal neue Wege beschritten werden... Grüße Nicole

Nicole Roth Hallo Nicole, Sowie ich das mitbekommen habe, war Mick der mit den langen weißen Haaren und hat immer mit den Archäologen diskutiert, und auch die anderen Mitglieder kamen bei mir sehr gut informiert und interssiert an dem was sie taten herüber. Und das mit dem "neuem eine Chance" geben, ist ja schön und gut, aber wie heißt e doch im Fußball - Never change a winning Team. Und das darf man wirklich nicht tun. Du hast !"Wetten das . . ." angeführt, da wurde gewechselt und Markus Lanz hat den Karren an die Wand gefahren. Ein prominenter Name allein reicht infach nicht aus, das was man da machen soll muß man auch können. Und ob die Sendung gestoppt wurde kann ich auch nicht sagen. Leider kann ich Channel4 hier in Deutschland nich sehen. Viele Grüße aus Berlin Uli

7 feet 8 inches

*george waite* To be fair today *Crewkerne* is smaller than some large villages.

@@philaypeephilippotter6532 Indeed.

no, that's Tony's house

I just notice that some of the wemen are always showing to their boobs or plumbers crack.

He is talking about the last names, it was a joke.

The Irish and early English were largely the same people - The Anglo Saxons - created what is Today's British. Read your History - or listen to the Audio. Often - many folks with Degrees read the comments. Deliver Communication with interest of informing - rather than, "Busting one's Chops" Understand ?

The surname reflect the origins of the person holding them.

- doesn't - Phil doesn't like Mead. Do this to my friends and family - not meant to be any more that a "thought-learning" nudge.

It’s the local cider per Tony.

...on the fourth day they rested, except for Phil the Human Digging Machine

The archaeologists are professionals and many are academics. They have jobs to go to during the week.

Jana Oh 1) It’s called survey archaeology; it’s not intended to be a full-on months-long excavation. That’s not what they’re there for. 2) Most of the field archaeologists are professionals and academics who have other responsibilities during the week- teaching classes, etc.

easy tommy, down boy, down

But useless .

...the same way decorators think of that deadline on those reno shows... i dig, i get it but....

Why would they think anything? It’s called survey archaeology. Kind of like exploratory surgery, the goal is to find out what’s there, or find out what they are asked to determine. Their work isn’t intended to be a full-on excavation that could last for months. Once they do the exploration work, then either the a question is resolved and there’s nothing that needs done further, or the local county archeological society continues the long- term excavation.

Jigger2361 no, you don’t get it.

...ladies and gentlemen: Vince just doesn't get it lol

The 3 day limit was the entire premise of the show. When it was first being discussed Mick was asked how long to get decent archaeology and he said he reckoned 3 days would be enough.

This is not arbitrary, all these people have week time jobs

Budget.