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Here's a nearly 3 hour long, new programme that it put out on New Year's Day. As it relates to Sutton Hoo, I'll be watching it, and thought others might be interested too.
I liked it. I think the filthy old tramp bloke passed away years ago but hayseed Harding is still around.
I was particularly amused by the wormy geo phys bloke who used to wander about with those sticks finding diddly squat.
Add in Tony Robinson bounding around like his trousers were on fire and all was right with the world.
The somewhat esteemed Francis Manning Marlborough Pryor is still scratching around too, as far as I can tell, which may not oil the trowel handle of everyone around these parts!
I always rather liked Mick Aston, if that's who you're referring to? I think 'filthy old tramp' is a bit harsh, but at least I suppose you didn't refer to him as a Brummie.
Good work by Philogene...... GREAT WORK BY PHILOGENE!!!
Never minded the disturbed sub strata. I was more interested in a peek down Carenza’s blouse as she was down with the trowel. The BBC had it covered unfortunately.
Professor Mick Aston died in 2013. He was a PhD supervisor for a friend of mine.
Sorry about that. We always called them FOT and Hayseed. In a kindly sort of way as we always watched the programme - I’m interested in history so why wouldn’t I?
My sister met Tony Robinson a few times when facilitating events where she worked and liked him. Hes very much the real deal. He’s made some good other historical programmes too, but he was funny bounding around like puppy.
I really didn't like Tony Robinson in that. He came across as a bit obsequious and the whole programme seemed a bit patronising. But each to their own, eh?
Sorry about that. We always called them FOT and Hayseed. In a kindly sort of way as we always watched the programme - I’m interested in history so why wouldn’t I?
My sister met Tony Robinson a few times when facilitating events where she worked and liked him. Hes very much the real deal. He’s made some good other historical programmes too, but he was funny bounding around like puppy.
I liked it a lot I thought it was a excellent Sunday afternoon program.
I particularly liked the episode in Wales where someone had planted a load of treasure of sorts,like swords etc to dupe them…
Yer, was great Sunday afternoon tv.
Roughly 25 years ago I was working for the Suffolk Archaeological Unit based in some lovely old buildings in the Abbey Gardens in Bury. One of my first jobs there was to go through their old finds records looking for the most interesting finds for a future book they were planning.
There catalogued by parish, there was loads of cool stuff but when I got to the Stradishall section there were loads of these weird finds that I struggled to date or place within any culture. Flint arrowheads 3 times the usual size an enormous stone spearhead and many more strange artifacts.
I was completely puzzled and went to ask someone who know better, he instantly started laughing, as the story was well known around those parts.
Apparently these 'alien' finds were deliberately placed around Stradishall airbase ( the future Highpoint prison) by a former yank officer of the air base. They were actually native American artifacts from his own collection he thought would be amusing to scatter around the base. Causing confusion for generations of Suffolk archaeologists
The somewhat esteemed Francis Manning Marlborough Pryor is still scratching around too, as far as I can tell, which may not oil the trowel handle of everyone around these parts!
I always rather liked Mick Aston, if that's who you're referring to? I think 'filthy old tramp' is a bit harsh, but at least I suppose you didn't refer to him as a Brummie.
On a different tilt, Francis Pryor was on a train heading to Norwich on the day of a Towen game. I've no idea if he was actually going to the game but his work on Fengate , the Fens in general and other East Anglian pre-history is wonderful.
Roughly 25 years ago I was working for the Suffolk Archaeological Unit based in some lovely old buildings in the Abbey Gardens in Bury. One of my first jobs there was to go through their old finds records looking for the most interesting finds for a future book they were planning.
There catalogued by parish, there was loads of cool stuff but when I got to the Stradishall section there were loads of these weird finds that I struggled to date or place within any culture. Flint arrowheads 3 times the usual size an enormous stone spearhead and many more strange artifacts.
I was completely puzzled and went to ask someone who know better, he instantly started laughing, as the story was well known around those parts.
Apparently these 'alien' finds were deliberately placed around Stradishall airbase ( the future Highpoint prison) by a former yank officer of the air base. They were actually native American artifacts from his own collection he thought would be amusing to scatter around the base. Causing confusion for generations of Suffolk archaeologists
Blooming Yanks coming over here burying there treasure etc ..
Professor Mick Aston died in 2013. He was a PhD supervisor for a friend of mine.
They occasionally came on field trips for relevant academic groups back when I was PhDing (early-mid 90s). I’m not sure whether I met Aston, but Harding was certainly on a couple of trips I did in East Anglia. Anything with a chance of visiting early human sites and he was there.
They occasionally came on field trips for relevant academic groups back when I was PhDing (early-mid 90s). I’m not sure whether I met Aston, but Harding was certainly on a couple of trips I did in East Anglia. Anything with a chance of visiting early human sites and he was there.
Didn’t it go all t*ts up when they brought in the female expert/presenter. I think the old boys were t impressed and then it ended
Mary-Ann Ochota, yes. She certainly sexed it up a bit, and at the same time took the edge off the sexual tension between Stewart Ainsworth the landscape investigator and John Gater the geophysics geezer.
Good work by Philogene...... GREAT WORK BY PHILOGENE!!!
Sorry about that. We always called them FOT and Hayseed. In a kindly sort of way as we always watched the programme - I’m interested in history so why wouldn’t I?
My sister met Tony Robinson a few times when facilitating events where she worked and liked him. Hes very much the real deal. He’s made some good other historical programmes too, but he was funny bounding around like puppy.
Mary-Ann Ochota, yes. She certainly sexed it up a bit, and at the same time took the edge off the sexual tension between Stewart Ainsworth the landscape investigator and John Gater the geophysics geezer.
Yes she was an attractive woman I forgot about the ditch scrapping on screen at times.
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