Time Team: Update – 2021 digs, next year and more!
Added 2021-10-25 14:55:52 +0000 UTCHi everyone,
We hope you are keeping safe and well.
The two three-day shoots may be over but we’re busier than ever working on a range of developments.
The episodes are in post-production and our Director Emily will provide a video update on progress over the next week, talking us through the key steps from finishing a shoot to delivering the final episodes.
Reviewing, analysing, processing and collating all the content and findings to present them in their full context is no mean feat, but we’re in the thick of it and can’t wait to share the results with you.
Following your feedback, we’re exploring the idea of dividing each dig into several parts. Our new flexibility of format will allow more space to tell the story of each site in greater depth. Emily will talk this through in more detail and we’ll give an idea of the timeframe to make this happen. Let us know what you think in the comments below.
In the meantime, we’ll continue to share snapshots from both digs, alongside insights from the wider world of archaeology. By nature, some posts will be weightier than others, but the more light-hearted moments are there for those who enjoy them while we work on the more extensive coverage. We’ve just received some more 3D models of artefacts, so keep a look out for those.
We’re already looking ahead to next year and have a tantalising ‘long list’ of sites taking shape, with many new suggestions nestling beside some existing contenders. Tim will be sharing more details on these soon. We’re also creating a dedicated process for suggesting new sites.
An ongoing aim is to expand our research and development activities, using a range of techniques to assess potential sites. We can help to shed light on more sites that might not otherwise be explored and, with your input, some of these will progress into full excavations.
As well as the headline digs, we have a whole range of other content ideas in development, from interviews and masterclasses to drop-ins on existing archaeology projects and more.
One simple way to help us continue producing more content and investigating new sites is to watch every public video posted on YouTube and let others know what you enjoy about Patreon. If you haven’t yet, please do check out the latest Dig 2 highlights on YouTube, hit the thumbs-up and leave a comment, using the link below:
DIG 2 HIGHLIGHTS: WATCH, LIKE AND COMMENT
Thanks again for making Time Team II a reality! The future of Time Team is looking bright and that is all down to your support and belief. Watch this space for more exciting announcements...
Best wishes from all the team.
Photos courtesy of Charlie Newlands.
Comments
It's so nice to see Time Team back on my Screen. When I was a small Kid my big Sister and I went to Xanten where our Great Grand Uncle was a Site Director and I wanted to become an Archeologist like him. After this trip, I would use smashed garden pots and hide them in my Mom's garden to dig up "Roman Pot". As I became older I forgot about my Archeologie Dream and last year I found Time Team on Youtube and my dream came back. And hopefully, in a not too faraway future, I will dig up real Roman Pot. Long Story Short. Thank you Time Team for finding my Childhood Dream again.
Kathy
2021-11-15 21:23:15 +0000 UTCI’d really like to see more of the pub discussions at the end of the day!! Obviously, the people involved do want some “no camera” time too, but I love the snippets we got in the old series…also..it would prove beyond doubt whether John Gater ever actually gets a round in….
Mark Freestone
2021-11-10 10:07:19 +0000 UTCI just joined- so excited for more Time Team.
2021-11-03 18:37:03 +0000 UTCI’ll take as much Time Team as I can get :).
Peg Warnock
2021-11-02 00:43:30 +0000 UTCI think longer and more in depth episodes would be great. There must be soo much that has to be left out in a 45 min episode.
Jackie Craddock
2021-10-30 14:01:05 +0000 UTCReward the Patreons with full detail releases, while short releases ( 3 mins) entice viewers on YouT.
2021-10-30 11:06:53 +0000 UTCI would like to hear about decisions: ooh lookit the geophys here, let's put the trench across that... Or here are parchmarks... And all the crazy discussions about "what in the world is that???" The behind the scenes conversations.
Dorothy Frank
2021-10-28 23:20:52 +0000 UTCHaving each dig as say 3 half-hour episodes, one per day would be very welcome, but I can also see a condensed version nearer 45-50 minutes (more like the original) as having its place... Maybe the single episode and a separate "Extra Time (Team)" with more details and info would be the best approach?
2021-10-27 21:03:14 +0000 UTCI agree wholeheartedly - more depth and more detail will always be welcomed by me. Getting to see some of the behind the scenes stuff has been great, but given TT no longer has to fit everything into one episode, a number of "specials" giving deep dives into parts of the dig would be a great addition. As an aside, I have always wondered what happens before and after a dig - we have some idea now of the planning beforehand, but what happens once the cameras are turned off, how is the site recorded and trenches filled in? IMHO, too much Time Team is never enough! 8^)
Amos Bannister
2021-10-26 21:19:04 +0000 UTCSpeaking as a TT fan from the very beginning, I have always yearned for more depth & detail. I understand that all will not agree but for me the more the better
2021-10-26 19:08:00 +0000 UTCHave I missed, given that I only recently joined the Patreon effort, or could we perhaps get, an hour long video on the evolution of the Geophysics techniques utilized by John Gater and his team? We watched the equipment improve across the duration of the original tv show and it would be interesting to see how it improved between the original series and today. Respectfully.
2021-10-26 14:01:44 +0000 UTCI'm with Richard, the more detail, the better. I'd much rather watch 20-30 hours of detailed footage and explanation of what was being done, and why, than a three hour summary, when I can do so via the computer and at my own pace. Obviously, no one is going to sit down to 20-30 hours of tv, but if I can binge watch a full day's worth of a single Time Team dig, what a good day that would be :)
2021-10-26 13:57:57 +0000 UTCThere was a time when all documentary type programmes were crammed into the 45 minute / 1 hour time slot, with the belief that the viewing public would not have the attention span to see the story told over multiple episodes. Yet with the age of streaming some of the most successful documentaries have been those where the story is told in greater detail and over a number of episodes. There is no doubt that Time Team could do likewise.
Richard Lowe-Jackson
2021-10-26 12:29:57 +0000 UTC
