28th January 2011, 11:21 AM
I have to say that I enjoyed the TT special t`other night where the British Isles was placed in its longer-term geo-environmental context. Was actually good telly. If this is a new approach by TT then I like it. We`ve had years of `just-so` stories where archaeology is reduced to banal entertainment. Hands up, I have to concede that the Prog has raised the profile of the industry in the eyes of an interested public but not always in a way that is positive. I would like to see a TT special where the team visit professional excavations across the UK. A kind of a fly on the wall thingy. The decades of TT have opened the eyes and maybe the hearts of the viewing public but there needs (perhaps now more than ever) to be a point to it all. They have (intentionally or not) created an environment where public awareness of archaeology is arguably at its highest levels ever and just such an environment would be the ideal springboard from which to launch a new approach. TT in its condensed and linear format has shown what can be achieved (albeit in an archaeology re-enactment society way) by a small band of people working within time constraints. Tony Robinson is said to be something of a political being so the next logical step would be for him to stand up, draw back the theatrical curtain and introduce the viewing public to the real world of the British industry.
And why not? The thousands of young people inspired by TT who promptly ran off to university in search of the dream probably by now have a few things to say......... Come on Tony-give us a TT special and make a difference.:face-approve:
And why not? The thousands of young people inspired by TT who promptly ran off to university in search of the dream probably by now have a few things to say......... Come on Tony-give us a TT special and make a difference.:face-approve: