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Alongside his academic publications, aston wrote two books on archaeology for a more general audience, both of which were. In autumn 1998, channel 4 started a time team fan club, which had 16,000 members within a few. More 4 trailer of the time team tribute night for the late professor mick aston. Professor aston lived in somerset and taught at a number of uk universities. Professor michael mick antony aston born 1 july 1946 is a british archaeologist. This is an autobiography of mick aston, but he tells it as a wide ranging overview of archaeology in britain with wonderful photos. Bush first became involved with the time team series through his friend mick aston, somersets first county field archaeologist.

I hear his voice when i read this book, very special now that he is gone. Mick aston, the lead guru of digging for time team will always have a special place in my heart. More 4 aired a special tribute night to professor mick aston who died on. Maryann ochota quits channel 4 archaeological show time team has been thrown into disarray after maryann ochota became the second presenter to leave the channel 4 archaeological programme. A team of archaeologists, usually led by mick aston or francis pryor the latter. Tony robinsons series that brought archaeology to the masses is axed by channel 4 after 20 years ratings have slumped in recent years and an attempt to revamp the show led to accusations from its own team of dumbing down. The night will be a combination of classic time team episodes featuring mick. He was its chief archaeological adviser from the shows inception in 1994. Monasteries in the landscape by mick aston, paperback.

Mick aston and time team has given me an insight into my english ancestory in a way that was both informative and entertaining and i have enjoyed every episode and looked forward to the next one until now knowing that one of its most valued and colourfull members is with us no more. Time team, youll understand its process even better if you read micks book. Tony robinson and professor mick aston, archaeology is rubbish. You can also visit our shop for a range of official merchandise, from books to tshirts first airing on channel 4 in 1994, time team became one of. The news of the death of mick aston 24 june 20 came for me with a real sense of loss.

Mick aston, a former resident academic on channel 4s time team, has died at the age of 66. Mick aston died unexpectedly at his home in somerset on sunday night, 23rd24th june 20, aged 66. The imdb show hits the streets to find out which movies and tv shows about or set in schools are at the top of the class. For professor and channel 4 personality mick aston, landscape archaeology. Archaeologist phil harding has paid tribute to his time team colleague mick aston who has died at the age of 66 he told bbc points west professor aston was such a really nice guy and a. He appeared on the show, which sees experts carry out archaeological digs, from its inception in 1994 until 2011. New generation history book victor ambrus and mick aston, recreating the past tempus 2001. High above dartmoor stands a windswept and spectacular country home that looks as ancient as the landscape its set in. I suppose the important think time team,and mick aston did was to show us how you need only dig a hole and find history. Time team is one of my favourite british shows ever. Mick aston has 18 books on goodreads with 708 ratings. Everything you need to know about our history since 650 000 bc.

Professor aston, who passed away in 20, was a very familiar face on channel 4s popular archaeology programme, time team, which ran for 19 years. Mick aston quits time team after producers hire former model copresenter mick aston, the archaeologist, has quit time team after producers. Over the course of his career, he lectured at both the university of bristol and university of oxford and published fifteen books on archaeological subjects. Professor mick aston a time team tribute 01 the enthusiast. Time team is a british television series which has been aired on british channel 4 from 1994. He was responding to changes first proposed by producers at channel 4 in late 2010, which included a new presenter to join tony robinson and. A former resident academic on channel 4s popular archaeology show time team has died at the age of 66 professor mick aston appeared in. Mick aston time team special dig campaign 19 december 2014 fans from all over the world have been signing an online petition to see time team come together one final time to do a time team special dig episode in memory of the late professor mick aston. Not only had time team channel 4, 19942014 been cancelled, but now there was no chance of bringing it back, no matter how outspoken the fan community might be you just have to read the comments on current archeology to see how much the programme will be missed. From my first role as a field archaeologist on series 11 to later work as development producer, mick was a constant presence and an anchor for the programme. Professor mick aston professor mick aston, who has died aged 66, was one of britains bestknown archaeologists and a charismatic presenter of the popular channel 4 series time team. Despite being axed in 2012, presenter tony robinson has hinted that hed like to see the series make a return in the future. Tony robinson and mick aston dig out the best bits of over 200 time team episodes to tell the story of how our domestic lives have changed over 10 millennia.

Mick aston time team special dig campaign archaeology. He is known for his work on seven ages of britain 2003, time team 1994 and time signs 1991. As an academic, he has taught at a number of universities across the united kingdom, and has helped popularise the discipline amongst the british public by appearing as the resident academic on the channel 4 television series time team from 1994 to 2011. Professor michael antony mick aston born 1 july 1946 is a prominent english archaeologist. As with any long running project, time team became an extended family, and mick was the great. Media caption time team saw a team of experts travel the country to investigate archaeological sites. Time teams phil harding in tribute to mick aston bbc news. Time team is a british television programme that originally aired on channel 4 from 16 january. Right here, youll find all the latest time team news and a whole host of classic content from the last 25 years, including some of our favourite masterclasses from phil harding and the late mick aston. There is a lot less archaeology and more pratting about, he said of the show, which has now been axed by channel 4. At the time, taylor said that things were being done to ensure aston stayed on, adding youve not heard the last of mick on time team. I see no reason why in three or four years or so it shouldnt.

He is a passionate educator and populariser of archaeology, particularly through the channel 4 television series time team. As mick aston observed the geophys and time team have always gone hand in hand. Mick aston sadly passed away on 24th june 20, he featured in 19 out of 20 series of the popular programme time team. He is a tireless and immensely popular lecturer and the author of the bestselling micks archaeology. Screening episodes a year, as well as live digs and specials the programme. Mick was best known to the public as the wildhaired, rainbowjumpered professor on time team. Mick aston quits time team after producers hire former. I bought this book having no idea what to expect except that the time team series has been a great deal of fun to watch and i wish that more of it were available on dvds for us viewers. Reallife archaeologists rarely become household names. Described by channel 4 as tony robinson and a team of experts travel the country t.

Known to millions from channel 4s time team, mick aston was a professor of landscape archaeology at the university of. Mick aston and tony robinson with spades outside buckingham palace. Michael antony aston fsa 1 july 1946 24 june 20 was an english archaeologist who. He was in the news again in july after receiving a lifetime achievement award at the british archaeological awards. A defining voice in the development of time team and stalwart of the show since its first season in 1994, micks resignation earlier this year ignited a media firestorm. Professor mick aston, 66, appeared in the programme from 1994 to 2011. A companion to archaeology, cowritten with carenza lewis and phil harding and first published. You can also visit our shop for a range of official merchandise, from books to tshirts. The lifelike bust, created by american artist alex peter, has been installed at the universitys department of anthropology and archaeology, where professor aston worked for more than 25 years. He appeared on the show, which sees experts carry out archaeological digs, from its.

He appeared on the show, which sees experts carry out archaeological digs, from its inception in 1994. The final time team special aired on 7 september 2014. Channel 4 consigns time team to tv history media the. Aston is known to the viewing public for his colourful sweaters and his mad professor hairstyle. Buy micks archaeology revealing history first edition by mick aston, tony robinson isbn. Time team journey to stonehenge and other specials dvd. Michael antony mick aston, fsa 1 july 1946 24 june 20 was an english archaeologist who specialised in early medieval landscape archaeology. Phil harding, mick aston, tony robinson charles french. Suddenly channel 4 was receptive to the idea of a major. Mick aston, who has died suddenly at the age of 66, was a leading academic archaeologist who attracted a large public following through the channel 4 television programme time team.

The time team guide to the archaeological sites of britain and ireland. This is the book that all time team viewers have been waiting for. Having coauthored books on fieldwork landscape archaeology, 1974, with. Mick, edited by tim taylor, time teams timechester channel 4 books, 2000. An oxford history graduate, he appeared in 39 episodes of the programme between 1994 and 2003, and presented eight episodes of time team extra in 1998. Mick astons most popular book is time team guide to the archaeological sites of britain ireland. Professor mick aston has so far appeared in seven series on archaeology for channel 4. More 4 aired a special tribute night to professor mick aston who died on the 24th june 20. The spectacular way he presented what is a most boring science to a magnificent and vividly exciting adventure made me a devoted archaeology fan for life. You can also visit our shop for a range of official merchandise, from books to t shirts. But this remarkable building was only constructed 100 years ago, the last castle ever built in britain.

I was lucky enough to work with mick aston as part of time team for almost ten years. Mick aston s most popular book is time team guide to the archaeological sites of britain ireland. He died on june 24, 20 in winscombe, somerset, england. Each episode was introduced by members of time team. It is probably how my children, now 9, 7, 4 and 2 imagine england. First airing on channel 4 in 1994, time team became one of the uks most beloved and longrunning tv shows. The story behind mick astons acrimonious departure from.

Since 1994, when the first time team program was broadcast, archaeology has been brought to life for millions of people by victor ambrus and mick aston. Mick aston, a former resident academic on channel 4s. Known to millions from channel 4s time team, mick aston is professor of landscape archaeology at the university of bristol. Books by mick aston author of time team guide to the. Time team is a british television programme that originally aired on channel 4 from 16 january 1994 to 7 september 2014. For professor and channel 4 personality mick aston, landscape archaeology remains his first love, because it provides so much information about how ordinary communities lived in the past. Visiting a church with mick was a wonderful experience. Created by television producer tim taylor and presented by actor tony robinson, each episode featured a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with robinson explaining the process in lay terms. He was an ardent, almost obsessive, archaeologist and he loved to be out there, surrounded by it. A beginners guide to excavation channel 4pan macmillan 2002. Created by television producer tim taylor and presented by actor tony robinson, each episode featured a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with robinson explaining the process in laymans terms.