Time Team's Mick Aston

[Motormouse]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23041568

Pete

[DaveB]

That's a shame.. I liked him

ATB
DaveB

[Brian Franklin]

Yes Dave I liked him too - sad loss.

[Airspeed]

We were stunned to see last night's episode finish with a dedication to Mick.
It's hard to keep up with who is actually part of the team, as they air stuff out of chronological sequence. We were therefore unaware that Mick had left so long back.
I can understand his departure; some episodes are very heavy on criticising each other. I guess the broadcasters think it's entertaining.
ABC in Australia is doing similar stuff, their science shows are light and fluffy, background music drowning out the speaker, and endless meaningless graphics, as though we will be impressed by data rolling up a computer screen, or that flashing LEDs give us deep insight into the subject.
They also advertise their future programmes to the point of turning us off watching them. As if that's not enough, they then bombard us with adverts for buying the DVD of the blasted show when it's finished.

[speedbird591]

ABC in Australia is doing similar stuff ... They also advertise their future programmes to the point of turning us off watching them. As if that's not enough, they then bombard us with adverts for buying the DVD of the blasted show when it's finished.

The only live TV I watch is the BBC or Al Jazeera News and MotoGP, Mike

Everything else I record and then watch when I'm in the mood and FF through the ads. So I've got a library of various genres to choose from at any time.

Which makes me quite a smartarse, really, but it does give me control of my television viewing with no need for rant smilies.

I was surprised to see that Aston was only 66, same age as me. The wild beard and hair made him look a lot older than me, though. But it doesn't seem to make much difference to one's survival prospects, either way

Ian

[DaveB]

I didn't realise he'd left to be honest with you. The 'Yesterday' channel shows Time Team almost (if not) daily so I've not actually seen a 'new' episode in ages 'NEW' on Yesterday is around 5 years old.. perhaps more
ATB
DaveB

[Airspeed]

........Which makes me quite a smartarse, really, but it does give me control of my television viewing with no need for rant smilies.........Ian

The ABC here is the equivalent of your BBC, no "commercials", but they do self promotion to the hilt. I don't have a digital recorder, so there'll be none of that ad skipping here, "Mr S.A."

Anyway, I'm refusing to watch any right now - the reporters have been sniping at the PM for ever, and now she's called a leadership ballot. They've gone mental, mouthing off their opinions. The ABC has a 24 hour news channel, but cancelled all their channel 1 programmes so they can verbally fill in while the camera shows the empty corridor outside the caucus room. Looks like no QI tonight! **^^ AGAIN!

Glad to see you're still smiling, mate.

[nigelb]

Mike, I see they shoved Julia out. BBC World News here had an interview with an Australian lady broadcaster and she spoke of the quail menu escapade. She also told this joke:

How do Australian men perform forplay?


"Are you awake love?"

Nigel²

[Airspeed]

Hi Nigel ♪ ♫
Yes, like they said each week on South Park "They've killed Kenny, the bast......"
I'm surprised it made the news over there; the local radio morning host was overseas 3 years back when Julia replaced Kevin. He saw a quick end of news line that there had been a change.
Some people are saying it's only right that he is back-Julia wasn't voted in as PM, she got there by an internal challenge [after Kevin back flipped on a major climate protection policy].
I have news for those people-we don't actually vote for a PM, we vote in a political party, and that party chooses the PM.
Anyway, I'll be voting for our dog at the next election; at least I trust her.

Foreplay? We only have THREE discs in our CD player.....

[Jon.M]

Heading ever further

In Britain too a national election isn't a vote for a particular prime minister. . . . In theory. An individual votes for who they want as their local member of parliament. The party (or coalition) that has the majority in parliament chooses the prime minister, normally the leader of the party.

I must say that Australian politics does seem to be particularly brutal, with apparently no holds barred over the insults and language used even in parliamentary debate.

Mind you I'd swap it for the mess that is Italian politics any day.

Jon