I swear this honestly did happen

[probono]

hi,  you mentioned nothing became of the  "welsh time team " , there was a full series of "welsh time "  ( not the time team guys )  a few weeks ago and some interesting digs and was presented by a very able guy on s4c

 I'll have to look out for that - stuck in Taiwan at the moment, so having to look at UK tv via a VPN hookup......

Did sort of mean nothing came of it involving me as well of course

[david995]

I did put a post on here to let everyone know a new welsh " time time " type series was coming on,  i forget what it was called there were about 6 shows all on s4c and the digs were spread all over wales it has been repeated once since, that was  a few weeks ago

[Svaipa]

OMG  !!!  Some really funny stories there. Trust Dylan to bring something like this up 

hi,  you mentioned nothing became of the  "welsh time team " , there was a full series of "welsh time "  ( not the time team guys )  a few weeks ago and some interesting digs and was presented by a very able guy on s4c

Any link to that program by any chance ? Would love to see if I can get them down on discs.

[sharkey]

it was called archaeoleg and presented by iestyn jones. struggling to find a link online, it has expired on the s4c catch up player 

[Svaipa]

Oh bummer. Might be able to get it on disc from a helpful friend in BBC 

[Svaipa]

Is it this programme ?
 http://www.s4c.co.uk/ffeithiol/e_olion.shtml

[Val Beechey]

That sounds about right Jo but the video  doesn't work on click.  Shame we missed it but that's the problem with not speaking Welsh.  Makes you wonder what else we might have missed.

Wonder if they made an English version.  Would have loved to watch it.

Val

[david995]

hi yes thats the one , i dont speak welsh either but use the sub titles and most of the show was in english anyway as some of the people in it were english there were a a few sites in south wales excavated as well as north

[Val Beechey]

Taking Johns advice I plucked up courage and talked myself into going to another farm to ask for permission. Got there only to find the Farmhouse was in the process of being re-furbished after a fire. No inhabitants, no one in sight so I knocked on the door of the nearest house. Lovely lady, we talked for ages and I learned the Farmhouse had been gutted, the old Farmer in his 80's had gone into care and the farm split up. House, one field and out-buildings sold and not sure if the fields sold or reverted to 'The Estate' ?
She pointed me in the direction of the 'other' Farmer down the lane. Fields on the other side of the lane. Off I went.
House looks like something out of Hammer House of Horror but I knocked on door, no answer. O.K. not unusual, go round the back.  Picked my way through the muck and rubbish, found the back door and knocked. OMG that Farmer on The Detctorists has nothing on this old fella.  He looks like old man Steptoe but older. I introduced myself and asked the question.  I don't know about that, says the old man scratching his head.  OMG (again) I saw his nails, ARGH  at least 6in long and like cow hooves.
Un-neared a little I continued, assuring him I filled in all holes and always shut gates. Almost bent in 2, only his head moved as he interrupted me, If you find something, do I get anything ?  I said he reserved the right to keep anything but usually it was 50/50.   Well I suppose it's alright then, says he.  Mission accomplished.
I now have permission on a farm that hasn't been worked in years and the only way into the fields is through his yard. Not sure if I'll bother 

Val

[david995]

I would at least give each field a quick once over , you never know there could be lots of stuff there

[Svaipa]

Go for it Val. You might even find that when you get to know the "beast" a bit you might have your self a new farmer friend 

[Mrs Steptoe]

  I wondered where the old man had gone!

[Val Beechey]

I s'pose you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover but to be honest I wasn't really interested in his fields.Still at least it's somewhere new to go.
Finally managed to get through to new 'owner' of the fields I wanted to go over. Hows this for a list,  I'm a tenant and can't give permission, I have cattle in some of the fields and you wouldn't know they were there till you went over the brow of the hill, I've had gates left open, cows out on the lane, too many strange people wandering around and I have bulls in with the cows.
Sounds like a load of old bulls to me but there you go.  Now you know why I don't like asking.

Val

[icedout84]

That did sound like hard work Val, judging by your experience i think I might stick with my 1 and only permission for a bit longer till I venture out further a field for new permission.

[carling2]

chase the beast val ,,maybe the general state of the place and the wolverine appearance has put many off ,, but as the old saying goes where there is muck theres brass ,,,,,