Word of the Day: The Gaterbomb (Friday Fun)
Added 2022-01-14 13:13:07 +0000 UTCThere are many logistical challenges we must face when putting together Time Team, some quite unexpected – for example, John Gater's propensity for muscling his way into every scene.
If you don't believe us, take a look at this selection of clips from both our recent digs and the Time Team archives.
And so this brings us to our latest Word of the Day: The 'Gaterbomb'. We know, it's not big, it's certainly not clever, but it's just a bit of silly Friday fun to get us through to the weekend.
In all seriousness, we will be hearing a lot more from John Gater in the weeks ahead, with the release of the new episodes and the results of our recent surveys at Sutton Hoo.
Needless to say, we'll bring you the exclusive lowdown on John's results directly from the man himself.
Exciting times ahead!
Comments
Could John be the new Phil?
Martin Smith
2022-03-29 00:06:08 +0000 UTCjohn rocks!
john dean
2022-02-16 01:59:18 +0000 UTCMost excellent 🤣
Melissa Rybb
2022-02-08 17:59:15 +0000 UTC😃😃 I needed a laugh today
Peg Warnock
2022-02-08 01:30:19 +0000 UTCThis may be my favorite video. Don’t tell him though, he crash every single shot.
Allison Payne
2022-02-06 17:32:15 +0000 UTCNo, your not the only one...I truly miss him too. I'm hoping he can make a cameo appearance somehow!
Bayounola
2022-01-24 16:55:40 +0000 UTCI Love Mr. John Gater. He is awesome!, Think He and Stewart are both a bit under utilized and maybe taken a bit for granted, for their knowledge and their expertise they bring. REALLY miss Dr. Phil Harding..I must he only true " fan" here..
Donna Oglesby
2022-01-22 06:04:53 +0000 UTCI think a new drinking game is here! Middy of beer for sighting and a schooner for interruption. 😜😜
Susan Strangman
2022-01-21 20:42:02 +0000 UTCThanks for the chuckle!
Jude Edling
2022-01-19 22:06:32 +0000 UTCHe must have the best knowledge of the whole site, he’s always busy and gets about a lot!
J Brown
2022-01-19 18:20:46 +0000 UTCLove it.
Kerry Hennigan
2022-01-17 02:27:02 +0000 UTCGaither is my last name which is a derivative of Gater can appreciate a good GATERBOMB
Mark Gaither
2022-01-16 23:25:30 +0000 UTCI think I saw some of it in Kerry's teatime interview.
Nathan Lyons
2022-01-16 14:10:35 +0000 UTCJohn, like his technology, has aged well!
Ian Macintosh
2022-01-16 02:33:42 +0000 UTCDoes anyone know if footage exists from the time they punked JG by making him think someone backed over his gear? I would love to see that!
Jon Colcord
2022-01-15 18:30:09 +0000 UTCNot as much as HE loves IT!
Nathan Lyons
2022-01-14 22:50:57 +0000 UTCThe camera loves him!!!!!
Richard Vine
2022-01-14 22:19:15 +0000 UTCLove John. Love the new look too
Laura Randolph
2022-01-14 21:04:50 +0000 UTCHe is a so picked on, I love John!
Priscilla Logan
2022-01-14 21:04:18 +0000 UTCYou just gotta love John!
Richard Kaskeski
2022-01-14 18:27:13 +0000 UTCEnjoyed this montage.
Caroline Borduin
2022-01-14 17:13:26 +0000 UTCJohn is so hilarious, especially when he's taking the mickey out of Stewart!
Mark Grisham
2022-01-14 15:56:45 +0000 UTCI love it.
Don Brunell
2022-01-14 15:15:41 +0000 UTCOn an upcoming dig the advance team should bury a stainless steel beer keg so John can discover it with magnetics. Would love to see his face on camera when they excavate it.🍺🍺🍺
Eggs Ackley
2022-01-14 14:37:03 +0000 UTCLove it. Archaeology rocks, but so do light-hearted moments. Long live the Gaterbomb!
Doug Lucey
2022-01-14 14:07:29 +0000 UTCI'm sure it's just John's equipment sensing the anomaly caused by a camera ... right John? It's the same kind of anomaly pubs create, which as a good geophysicist John's compelled to investigate.
Robert Boudreau
2022-01-14 13:27:42 +0000 UTCThe Time Team equivalent of a Jager-bomb? A sudden fruity intoxicant that, in small measure, has the power to change your perception of the rest of the day -(sorry)- rest of the dig!
Nigel Bell
2022-01-14 13:25:10 +0000 UTCThanks for brightening my day.
Derek Thom
2022-01-14 13:22:29 +0000 UTCCan never see too much of John Gater!
Jean Buckley
2022-01-14 13:17:29 +0000 UTC
