Tony's genius was that he was always interrogating the archaeologists as a skeptical viewer would; I hope that continues! You know what I mean, he would say, "It just looks like a lump of dirt to me!" And the archaeologists would have to explain and defend their view. I'm glad Stuart and others are continuing on!
That was his role as presenter, the viewer who knows nothing that's asking questions. That was part of the show design, not a dry boring explanation on what was what and when that documentaries do.
Is anyone else hoping Sir Tony will just pop in out of nowhere sometime in the new series? I can't wait to see how these two take to the task. I bet they'll be great
Yes, Tony is marvelous. No question. But, no, he shouldn’t just “pop in” this early on. That would be really bad form- like he’d be upstaging the new presenters on purpose. Not a good look.
Been watching Time Team Classics for a while. Great that it is continuing. I'm in the US. It is amazing to me you dig a hole in England and find so much archeology. So much history over there!
I started watching the early Time Team shows from’95 and’96 and I have to say that our man Phil was a work horse!! I don’t know how he kept up that pace for so long.😳 It’s such a joy watching the early shows.☺️
One of the great things about Tony Robinson on Time Team was his ability to act the part of the viewer and ask the kinds of questions we all had - even though he knew the answers. Another was his way of acting the devil's advocate as he challenged the archaeologists to explain why they did what they did especially when it seemed to go against common sense. I hope that the new presenters can bring this same approach to the new episodes. Gotta say that I'll still miss Tony, though!
I've been binge watching time team for about a month or so. Tony was and is hilarious, and I hope these 2 are just as funny as Tony. Doesn't matter tho, will still be watching. BTW, hello from Wisconsin USA
These four have big shoes to fill. I already miss Tony, Mitch and Phil. I don't know if this change will work or not. I do wish the NEW team good luck. I can not wait until everything is working, and we have NEW TimeTeam episodes. I rewatch everything the TimeTeam produces. I need NEW show!!!
I wonder if we could get a career run down on Gus and Natalie at some point. I suppose Brits probably know all about them but I'm Canadian and don't know a thing. Could Google them but I'm curious about why these particular individuals were chosen for the positions (I'm sure they'll do a great job) - so looking forward to seeing the programmes!.
Hi Rosemary, Gus and Natalie are a very talented pair, and we're delighted they've joined us to share their insights on Time Team! You can find out more about them both in our earlier announcement here: timeteamdigital.com/news/meet-time-team-s-new-presenters
I've long been a fan of Time team , as I am of an age for it to have been regular family tv viewing from the very start. When I saw the new venture I was so enormously pleased to see that Natalie Haynes was to be involved and said to myself "they've made a smart move there!" as I am an avid fan of her "stands up for the classics " series' on radio 4, great knowledgeable historical humour, based on this interview Dr Gus Casely Hayford also seems to be a good presenting choice so far , looking forward to following as it unfolds ............
I can understand some who can’t and don’t want to move on from Sir Tony but I am perfectly content with the choices and prepared to give them a chance. The constant “box ticking” comment bores must have a warped view of what real life is and should be. There is room for everyone.
I always thought of the fab four of Time Team as an analogy of Star Trek.. Tony - the Capt.. Mick as the logical Spock, Phil as Bones - "We just have to DIG Jim!", and John as Scotty - "I can't get any resistance Captain, there just is no reflectivity for a villa... But I am sure the new Time Team will do great.. really enjoyed the first two days of the new dig.
I appreciated Tony. His voice was so calming. A pleasure to listen and learn. You guys are all fantastic the show is on 24 hours a day, while I work. Looking forward to the new episodes. It's going to take a while with new presenters. I am so pleased you have a black man in on the fun. Please that we can be represented as people who can!!! Love love love you all. I have learned so much. I live on the A5 so lots of Roman and beyond. I sence it.. I see it. Would be great to get you guys looking at it.. A faithful fan. Xxxx
I'm slightly worried about the presenters to be honest. They seem fine individually and both are fit for the role but will the show work having two presenters? Here's hoping they can make it work in editing. I also think we have to detach Time Team from Tony's presenting style in our heads which is obviously quite a challenge. :)
I do hope to see tony and Phil pop in and out of the new time team but I'm also looking forward to seeing natalie and gus on time team and giving them time to get up and running ,I'm just so glad it back so it's a win win.
I think I missed something because the title doesn't fit. Beyond that the right two are the new presenters; I still don't know who any of these people are! Help?
I’ve now watched the new presenters, and I have to say that I find Gus difficult to listen to. He uses the sing-songy, whispery voice that people use with children. It makes me feel as if I’m being talked down to. I may not be an archaeologist, but I’m also not a child or an idiot. I much prefer the way Tony presented the show - he asked the questions we wanted asked. He treated the adventure as if he were one of us. No condescension in sight.
Sir Tony Robinson was and is an Original, and the NEW time team is just that, NEW, and will never be the same as the Original, no matter how many of the Original crew they have carried over to the new one. Find it funny that they could not find ANYONE to replace Tony, but has to get TWO people to try... I have been a fan of Time team since I discovered the series on youtube, and am NOW a current monthly supporter form here in Upper Northwest Illinois. Miss Tony, and miss Dr. Phil Harding.!
Sorry...not time team without Tony. The new presenters did not even mention him in this introduction...my impression is they won't be able to hold a trowel to Tony...
Not exactly a bucket of cold water but does the new TT need four chattering heads? I would have preferred more substance over the course of the 9 or so minutes that I have just sat through during which I learnt precious little. Hmm.
Gus is very nice and all that. But what you need is an amateur to ask the 'dumb' questions on behalf of the viewers - an actor/comedian for example with an edge, full of vim and enthusiasm, and excellent presenting skills, like Tony.
It would have been nice if you introduced these two people. Since they are apparently not archeologists, what are their roles? (If they are famous for something in Britain, they are unknown in America.) But, I know you are mainly interested in the opinions of those who can afford to pay for Patreon, and one of your interviewers implied that only Patreon comments are actually read, so perhaps you will never see this anyway. 😐
I'm afraid I'm going to miss Tony Robinson. His enthusiasm, interest interspersed with humour and mickey taking was a big part of Time Team. These two don't just don't seem to have that je ne sais quoi that Tony had. I may have to mute when they are on screen.
Skeptic indeed - It really is Time Team with some good additions and formats. Give it a go - Tony or no Tony - the process is still there and the new folk are lovely, funny and engaging.
There are enough of the old crew, I’m going to give it a fair viewing. I can’t say I wasn’t sad when Tony passed on coming back for the reboot/continuation. 🤞🏽Phil will be done with Waterloo soon and be able to come back for a trench.
Oh dear and Ho Hum!!! The show has barely begun and already the idiots and those who should know better, are crawling out of the woodwork! To those of you who won't be watching - the rest of us don't care! I was born on a dig in the 50's, worked on Roman digs in the 60's and in the Far East in the 70's. Time Team is supposed to entertain and educate - if you haven't been entertained or learned something new you haven't been paying attention! Tough on you. Don't whine about how the digging is done or the programme presented unless you can do better.
Just read through the comments, give it a chance, it hasn't even started yet, hard to top the original but not watching cause no Tony or Phill could be your loss, here's hoping it goes well
Sorry, but this constellation does not work for me. As in theater, you need one focal point. Tony was perfect. It also seems that you are forcefully catering for "diversity" rather than just taking the best person for the job, whoever he or she is.
This comment and a few others I've seen just goes to show how far we have still to go as a wholly integrated society. Imagine for a second how it might feel for, let's say, a white middle-aged man if every single time he were to achieve anything worthwhile people would instantly dismiss it by saying he was only chosen because "they" had to include a token male and a token white person. "Box-ticking" has become as toxic a phrase as "virtue-signalling" and one day perhaps, when we have become fully mature, I hope it will cease to have the triggering effect it seems to have at present.
@@roxammon5858 See what I mean! Those warriors searching for signs of "wokeness" are tilting at imaginary windmills. "Our" history (and prehistory, of course) is there for all to see and for all to interpret as best they can. We need to be beware of those who would attempt to throttle any attempt to do so, because they are the true enemies of intellectual freedom. (I apologise if I sound contentious, but I really feel these confected culture wars should be brought to a close.)
@@philroberts7238 No, you are wrong. I am perfectly fine not having a white old man, if the choice feels natural and is solely based on the individual's merit. So for example, I would love to have any of the women who were part of the old Time team such as Helen or Carenza or Raksha Dave (who happen not to be white) as SOLE presenter of time team. It also feels like a more natural continuation for all the fans as they are attached to the old team that they have watched for years, and all three are great individuals who showed competency and enthousiasm. I am also against a duo, because it were much feels like an artificial construct and a forced statement "we need both a man and a woman." We don't. I just hope society is mature enough to just see people as invididuals and not as member of a category!
OK, Tom W, I'll take your word for it and won't accuse you of being something that you're not. But I don't share your fears about the new line-up and I certainly don't think it's anything to do with a diversity box-ticking exercise. Tony Robinson himself is fully supportive of the new venture and recognises that although the new TT is inspired by the old version it couldn't - and shouldn't - be a carbon copy of it. Carenza and Helen will be there just as before as working archaeologists - because that is what they are. The presenter's job is a very different one. It seems the producers realised that someone pretending to be another Sir Tony just wouldn't work and so they have made their decision looking at other factors. I think we should respect their decision and see how it turns out. I wish the new presenters every success and look forward to seeing how they will tackle the task.
@@philroberts7238 As distinct from historians such as David Olusoga who peddle lies about our past to suit their agenda. Lies such as Mary Seacole being a nurse. She was a businesswoman and never a nurse. Lies such as cheddar man being black. There is no evidence, genetic or otherwise that the bones in the cave were from a black person.
I can almost sympathise with the 'box tickers' objection, given the clumsy attempts to show off diversity in adverts for banks etc. However, if I were ever to try and argue that a presenter were purely a box-ticking exercise, I'd at least first check them out with a quick Google search. Anyone doing this for Natalie Haynes, for example, would find she's got impeccable academic qualifications and entertainment industry experience to present any history programme. You can still listen to her '...stands up for the Classics' Radio 4 shows on BBC Sounds which are masterpieces of making the stuffy world of the Classics entertaining to a non Oxbridge audience - i.e. perfect for Time Team. But I agree: a female and a black presenter would probably spoil it all for someone like you, so be sure not to let the door hit you in the arse on your way out.
@@Tactician666 You have shown your true colours with this pathetic response. Typical virtue-signalling, leftie, Guardian-reading Champagne-Charlie. We're going nowhere.
I've been a fan of Tony's from Blackadder through Time Team. That being said, I'm looking forward to watching Gus and Natalie in the new episodes!!!
Tony's genius was that he was always interrogating the archaeologists as a skeptical viewer would; I hope that continues! You know what I mean, he would say, "It just looks like a lump of dirt to me!" And the archaeologists would have to explain and defend their view. I'm glad Stuart and others are continuing on!
That was his role as presenter, the viewer who knows nothing that's asking questions. That was part of the show design, not a dry boring explanation on what was what and when that documentaries do.
@@JETWTF We know and we appreciated Tony very much.
I coudn't have said it any better. I will miss Tony and hope he makes appearances in this new Time Team.
Is anyone else hoping Sir Tony will just pop in out of nowhere sometime in the new series? I can't wait to see how these two take to the task. I bet they'll be great
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Yes, Tony is marvelous. No question.
But, no, he shouldn’t just “pop in” this early on. That would be really bad form- like he’d be upstaging the new presenters on purpose. Not a good look.
Been watching Time Team Classics for a while. Great that it is continuing. I'm in the US. It is amazing to me you dig a hole in England and find so much archeology. So much history over there!
I started watching the early Time Team shows from’95 and’96 and I have to say that our man Phil was a work horse!! I don’t know how he kept up that pace for so long.😳 It’s such a joy watching the early shows.☺️
One of the great things about Tony Robinson on Time Team was his ability to act the part of the viewer and ask the kinds of questions we all had - even though he knew the answers. Another was his way of acting the devil's advocate as he challenged the archaeologists to explain why they did what they did especially when it seemed to go against common sense. I hope that the new presenters can bring this same approach to the new episodes.
Gotta say that I'll still miss Tony, though!
I've been binge watching time team for about a month or so. Tony was and is hilarious, and I hope these 2 are just as funny as Tony. Doesn't matter tho, will still be watching.
BTW, hello from Wisconsin USA
These guys are game and invested. That's what I want to see. I'm excited for them all.
These four have big shoes to fill. I already miss Tony, Mitch and Phil. I don't know if this change will work or not.
I do wish the NEW team good luck. I can not wait until everything is working, and we have NEW TimeTeam episodes.
I rewatch everything the TimeTeam produces. I need NEW show!!!
I wonder if we could get a career run down on Gus and Natalie at some point. I suppose Brits probably know all about them but I'm Canadian and don't know a thing. Could Google them but I'm curious about why these particular individuals were chosen for the positions (I'm sure they'll do a great job) - so looking forward to seeing the programmes!.
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USA here, and ditto.
Hi Rosemary, Gus and Natalie are a very talented pair, and we're delighted they've joined us to share their insights on Time Team! You can find out more about them both in our earlier announcement here: timeteamdigital.com/news/meet-time-team-s-new-presenters
@@TimeTeamOfficial Thank you. THIS was the information I''d been expecting to learn from this little "chat".
I've long been a fan of Time team , as I am of an age for it to have been regular family tv viewing from the very start. When I saw the new venture I was so enormously pleased to see that Natalie Haynes was to be involved and said to myself "they've made a smart move there!" as I am an avid fan of her "stands up for the classics " series' on radio 4, great knowledgeable historical humour, based on this interview Dr Gus Casely Hayford also seems to be a good presenting choice so far , looking forward to following as it unfolds ............
I got "goosebumps" the moment Gus talked about finds from the trench.
Welcome Nat & Gus! I can't wait.
Just can't say enough how thrilled I am to see TT back again! Looking forward to every minute💖
Natalie Haynes is a brilliant choice. Can't wait til the new episodes are released.
I can understand some who can’t and don’t want to move on from Sir Tony but I am perfectly content with the choices and prepared to give them a chance. The constant “box ticking” comment bores must have a warped view of what real life is and should be. There is room for everyone.
I always thought of the fab four of Time Team as an analogy of Star Trek.. Tony - the Capt.. Mick as the logical Spock, Phil as Bones - "We just have to DIG Jim!", and John as Scotty - "I can't get any resistance Captain, there just is no reflectivity for a villa... But I am sure the new Time Team will do great.. really enjoyed the first two days of the new dig.
really enjoyed the first dig in Cornwall. Gus and Natalie both did a great job. Am reading Pandora's jar while i wait for the next dig to be posted.
I'm excited to follow the new series!
Great first episode guys 👍
I appreciated Tony. His voice was so calming. A pleasure to listen and learn. You guys are all fantastic the show is on 24 hours a day, while I work. Looking forward to the new episodes. It's going to take a while with new presenters. I am so pleased you have a black man in on the fun. Please that we can be represented as people who can!!! Love love love you all. I have learned so much. I live on the A5 so lots of Roman and beyond. I sence it.. I see it. Would be great to get you guys looking at it.. A faithful fan. Xxxx
I'm slightly worried about the presenters to be honest. They seem fine individually and both are fit for the role but will the show work having two presenters? Here's hoping they can make it work in editing. I also think we have to detach Time Team from Tony's presenting style in our heads which is obviously quite a challenge. :)
Looking forward to it!
You broke a nail 🤣 I cannot wait for this new episcope take care everyone
LOVE these two!!!
Natalie reminds me alot of carenza lewis,looking forward to seeing her in future episodes.
I do hope to see tony and Phil pop in and out of the new time team but I'm also looking forward to seeing natalie and gus on time team and giving them time to get up and running ,I'm just so glad it back so it's a win win.
Wonderful team!🤣❤
I think I missed something because the title doesn't fit. Beyond that the right two are the new presenters;
I still don't know who any of these people are! Help?
Awesome. I hope they’re genuine choices and not box tickers.
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I wondered who the two presenters would be and I wasn't suprised at all when I seen them. Tony will never be replaced.
Will you be coming to the USA again ?
God save Time Team.
So it's now going to take 2 people to do Sir Tony's job? 😉
I’ve now watched the new presenters, and I have to say that I find Gus difficult to listen to. He uses the sing-songy, whispery voice that people use with children. It makes me feel as if I’m being talked down to. I may not be an archaeologist, but I’m also not a child or an idiot. I much prefer the way Tony presented the show - he asked the questions we wanted asked. He treated the adventure as if he were one of us. No condescension in sight.
Hello from Sweden
yippeeeeeeee!
Sir Tony Robinson was and is an Original, and the NEW time team is just that, NEW, and will never be the same as the Original, no matter how many of the Original crew they have carried over to the new one. Find it funny that they could not find ANYONE to replace Tony, but has to get TWO people to try... I have been a fan of Time team since I discovered the series on youtube, and am NOW a current monthly supporter form here in Upper Northwest Illinois. Miss Tony, and miss Dr. Phil Harding.!
We didn't become Time Team fans because of chats...
Sorry...not time team without Tony. The new presenters did not even mention him in this introduction...my impression is they won't be able to hold a trowel to Tony...
Not exactly a bucket of cold water but does the new TT need four chattering heads? I would have preferred more substance over the course of the 9 or so minutes that I have just sat through during which I learnt precious little. Hmm.
Gus is very nice and all that. But what you need is an amateur to ask the 'dumb' questions on behalf of the viewers - an actor/comedian for example with an edge, full of vim and enthusiasm, and excellent presenting skills, like Tony.
for the algorithm
Gus is portrayed as lighter skinned in the thumbnail pic, I wonder why?
It would have been nice if you introduced these two people. Since they are apparently not archeologists, what are their roles? (If they are famous for something in Britain, they are unknown in America.)
But, I know you are mainly interested in the opinions of those who can afford to pay for Patreon, and one of your interviewers implied that only Patreon comments are actually read, so perhaps you will never see this anyway. 😐
They now have a licence to trowel!
I'm afraid I'm going to miss Tony Robinson. His enthusiasm, interest interspersed with humour and mickey taking was a big part of Time Team. These two don't just don't seem to have that je ne sais quoi that Tony had. I may have to mute when they are on screen.
Without Tony, it's not Time Team. Ya'll know what i mean.
Skeptic indeed - It really is Time Team with some good additions and formats. Give it a go - Tony or no Tony - the process is still there and the new folk are lovely, funny and engaging.
There are enough of the old crew, I’m going to give it a fair viewing. I can’t say I wasn’t sad when Tony passed on coming back for the reboot/continuation. 🤞🏽Phil will be done with Waterloo soon and be able to come back for a trench.
I prefer to think it's about the science more than the show biz.
Oh dear and Ho Hum!!! The show has barely begun and already the idiots and those who should know better, are crawling out of the woodwork!
To those of you who won't be watching - the rest of us don't care!
I was born on a dig in the 50's, worked on Roman digs in the 60's and in the Far East in the 70's. Time Team is supposed to entertain and educate - if you haven't been entertained or learned something new you haven't been paying attention! Tough on you.
Don't whine about how the digging is done or the programme presented unless you can do better.
Just read through the comments, give it a chance, it hasn't even started yet, hard to top the original but not watching cause no Tony or Phill could be your loss, here's hoping it goes well
Sorry, but this constellation does not work for me. As in theater, you need one focal point. Tony was perfect. It also seems that you are forcefully catering for "diversity" rather than just taking the best person for the job, whoever he or she is.
Well said that man. The box tickers will try to re-write our history as well.
This comment and a few others I've seen just goes to show how far we have still to go as a wholly integrated society. Imagine for a second how it might feel for, let's say, a white middle-aged man if every single time he were to achieve anything worthwhile people would instantly dismiss it by saying he was only chosen because "they" had to include a token male and a token white person. "Box-ticking" has become as toxic a phrase as "virtue-signalling" and one day perhaps, when we have become fully mature, I hope it will cease to have the triggering effect it seems to have at present.
@@roxammon5858 See what I mean! Those warriors searching for signs of "wokeness" are tilting at imaginary windmills. "Our" history (and prehistory, of course) is there for all to see and for all to interpret as best they can. We need to be beware of those who would attempt to throttle any attempt to do so, because they are the true enemies of intellectual freedom. (I apologise if I sound contentious, but I really feel these confected culture wars should be brought to a close.)
@@philroberts7238 No, you are wrong. I am perfectly fine not having a white old man, if the choice feels natural and is solely based on the individual's merit. So for example, I would love to have any of the women who were part of the old Time team such as Helen or Carenza or Raksha Dave (who happen not to be white) as SOLE presenter of time team. It also feels like a more natural continuation for all the fans as they are attached to the old team that they have watched for years, and all three are great individuals who showed competency and enthousiasm. I am also against a duo, because it were much feels like an artificial construct and a forced statement "we need both a man and a woman." We don't. I just hope society is mature enough to just see people as invididuals and not as member of a category!
OK, Tom W, I'll take your word for it and won't accuse you of being something that you're not. But I don't share your fears about the new line-up and I certainly don't think it's anything to do with a diversity box-ticking exercise. Tony Robinson himself is fully supportive of the new venture and recognises that although the new TT is inspired by the old version it couldn't - and shouldn't - be a carbon copy of it. Carenza and Helen will be there just as before as working archaeologists - because that is what they are. The presenter's job is a very different one. It seems the producers realised that someone pretending to be another Sir Tony just wouldn't work and so they have made their decision looking at other factors. I think we should respect their decision and see how it turns out. I wish the new presenters every success and look forward to seeing how they will tackle the task.
I wont be watching. Box tickers will only put their own interpretation on our history.
As distinct from whom? You, for example?
@@philroberts7238 As distinct from historians such as David Olusoga who peddle lies about our past to suit their agenda. Lies such as Mary Seacole being a nurse. She was a businesswoman and never a nurse. Lies such as cheddar man being black. There is no evidence, genetic or otherwise that the bones in the cave were from a black person.
I can almost sympathise with the 'box tickers' objection, given the clumsy attempts to show off diversity in adverts for banks etc. However, if I were ever to try and argue that a presenter were purely a box-ticking exercise, I'd at least first check them out with a quick Google search. Anyone doing this for Natalie Haynes, for example, would find she's got impeccable academic qualifications and entertainment industry experience to present any history programme. You can still listen to her '...stands up for the Classics' Radio 4 shows on BBC Sounds which are masterpieces of making the stuffy world of the Classics entertaining to a non Oxbridge audience - i.e. perfect for Time Team.
But I agree: a female and a black presenter would probably spoil it all for someone like you, so be sure not to let the door hit you in the arse on your way out.
@@Tactician666 You have shown your true colours with this pathetic response. Typical virtue-signalling, leftie, Guardian-reading Champagne-Charlie. We're going nowhere.
The last thing we need is box-tickers ruining our history.
Please, for the sake of our history, watch and put the record right in comments.
Is this a repeat?