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No sight of the rest of Series 17 



Channel 4 are really messing the fans of the show about a lot now. The first six episodes get aired three months later than expected. Australia get to see the 7th episode before we do. To top it off, there is still no sign of the remaining seven episodes being broadcasted.

I will quote "Windshadow" from our forums: What worries me a touch is that messing with standard broadcast times of a show that has filled a given slot for many years is a time tested way for the powers that be to drive down the popularity of a series that does not fit the desires of the new executive for the most profitable demographic. What happens is you get new folks in the front office and they take look at the detailed breakdown of viewer age and sex for a given show and if it is tending to folks over 30 then they have a problem as the most money from advertisers is for shows that have big numbers under age 30. So what to do; if they up and kill the show they will have a large backlash...but if they spend a year or so messing with when it is shown; enough of the show's fans will fail to find its new day(month) and time and those good overall numbers will fall and then they can kill it without as much backlash.

by warpo, Thursday, 19 August 2010 06:53 Comments(0), Read all
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Great new interview with Faye Simpson. 



A great new interview with Faye Simpson can be seen in our interviews section.

Thanks obviously go to Faye for all her answers. A profile will be online soon, if I can get the chance to finish it.

Click Here To Read It.

by warpo, Sunday, 04 July 2010 17:37 Comments(0), Read all
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New Special 

The New 44th Special - The Secrets Of Westminster Abbey.
Monday 28 June 8:00pm Channel 4



Tony and the Team go behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey to explore the story of the Cosmati pavement: the mosaic floor being uncovered for the first time in 100 years. Also known as 'The House of Kings', Westminster Abbey has stood at the heart of the nation for nearly 1,000 years, surviving the Civil War and Reformation. While visitors marvel at the royal paraphernalia and the majesty of the architecture, it remains at the core of the Establishment, and still plays host to the Coronation. For a century, the Cosmati pavement - a huge, mystical mosaic floor in front of the altar at the centre of which the Coronation Chair is placed - has been covered by carpet. Now Time Team cameras are allowed unprecedented access behind the scenes at the Abbey as this extraordinary piece of living history is revealed. As well as exploring the story of the Cosmati pavement, the Team also have access to a night-time search under the floors for lost tombs and graves, a shrine that still attracts pilgrims after 800 years and the 1,000-year-old faked documents that gave the Abbey the right to host the Coronation in the first place.

Director Lucy McDowell - Executive Producer Philip Clarke - Producer Lucy McDowell

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Tony Robinson and the Time Team go behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey in a one-hour special, Time Team: The Secrets of Westminster Abbey, to be broadcast on Channel 4 Date & Time TBC. Time Team were given exclusive access behind the scenes at the Abbey over ten weeks during Autumn/Winter 2009 to make the programme. It examines the day-to-day work of the world’s parish church and the pivotal role that it continues to play in the fabric of the nation. Time Team also filmed a dig programme at the Abbey which was shown as the first episode of the 17th series which aired on Sunday 18 April.

by warpo, Friday, 18 June 2010 19:26 Comments(0), Read all
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Site updates.

I've been very busy with the site today, quite a few updates to mention.

The specials page 41-Current has been updated to include the latest special (The secrets of Westminster Abbey)
The specials page 11-20 has also been updated with a new image and a more descriptive synopsis for the 18th special (The Big Dig).
Episode page for The Secrets of Westminster Abbey is now online here.

Finally, and all thanks to Eileen, I have a complete set of the Big Dig Live (2003) along with the very hard to get 18th special which accompanies it. With this, I have now been able to update all the episode pages of each live broadcast with Tony's image and introduction and episode credits. This also applies to the Big Dig special page.

If you visited us on the 2nd July 2010, you would have noticed that the site and its forum were both closed to respect the life of Robin Bush. I have made the page available to view in case you have missed it. You can access it from Robin's profile page here.

by warpo, Tuesday, 06 July 2010 22:57 Comments(0), Read all
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Funeral for Robin Bush.

Robin James Edwin Bush.
12th March 1943 - 22nd June 2010



The funeral for Robin Bush who sadly passed away on the 22nd June 2010 will take place at St Andrew's Church in Taunton on Friday 2nd July at 2.30pm and afterwards at Taunton Racecourse. Family flowers only, donations to the Oncology Unit at Musgrove Park Hostpital, Taunton via Nigel Ford Funeral Directors, North End, Creech St Michael, Taunton TA3 5EB Tel:01823 338369.

St Andrews Church, Greenway Avenue, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6HU Tel:01823 332531
Email: info@standrewstaunton.org.uk

by warpo, Monday, 28 June 2010 20:24 Comments(0), Read all
 
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