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Writing About Writing: People
When I was a teenager I remember reading somewhere that an author – quite a famous one, I think – had to write. I can remember at the time I cringed. It sounded so precious and so pseudo-sensitive. Then, as … Continue reading
Posted in books, My life
Tagged Alan Cadbury, Francis Pryor, Lifers' Club, Unbound, writing
Dundrum: My Final Broadcast Time Team
Sob, sob. I said ‘broadcast’ because the last one we filmed was Brancaster. So the future will be documentaries and for these we’ll move to a later slot, usually around nine o’clock. There’ll be two more ‘as live’ excavations after … Continue reading
Posted in books, Broadcasting, Time Team
Tagged Alan Cadbury, Dundrum Castle, Francis Pryor, Time Team, Unbound
‘Making History’, Radio 4: Your Hero Rides Again
I love doing radio and of course Radio 4 is la crème de la crème. There’s nothing else remotely like it anywhere in the world. And rather like our Town and Country Planning Laws (see The Making, p. 573), ‘we … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasting
Tagged Francis Pryor, Julia Laite, Making History, Radio 4
My Life in Crime
I suppose that should be: My Life in Crime Writing. Some followers of this blog may have noticed that from time to time I’ve mentioned my ‘friend’ Alan Cadbury. Well, now I must confess: he isn’t a friend at all. … Continue reading
Posted in books
Tagged Alan Cadbury, Francis Pryor, Justin Pollard, Unbound
Verbal Incontinence is Spreading, It Seems
Will my followers please forgive me, but I’ve been got-at by a rather obsessive archaeologist called Alan Cadbury. He’s been bugging me about writing-up his exploits, and like a complete idiot I said Yes. You know what it’s like when … Continue reading
Posted in books
Tagged @PryorFrancis, Alan Cadbury, Francis Pryor, Unbound
Time Team Series 20, My Fourth Episode: Coniston Copper Mines
The film to be shown this coming Sunday (February 3rd) at 4.20 (yes, that’s 1620 hours) was filmed high in the Cumbrian Fells, within the shadow of the Old Man of Coniston. We actually did the filming in the last … Continue reading
Posted in Time Team, Archaeology, Broadcasting
Tagged Francis Pryor, Time Team, archaeology, copper mine, coniston
DIY Garden Decoration: Wirework
Maisie and I share one huge advantage over the bulk of middle class humanity: we don’t have good taste. Snobby friends from London are constantly having to avert their eyes as they walk around our garden: here’s a painted concrete … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, My life
Tagged Francis Pryor, garden decoration, Maisie Taylor, wire weaving
Time Team Series 20, episode 3, Henham Hall, Suffolk: a place with Latitude
Some readers of this blog may have been to the Latitude music festival, which is held every summer in the park of Henham Hall, near Southwold, just back from the Suffolk coast. I haven’t been to the festival myself, but … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Broadcasting, Time Team
Tagged cork oak, country houses, Francis Pryor, Hektor Rous, Henham Hall, Henham Park, Latitude, Time Team
Christmas Comes But Once a Year (and when it does, it’s late…)
Strange as it may seem, our lives don’t stop just because one of us is about to appear on millions of people’s television screens, prancing about in the rain somewhere in south Wales. No, sheep have to be fed and … Continue reading
Posted in My life
Tagged cakes, Christmas cake, Francis Pryor, Maisie Taylor, Stir Up Sunday
Time Team: The 20th Series Starts next Sunday – And We’re Going Down with a Pang … or should that be BANG!
The first episode of the 20th, and last, Time Team series is going to be screened next Sunday, January 6th at 5.25 on Channel 4. As is the usual practice of broadcasters, they’re going to be showing the best one … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Broadcasting
Tagged Brancaster, David Gurney, Francis Pryor, Phil Harding, Roman fort, Romans, Time Team
