A member of 'Time Team' is on this list. She was on that show but is also an 
archaeologist. I work in radio & television & weather, but do not have the 
archaeology knowledge as she does. She has a good feel all around for these 
new reality shows and how they affect archaeology.
We do produce archaeology DVDs (some for broadcast, and some programs 
straight to DVD). As you mentioned, 'Time Team' began in the 90s. That show 
has kept the standard it started with high. But, in new television shows 
being made today, the bottom-line is that reality shows are very cheap to 
make, and television has a lot of competition now with other media. (Not 
only the internet but competition within television with so many more small 
networks and stations now!)
Cami
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From: "Kent Taylor" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 7:30 AM
Subject: Re: American Digger


>A superior show is Time Team, produced in England and almost exclusively 
>involved in the British isles.  It is a 3-day 'salvage' format of sites 
>ranging from the Neolithic, Iron Age, Roman, Medieval, Tudor, and other 
>periods.  In Detroit, we get it through TVO Ontario cable.  The show has 
>been on for a number of years beginning in the 1990's.  I only came upon it 
>last year, but I try to catch every one of them.