Time Team S13-E07 The Monks' Manor, Brimham, Yorkshire Dales

[@greghelms4458]

Wish I could go back in time, buy a historic British farm and invite Time Team to dig it.

[@lindawitherspoon446]

Matt is such a good sport and seems like such a pleasant young man.

[@LilieDubh]

Tony: but we still haven't trashed Chris' garden Mick: you are such a vandal Grin. Love the banter!

[@RumMonkeyable]

I so admire the Brits for their love of their history. Every episode of Time Team, nicely, incorporates the historical facts of the dig. It's learning about British history via archaeology. Bravo! Professor Mick Aston always provides the archaeological rationale for how the dig is being conducted and the possible contexts of any buildings that might be discovered. His explanations are easy to understand and very thorough. Boy, we sure miss him! He was the BEST! RIP, Professor Aston.

[@jenniferholden9397]

RumMonkeyable Love your name rum monkey, but you can't weed the garden without finding stuff. It's like an open air museum. Time team was an eye opener to us Brits, where once we just shrugged and carried on we started to find out what was what. Mick was a sweetie who although an atheist he was fascinated by churches, sadly missed and I couldn't imagine TT without him. If they ever started TT again I don't know where they would get the "characters" from. Not a lot of hippies left. 🙋🏻 🇬🇧

[@InquisitorMatthewAshcraft]

@@jenniferholden9397 Scratch the ground, and you're finding archeology, usually Roman. I couldn't trim the roses without it happening. And I agree about Mick. BBC 4 trashed it, sod all 😭.

[@richardphillips6281]

@@InquisitorMatthewAshcraft Channel 4 were the company but without them we wouldn't have 20 series plus specials and other video to watch. Thanks of course for Reijer who spent months uploading all of it to YT. Unfortunately viewing figures were dropping off before the changes and nothing lasts for ever. Even the last series bought our history to life for us to see and learn more of our heritage even though there are different opinions about the way it was done. I enjoyed all the programmes showing how a team can work a project with all the different characters each making a positive contribution to the end result. Time Team together with Patreon are in pre-production for a new series so get involved with them and all the other enthusiasts who want to see new digs into our history.

[@thatsmethistime]

The most i like about archaeology is the work Stewart Ainsworth does. Just love it.

[@cogidubnus1953]

+thatsmethistime Yeah, you and me both...one of the most valuable and original members of the team...

[@basstrammel1322]

Yes, not only does he contribute loads in the show, but he also has made me observe the landscape in a whole other way. Digging is cool, but not something I can do.

[@harbourdogNL]

He is a genius.

[@sunnysidesofblue]

"This is for very sad people who get excited by carved stone" XD I really love this series.

[@paulbriody297]

I'm a very sad person then, ah well.

[@joshschneider9766]

I took a foreshortened set of apprenticeship courses in France from several master masons. I must define depression lol

[@silviac221]

So do I, because I want to know about the people who carved the stone. I find it very moving to find some kind of connection with people who lived hundreds or thousands of years ago, and to discover that they were so much like us.

[@HippyJohnWales]

I love these programmes. People tent to forget that it's about Social History not just walls and mosaics. Matt is brilliant and I'm absolutely sure he gets an enhanced appreciation of what the core of his job is about.

[@lorawiese5897]

I love Matt's attitude and willingness to be the one to take on a tough role . And he has a cute smile

[@basstrammel1322]

That's called experimental archeology, I believe? I like it enough, but usually not as intriguing as the rest. Matt is a good sport to always do this, though.

[@margomoore4527]

Looking after dairy goats is fun! My parents kept dairy goats in their retirement. And they do occasionally step in the milk pail, which is why a milking parlor is useful-a shed with platform with a headstall (but they get some tasty feed). The does (lady goats) can typically object to a novice milker-milking is a delicate art-but just milking one out in a field is doing it the hard way.

[@williamryder4590]

One of the best history shows that I know of. I wish that the would resurrect this idea in a few years.

[@1aerjen1]

Yes please

[@cindydintn]

They are working on it. If you go to KZbin and look up Time Team you can see the video put out by the producer and sign up to help them. A subscription to Time Team is going to be my Christmas gift to myself. They start at $8 per month or about £1 pound or so per week.

[@brucedavis191]

good news is coming back to youtube, 2 dig this year and more planed for next.

[@talamioros]

Here it is, just as you and all of us fans have wished--2 new episodes in 2022, and more coming in 2023, purely crowdfunded. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGnCpJWnaJx0i9U&ab_channel=TimeTeamOfficial

[@RealAlaska907]

Spending my new years with my wife and favorite show.

[@sherryelliott4795]

Like all the stone work. Matt and the goat 🐐 and him telling her to stop moving. Good episode!👍🏼

[@joshschneider9766]

38:46 and I'm standing in it... Story of my life. hahaha I just want to buy him a pint and listen to his stories.

[@annazaman9657]

Beautiful fountains Abbey. Tragic that it was pulled down. It would have been impressive to see it intact

[@kalaysia77]

Matt is such a good sport...... time after time! Nice young man!

[@harbourdogNL]

Absolutely one of the most fascinating episodes! And what a fabulous piece of property those two own.

[@sherryelliott4795]

Love the Star Trek Next Generation shirt on the Master Lay Brother.

[@jehansanzterre3956]

Mick's talking Tony off another ledge...thanks so much for posting these...another stateside fan who can't get enough!

[@MontyCantsin5]

15:19: 'It's short, full it up!' Haha Phil is the best.

[@SteveMikre44]

Love Phil's laugh...😊

[@MrTorleon]

Thank you, a brilliant episode - much appreciated :)

[@CravingCanada]

We here in Canada side also appreciate the uploads.

[@chriswalsh6140]

I bet Matt wanted a beer and a joint more ;-)

[@lesjohnson9740]

These investigations of the archaeological style by the time team and the inputs from owners and local knowledge, give at least to me, a sense of heritage & diversity, political upheavals, military conquests, intrigue at the top, whilst the common people just get on with day to day living, and keep their heads down, survival is more important.

[@lameesahmad9166]

I agree. Never having lived in Britain -even though my paternal ancestors have lived there since at least the Norman conquest- the Time Team digs give a very detailed view of life on the Island. The information gleaned covers millennia and takes you right from the first inhabitants to the latest. It fascinates me to see how one era overlaps the next and how the people adapted to each drastic change. A South African comedian Jamie Uys coined a phrase which definitely sums it up "Adapt or Die". I have studied the history of the Islands nations, Britain, Scotland and Ireland and have sometimes cringed at the historical events. I must say though that throughout Europe I find that Britain probably has the most comprehensive ancient historical records in the world. (Vatican city probably has better records; but of course they have hidden it away negating it as an effective examinable source of information ) I am sure the rest of Europe went through the same -as you have put it- political upheavals, military conquests and intrigue. It is just that because of Britain's excellent records it is easier to examine and understand -to coin a common phrase- what went down.

[@lameesahmad9166]

I see my comment has been edited in a couple of places so I will repeat the corrections: Never having lived in Britain (even though my paternal ancestors have lived there since at least the Norman conquest) the Time Team digs give a very detailed view of life on the Island. I am sure the rest of Europe went through the same (as you have put it) political upheavals, military conquests and intrigue.It is just that because of Britain's excellent records it is easier to examine and understand (to coin a common phrase) what went down.

[@johnfitzgerald7034]

I believe,I could not have described it any better. Well put.🗽

[@kathypogue9644]

This is why I watch these shows, these guys take such jabs at each other. They all have their differences of opinion as to what is going on. K

[@wsc31]

Thank you for posting these. Here in the States we have been Time Team deprived.

[@ste1072]

Dan Troop take a look at channel4.com/all4 all 20 seasons are on their & more!! 🎅🏿☃️

[@wbrewer5352]

@@ste1072 www.channel4.com/programmes/time-team/episode-guide

[@morrigan191]

They made a time team USA. Don't bother though, it's terrible...

[@leapinglemur452]

I love Mick at 36:28 in the safety gear that looks like red suspenders. So adorable.👍🏼

[@dawnzed2891]

Missing Mick :(

[@johnfitzgerald7034]

What a Great and very entertaining show. Love it !

[@karendavis7988]

Look at that bright shiny shovel bit Tony is using!

[@chrissmith7669]

Feel sorry for Mat, poor guy was always the Baldrick of the series when they needed a surf or worse.

[@msmltvcktl]

Tony's idea, i bet 🤣🤣

[@juliechi6166]

Stewart really is amazing.

[@viennaactress]

Phil is my very most favorite person in the world! And I must say he has some sexy legs!😁

[@lindasue8719]

Laura Mitchell I second that!! 😀

[@thescarletgraywitch8052]

😂😂😂 classic comment!

[@RandomPlaceHolderName]

Jorts!

[@tomteide]

You havent seen mine!!!!!! Breed-legs.

[@IslandTides]

@@tomteide HAHAHAHA Brilliant!

[@gretchenvandewalle1068]

What a congenial fellow Matt is.

[@wagoneer81]

At 15:25; I think Phil needed a serious pint. I've not seen his face light up like that in a loooong time!

[@littledikkins2]

mick's ale may have been hella good.

[@wayneclayton5426]

One of the few shows which beer drinking is encouraged as part of the job description.

[@joshschneider9766]

Modern humanity could learn a stout lesson from the ruthless recycling of those dressed stones.

[@zedwms]

I just watched the episode where Matt had to be a slave for a day. Poor kid. I hope he gets a bonus for that.

[@leslieeaston3383]

I would guess Matt's experiences really help him understand the mind set of the people he helps unearth.

[@vicmclaglen1631]

Tony's favorite words: "Haawwwl", Whooorrde", "Meddy-YEEEE-vuhl", "Posh"

[@57WillysCJ]

Stewart is driving around on the tractor.

[@ancilodon]

33:46 Yeah, don't take the Mick. He's an important part of the show. Sad he was taken some years ago now.

[@timrain]

Laybrother Matt is an impressive man

[@blaggercoyote]

I would like to see how well they restore people`s gardens when they put everything back!

[@sueostergaard8691]

Was flagelation really part of the lay brother's life? I see it in Victor's picture. But it wasn't talked about in the show.

[@vicmclaglen1631]

Thumping Great, Zonking Great, Whacking Great, Huge Great...have I missed any?

[@ancilodon]

Whopping great. My dad uses this one fairly frequently.

[@juliechi6166]

Crackin great!

[@stannousflouride8372]

Brimham Hill Farm is here: 54°03'45.9"N 1°39'45.9"W With some interesting crop marks in the fields to the south of it.

[@russellball3539]

+Stannous Flouride I think your coordinates are a little out!!

[@stannousflouride8372]

+Russell Ball Thanks, corrected it.

[@janetsanders5356]

In my area, Oregon USA, a grange would be a meeting hall for local farmers, sometimes rented out for bazaars or square dancing.

[@talamioros]

The cheek of the editor who added "much later" XD Also why does Tony's waving the very important piece of paper in his hand feel like he's doing a Neville Chamberlain impression?

[@elizabethmcglothlin5406]

Poor Matt the Dig, such a good sport!

[@chrispascoe8116]

I'm guessing this is where the surname Granger/Grainger comes from. :)

[@Ana_crusis]

No, Grange is a common english word found all over , not just here. It denotes a country house with farm buildings. You find the word all over...

[@ianrutherford878]

@@Ana_crusis Or yes absolutely! Though Time Team might have given the wrong impression that granges were exclusively owned and run by that pillar of English Establishment,the Christian Church Inc..I'm pretty sure 'grange' is a word imported from France by the Normans or something into the language.

[@CarlEastvold]

Roger de Mowbrey - 21st great grandfather. How strange.

[@thescarletgraywitch8052]

Did you notice it was spelled like De Molb' or something crazy like that? I was reading along with them and trying to figure out how the crazy spelling became the familiar spelling.

[@davebee9651]

Soon as I saw this might have something to do with Fountains Abbey I wondered if Janet Burton would appear, possibly the leading expert on Cistercians in this country and one of my history lecturers when I was at Lampeter University, lovely lady.

[@maddog2771]

Was here Dec 2019

[@chriswarren1618]

People in Medieval times were very planet aware, so they carved street names directly into the property brickwork, to save on road sign material.

[@readmycomment3157]

This is proof of how incredible the first British settlers really were in the 1800s

[@andyhastings5950]

Very good

[@bobschenkel7921]

Is Professor Mick calling our presenter Tony Vandal?

[@robertwbraiden]

Regarding the comments of Alps Diorama - you seem to have a rather negative attitude towards archaeological investigation. I've never known Mick Aston to run off on "larks" as you say - he was one of Britain's foremost archaeologists and he knows what he's talking about. You seem to think that if a dig doesn't reveal dazzling finds that prove everything 100% then the dig was a failure and everyone involved is hopeless. Three days isn't a lot of time and yet what the Team find is amazingly informative. Try and be a bit more reasonable rather than curt and dismissive.

[@MissCattitude63]

This Alps Diorama doesn't understand the need for knowing about the people who came before us. The slow excavating is because you do not want to destroy anything. Also, Mick was (yep, was ... he sadly died some time ago) amongst the best archeologists on this planet. He was recognized as such. So sheople are urged to take their negativity to somewhere it'll be appreciated, such as your local politician (that'l be the only one whose interested, because they feed off your anger). "Curt and dismissive" are not the words I would have used for somebody so ignorant and loud .... Why was this person even watching this?

[@justaguitardude]

+Robert Braiden not to mention he left the show when he felt it was losing its focus on archaeology.. and was just becoming entertainment for TV.. he was all about educating.. he was a great man.. seems like everyone liked him.. i would of liked to had a couple of beers with the man.. i would of let him have wine. heh. rock on.. r.i.p mick.. you tought me a lot about mid evil England i would of never learn over here in the states.. as that is what he was most interested in mid evil church's.. and the cute bridg.. always having a hard time not flashing the camera every time they looked her way.. i think the camera man did that on purpose after a while. heh. rock on.

[@lameesahmad9166]

Here Here!!!

[@elizabethschaeffer9543]

In one of the episodes, Tony is called melancholic. He is. He is too negative and challenging.

[@a.westenholz4032]

No archaeologist (like any human) can ever be always right, or should try to be. Any theory they may have should always be a working theory subject to change as more facts emerge. I like and admire Mick Aston greatly and have rarely found myself disagreeing with him on much by an end of an episode, though there has been the occasional one. I think this episode was great in that it showed exactly what archaeology is about; looking at what evidence you have, putting together a plausible theory and then disproving it, and going on to find more evidence so you can discover what is indeed your next theory. Perhaps at some later date there will be some new finds that in some way overturn the conclusions made in this episode. Who knows? Though with each increasing bit of evidence it becomes less likely.

[@chriswarren1618]

Just goes to dhow how times change. Then, the Lay Brother arduous tasks were literally considered run of the mill.

[@caahacky]

I found this one disappointing. Not much input from Stuart and Robin's input would have been a great help here. Sadly Geophys just seemed to find the rubble heaps. Not a bit of pottery on a site that's been occupied for 700yrs. As Tony said you do pray for a 4th day sometimes.

[@maeve4686]

The stones with the long word at the end is upside down. First word is latin; cadeua meaning gift. Second word I cannot make out. Anyone?

[@cjpenning]

"Look at that beautiful garden." Looks like a yard to me. The British must have a fondness for cut grass.

[@AntPDC]

It's called a lawn...

[@ludovica8221]

In the UK, a " back yard" would be an area of hard standing, no vegetation. anything with plants is a garden

[@rhyfelaherwfilwrol6732]

Napoleon Hercules: trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses are all plants, look it up in a dictionary........just saying

[@rhyfelaherwfilwrol6732]

cjpenning In North America a yard is a garden of a house......but we are not in North America and yes we do love cut grass and other plants as well, we call it a garden, which is different from a yard because yards are not cultivated.

[@t.j.payeur739]

rhyfela..Thank you for elucidating on the subject of lawn vs. garden..and please don't think that most Americans don't consider grass, in all of it's marvelous varieties, a "plant"..Jeesh...

[@jaceromeo]

Elizabeth Regina, pax aeterna

[@rumplestiltskin1511]

Aside from this being a really interesting and enjoyable show, speaking as someone who is mourning the loss of Poldark, I couldn't believe my luck to see Matt Williams in his very own scything scene.

[@winfieldjohnson125]

Too bad nobody bothered to show him how to scythe properly.

[@JaseCJay]

43:47-43:54 LADELLA+IATVR 43:55 tuS utan AMD LORVM

[@brian554xx]

4:20 That didn't take very effin long, did it?

[@bokhans]

The farmers are going to go and live in a warmer place. I think that option is gone now! If they manage to move they might have to go back to the English rain.

[@barryeva9186]

Poor mats gets volunteered for everything

[@Metaphix]

Someone send help im addicted

[@corneliawissing7950]

Makes two of us ...

[@PaulMahon-w2b]

I recommend rewatching for a good time then 😅

[@OlJarhead]

Brigid has some excellent DNA... just sayin...

[@shadetreader]

At least a mill contributes to society, unlike a manor house...

[@karmicpopcorn6440]

I'm disturbed at seeing Mick reprimanded by whoeverthat is. Let him see if it's a mill. Will rule it out if not. One more bucket won't hurt.

[@TeresaTrimm]

First aired March 5, 2006.

[@jhbluestar]

you know, i dont get something. The British landscape is just full of history, Blessed really, but what I want to know is why they can just walk upto a border farm wall and point out OBVIOUS blocks of stone that are craved. You mean that people there are so used to seeing historical buildings and carved stones that they just leave them willy nilly? Dont get me wrong, I Love England. I am 95% English in fact. (multiple testing, research etc) But I just dont understand that at all! Can anyone please give me a "family friendly" answer to this?

[@JuleyC]

The simple answer is yes. Thanks to Henry VIII and the destruction of so many churches and monasteries and abbies, the Romans and on and on they have it seems more history just laying about than we in North America have period. People just take it for granted when they see it that it is just an old bit of building.

[@paulholland3948]

Looks like Mick has a different shirt on in each scene.

[@bethparker1500]

So the Monks had slaves too. Is this the regime style the Spanish brought to the new world?

[@waltercannon4700]

The monks weren’t Spanish

[@PaulMahon-w2b]

I see them more people who are working off their rent and helping the church 😊

[@amandaloriananimals9065]

Anyone else notice the emaciated cows in the background at 7:43 to 7:48

[@kathyjenkins635]

A lay Brother was not a vowed Priest, Deacon, Monk or Brother. Anyone who is not clergy was a layperson , married or celibate. One hundred years prior to Martin Luther's rebellion or reformation was the end of the terrible Bubonic or Black plague when 70% of Catholic Priests, 70% of Sisters and Nuns and 75% of all Monks ministering to the dying, along with about 33% of the European population all died, so the Church relied on laypeople and some married Priests to minister to the people. Luther's OCD/Scrupulosity could not accept this injured and imperfect Church and the following rebellions by Henry Vllll, Mainline Protestants' new Churches, The French Revolution and the founding of Karl Marx's Communism followed through the rebellion crack.

[@petebeauds7181]

I`ve only started to watch this series and when I saw Robert Braiden use the past tense when referring to the professor, I had to search to find he passed away in 2013, had no idea....I really like watching the show....not withstanding Tony`s " contribution", the rest of the cast more than make up for him. I`m on season 13 now so still have a few to go, RIP Mick, I`m saddened to hear the news.

[@cogidubnus1953]

+Pete Beauds Tony's contribution is scripted...do you really think he's (a) ad lib and (b) that thick? His role is to ask the silly questions that the "common-man" (as defined by the producers) would otherwise be seen to want answers to...It might offend your sensibilities...occasionally it does mine...but most of the time I simply recognise the device, accept it, and move on... I agree with your comments re Mick Aston however...and your implied comments re the original team...they were special, and the Channel Four executives who fucked around with the format of these shows ought to be hung, drawn and quartered, for the worthless cunts they are...

[@chriswarren1618]

Oh dear, please do your homework. IikV cables are not run underground but on overground pylons. The warning notice is to keep people out of that substation/transformer site and anti litigation.

[@berniemccann8935]

Does anyone believe that becoming a monk was Matt's original idea? I doubt it, and think it a waste of time, considering that he is a very good archeologist, and they only have three days.

[@malinlindqvist3455]

Bujt it was in the script that he got weeks before filming ...

[@chriswarren1618]

The Lay Brother, did have a hard life for 6 months of the year. However, if they could survive, they were permitted to spend Summer in a state supplied, private villa in Spain. Of course, like Pension Plans, not many survived to enjoy their Mediterranean Summers.

[@chriswarren1618]

Im creased up with your camera directors sense of humour. Their is a shot of you talking to the Prof, by the wall, which looks right out of a Lilliput storybook. I don't think of Tony as a giant.

[@darlenehoward1244]

Why do you always have “just 3 days to find out” on these digs?

[@malinlindqvist3455]

Because Mick Aston told Tony, before the series was devised, that it was all it took to do a succesful archeological sig, that would find results that would both lead on to bigger surveys and teach the public more about their heritage.

[@monikagrosch9632]

Poor goat!

[@darladahmen5413]

Why does Tony always pick on Matt.

[@morrigan191]

They all do, probably because he's so amenable, he basically volunteers for anything, so they just start volunteering him for fun. He's always very good natured about it, I suspect he's just a really nice guy.

[@barbmcconnaughey3070]

They did it to Phil, too..

[@malinlindqvist3455]

It is called 'bandying words'

[@cheskydivision]

Just doesn't seem right not seeing Mic's sweater.

[@jeffcampbell1555]

I know I'm being petty, but it annoys me when they waylay one of the archeologists to play historic reenactor. If they build or make something like a kiln or a sword, it's interesting enough to justify the diversion. But making poor Matt a lay brother or a Roman soldier is comic relief that isn't funny.

[@OrontesRM]

it's called experimental archaeology - it's a real thing look it up - and it's not meant to be funny

[@chriswarren1618]

Do me a favour. Your huge fishponds, on an 'industrial scale', would classify my local village pond as mammoth, catering for the needs of just about all Fish'n'Chip outlets in the UK. Thanks for the stuff that makes me laugh so much.

[@malinlindqvist3455]

Ignorant laugh then, or stupid. It is somewhat different to 'industrial scale' in the medivial times, and today. You try using medivial technology and see were your mammoth poind ends up.

[@fantastic7heaven]

Do the British really say "Ain't" or was she making fun of us Americans?

[@endrightwinglunacy]

With Phil's Wiltshire/Berkshire accent, it's more like 'Ent' than 'Aint'. I used to work with a lady from that area who talked in a similar way, and who also had an infectious laugh and sense of humour, like Phil :)

[@theskip1]

south londeners say aint .i t

[@deborahparham3783]

Where do you think we got it from?

[@jet4906]

The British say many things that we consider to be incorrect or strange. But we say just as many things that surprise them. They used the language first, so who is right? It’s sometimes like me trying to communicate with my grandchildren. 😂

[@chriswarren1618]

Its just possible that we touched on the site of a Medieval high security prison, with short isolated, execution walls.

[@chriswarren1618]

We are very suspicious of first hand information regarding the location of the original excavation, .but we have a pretty good idea where they were located! Oh dear, not a good start to this episode.

[@3leopardsblue]

its most likely a purpose built hermitage. they were monks. i guessed from the blocked up fireplace. its a thick as a fort in its walls but too small to be a fort. the romans didnt put fireplaces in they used braziers, underground heating or a warm slave. so its a hermitage; like an artificial cave. used for long periods of solitary meditation. it would fit both the century an the local community. that was roughly the age an the area of the author of ''the cloud of unknowing'' and 'julian of norwich''...both were hermits though the first had been out in the world possibly as a clerk in the retinue of an crusader an the second was an female anchorite. anyway that what it most likely was. an hermitage.

[@xxdorroxx]

1st.

[@Murrray_Duncan]

@Annalisa Young.. She ain't British, she's a Kiwi.

[@samjohnstone1356]

dude,most Americans think Canada is in Europe, they will have no idea what a kiwi is

[@areyouavinalaff]

kiwi is fruit. wth?

[@mandeville7474]

@@areyouavinalaff A Kiwi is also slang for a New Zealander like Ozzie is for Australians .

[@areyouavinalaff]

@@mandeville7474 new zealander? them big dogs?

[@gregb6469]

Seems like a waste of Matt to take him out of his trench and have him play monk.

[@giovanniserafino1731]

Not in the least. "Playing monk" gave a historic context to the.archaeology. These buildings were built and maintained by monks. The land was farmed by monks for the benefit of a monastic community. Though the purpose of the program is archaeology and not theological, the lay brother was not a slave. He believed that by "Ora et Lavora" ( prayer and work) he was sanctifying his soul and assisting in the salvation others. Monasticism was a tremendous social, economic and cultural importance in its time.

[@gregb6469]

Giovanni Serafino -- Learning about the life of monks is fine, but why waste a leading archaeologist to do it?

[@giovanniserafino1731]

+Greg B I see your point. However, the archaeologist seemed to have enjoyed the experience. At least, he had more of an appreciation for the lives of the people whose past he was researching. Perhaps, he felt a greater connection to his work. I'm sure he went on and continued his work in archaeology at all the sites.

[@teggwestbrook]

I find that when the archaeology is lacking or not exciting, they always do this sort of life-style stuff. I think people can use their imagination about what it's like to be a labourer! And it's a tv show, not a holiday for the archaeologists. They are privileged as it is.

[@Exiledk]

I agree. Why waste time with these re-enactments? Get an actor to do it, not an archeologist. Surely, deciphering the finds is paramount, not roleplay.

[@DavidSmith-yx7kn]

Just be thankful that he wasn't a Catholic Monk.

[@joe18750]

I've watched more than 2 dozen of this show. No reflection on John but Geophyz is strikingly. unimpressive with regard to accurate results.

[@spacewater7]

'Tonight on channel 4, we premiere the latest unscripted show: Pimp My Garden Again (after Time Team has trashed it).' :D

[@Exiledk]

24:00 Sorry, but that's just idiotic. Taking an experienced archæologist and making him perform some pointless menial task for a 24 hour period in the middle of a dig. This can't be a serious or important approach to the program, or the dig.

[@ianrutherford878]

we all get annoyed by different stuff---I don't like this either but they like to sex it up for commercial T.V..I was far more irritated by the fact he hadn't had proper scything training and they gave a BLUNT SCYTHE to beat that bit of grass for a quick action shot.Very poor! (Tongue in cheek.I've worked in that 'show' business a bit.

[@PaulMahon-w2b]

Well, I did learn about laybrothers 😊

[@jet4906]

It brings reality to the things we are told.

[@georgenewickstrand4434]

Poor Matt! "Volunteered" again!