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By the power of Patreon, one of the best teevee shows ever is set to return.

Most of the original team are returning, but sadly no Tony Robinson or Phil Harding. At least not so far. I guess it’s a “never say never” thing.



   
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Longtime Dakkanaut





Oxfordshire

I think we all know that Time Team produced one of the best moments of TV - the fake sword dig. Tony's anger is not that they've been lied to but that someone would exploit their passion for personal gain. He's hurt as a lover of history.

   
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Frenzied Berserker Terminator




Southampton, UK

Not something I ever really watched. My brother works/worked (bloody Covid) in historical re-enactment and was incensed over how shoddily they've done some of their stuff over the years. Bloke getting killed in a joust was the biggest cock-up, and apparently could have been easily avoided if they'd used actual experts.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12299376
   
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Moustache-twirling Princeps




United Kingdom

Great! I binged a load of it again over lockdown - it's really interesting to see how the technology moved on between series/seasons.

Crispy78 wrote:
My brother works/worked (bloody Covid) in historical re-enactment and was incensed over how shoddily they've done some of their stuff over the years.
Yeah, there are a few episodes that have upset historians, re-enactors, etc.. It's in a weird place of trying to be accurate while also entertaining and it doesn't always work.
   
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Whilst imperfect, it opened up archaeology to the common man.

One of my favourite things about it is that Tony Robinson’s own knowledge seemed to develop over its run, as did the audience’s own knowledge.

It’s a proper rare show. To take something actually kinda boring, yet hook people on it.

   
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I met Carenza at Grime's Grave once.

There isn't any more to that anecdote.

   
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Is....is that a naughty dirty fib?

   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut




UK

Great news

 
   
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Revving Ravenwing Biker



Wrexham, North Wales

I really enjoyed Time Team in the past. But my wife volunteered at a local Museum and at a local dig and nobody there had a good word to say about them. Local volunteers do the grunt work and the 'talent' get the glory. Tony's 'trench etiquette' is appalling and he's a right grump.

Maybe, just maybe it's better without Tony.
   
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Apologies to the Moderati, but this is justified.

Time Team has now returned. Dig One, Day One just premiered on YouTube.

We may not have Tony Robinson involved, but his replacement, Dr Gus Casley-Haylford is a most acceptable substitute.

Other than that? The format is the same - but I feel the appeal is greater, because each dig is going to be three episodes of roughly half and hour. It is glorious and every single one of you should go and watch it right effing now

I’ll even give you a link so you can’t say Old Uncle Grotsnik never gives you anything?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8_sbq37AUs

   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut




UK

Watching now,

back to the better, older program formula

not so sure about Dr Gus as his voice is very soothing rather than the excitement of Tony which i think was part of what carried the program but i'll have to watch more and see

 
   
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I see what you mean, but I feel trying to simply recreate Tony would sound a bit forced or false.

His enthusiasm is more professional I guess, but importantly entirely genuine.

Looking forward to tonight, which is Dig One, Day Three.

   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut




UK

Oh absolutely, they'd have had to find somebody naturally as exuberant if they wanted to recreate that bit of the feel of it

Having watched the two episodes i'm ok with Dr Guy (although he's yet to try and jump into the trench, so he's only got one episode left to get that done)

 
   
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I’m just stoked Time Team is back. The format as originally mentioned is super solid - break down really quite complicated techniques, method and advanced/learned knowledge to pretty much layman’s terms, without actually dumbing down or sensationalising the whole shebang.

Televisual/Youtube perfection in my mind. The difference between adapting to different levels of knowledge and just dumbing it down.

   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut




UK

Next dig released 8/9/10th April

 
   
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Nice, only a couple of weeks.

   
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Moustache-twirling Princeps




United Kingdom

The original team are all looking old... (gods, I'm getting old aren't I?)
   
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Fireknife Shas'el





Leicester

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
Watching now,

back to the better, older program formula

not so sure about Dr Gus as his voice is very soothing rather than the excitement of Tony which i think was part of what carried the program but i'll have to watch more and see


That was my thought too. I think the other presenter, Natalie, has a bit more of that exuberance, but they didn’t use her as much. Still, watched all three episodes tonight and it felt very much like Sunday evenings had been restored to their natural order!

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Next one goes up tonight. Very much looking forward to it.

   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut




UK

Roman villa,

not fully matching archaeology & geophysics ?

classic time team

and a nearby castle thrown in as a bonus/spacefiller ?

much fun is had by all (1 episode left to watch tomorrow)

 
   
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Other than the lack of Sir Tony, it’s like it’s never been away.

Which for my money, shows just what a solid concept for a TV show it is.

I genuinely swear Time Team’s Return has filled a void in my soul I didn’t even know was there.

If you’re not U.K. based, I highly recommend checking this, and it’s colossal back catalogue out.

Yes it’s almost entirely based on U.K. digs, but just watch it anyway.

   
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Fireknife Shas'el





Leicester

I agree, Sunday nights have been returned to their rightful order in our house.

I think my only “complaint” is that Dr Gus is a bit lower energy than Tony was. He’s not a bad presenter by any means, but doesn’t quite add the zing. Natalie seems to do that a bit more (and they seemed to use her a little more in these episodes?)

Judging by the number of ads YouTube has been throwing in, I assume it’s been successful, so hopefully more to come in future. (Aside, I wish there was a way to get YouTube to do a more conventional ad break in a longer video like this, rather than stopping every 5 minutes for a 5-second ad.)

Edit: Just realised I said pretty much the same things after the first episode Well, at least I’m consistent, I suppose…

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I loved the new episodes. The production values are much higher even though it is a Youtube series currently and all the new remote sensing, geophysical and IT tech makes for much more detailed analysis.

I remember the first ever episode, where they were all huddled around a dot-matrix printer near Athelney, looking for King Alfred's refuge. It's all a far cry from those days.

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That’s another thing I really enjoy about Time Team as a whole, when watch in vague release order. You can see how the tools and knowledge available to them progressed and developed.

After all, it’s one thing to get your archaeological mitts on say, geophys, but interpreting the results is an art in itself.

   
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UK

New Dig! Day 1





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Decrepit Dakkanaut




UK

New dig

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obymynsh-Ew


 
   
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Wooooooooottttt! Gonna watch tomorrow.

   
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Second episodes is pretty rad with the technology they’re demonstrating.

   
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Decrepit Dakkanaut




UK

Looks like they've reached the point where the VR tech is going to be easy enough for the 'ordinary' archaeologists to use as well as the specialists

which means the coin folk, bone folk, pottery folk etc are going to be able to add their specialist expertise into the mix directly which will work a lot better rather than having to play chinese whispers with a 3D guy or gal

 
   
 
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