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Re: Time Team 2012 - "cliche-ridden pap"
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Well the post arrived this morning with the latest mag from Britarch and an exclusive interview with Mick Aston, he is featured prominently on the cover.

Mike Pitts says in his forward preamble ..

"will Time Team survive without Mick Aston? Perhaps
Can you take Mick and Time Team out of British Archaeology? Never"

I think that is the answer, he was a very prominent likeable personality and Channel 4 might well rue the day he decided to step down because of the new presenters and changes.....

In his interview ( too long to quote here) he makes mention of the Time Team being invited down to London to watch Countryfile, (he didn't go) and of course the new presenters on that programme, but the message was clear. Several of the experienced staff had already left when the team moved from London to Cardiff, and he just seems to have become more miserable at the way TT was being handled.
What stands out is that archaeology is being sold (as is so many programmes these days) with vibrant young people but who have little experience in the actual subject they are presenting!
Anyway good for Mike Pitts that he is making such a statement about the loss of one our most enthusiastic archaeologists, and shame on Channel 4 for dumbing down as Mick Aston says...


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Posted by moss
8th February 2012ce
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