Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find. Link of the Month: Susan Oosthuizen Landscape Case study: https://tinyurl.com/y4hgcs2a Links: Robert the Bruce actor and SNP MP slam Cineworld over chain's 'ban' on new film: ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckwOrp-EnwQ

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find. #archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup *** 0:00 Introduction 2:03 Estonian Soviet Statues to be Recontextualised 10:01 Energy Bills Crisis for Heritage & Culture 13:24 A Local Business Case Study 16:08 A Major National Sector Challenge 21:14 Arts Council Response 24:10 Does the Emperor Have Any Clothes? 27:49 Support Watching Brief on Patreon! 28:43 We Need to Talk About Metal Detecting… 30:22 Scarborough: A Unique Roman Villa 33:05 So-Called “Nighthawkers” Descend… 34:42 Great British History Hunters 36:20 Linking to HELLO Magazine!? 37:30 ‘Digging for Treasure – Tonight’ – Channel.5 42:22 Expressing Surprise! 43:36 The ‘Value’ of the Format? 46:07 Based on Responsible Practice? 46:50 North Detecting Events 48:22 The Role of the PAS 50:08 Is this a Company or a Club and the PAS? 51:28 Working with North Detecting Events LTD et al 54:48 Council for British Archaeology & Rallies? 57:47 What is Going On Regarding Professionalism? 59:22 This isn’t Just Archaeologists Clutching Pearls! 1:00:44 This is Why We Need to Talk About Metal Detecting… 1:01:27 On the Note of Regulation… 1:03:40 Asking Good Actors to Pay for a Natural Resource? 1:05:29 Metal Detecting is Anomalous in the UK 1:07:38 Conclusions *** Link of the Week: Disasters Emergency Committee: https://www.dec.org.uk/ *** Links: Estonia PM announcement on Soviet monuments: https://twitter.com/kajakallas/status/1559456510442459136 *** Greater Manchester arts complex faces £1m energy bill this winter: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/aug/17/the-lowry-salford-faces-tripled-electricity-bill Soaring MDF prices, extortionate interval drinks, cash-strapped audiences: the arts are staring inflation in the face: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/19/covid-uk-arts-venues-energy-crisis-fatal NP NO AS ARTS COUNCIL DECLINES TO OFFER SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO CLIENTS OVER ENERGY CRISIS: http://thepipeline.info/blog/2022/08/20/np-no-as-arts-council-declines-to-offer-support-and-advice-to-clients-over-energy-crisis/ *** Scarborough Roman villa reburied in preservation plan: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-62406644 Roman site uncovered in Scarborough hailed as first of its kind in UK: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/14/roman-site-scarborough-first-kind-in-uk Scarborough Roman villa: History of the Romans on the Yorkshire Coast: https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/people/scarborough-roman-villa-history-of-the-romans-on-the-yorkshire-coast-3204035 *** WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT METAL DETECTING 1: “GREAT BRITISH HISTORY HUNTERS” on Channel 4: http://thepipeline.info/blog/2022/08/19/we-need-to-talk-about-metal-detecting-1-great-british-history-hunters-on-channel-4/ Great British History Hunters - Channel 4: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/great-british-history-hunters/on-demand/71996-001 THE RYEDALE ROMAN HOARD: https://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/collections/collections-highlights/the-ryedale-roman-hoard/ Dan Walker reveals new 'top secret' project for Channel 5: https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20220816148268/dan-walker-reveals-top-secret-project-channel-5/ Daisybeck Studios: https://www.daisybeckstudios.com/ North Detecting Events: https://www.northdetectingevents.co.uk/ Trailer for Digging for Treasure - Tonight: https://twitter.com/channel5_tv/status/1560669420481126400 BM Confirms PAS Not Involved in Design of Ch5 #DIGGING FOR TREASURE-Tonight: http://thepipeline.info/blog/2022/08/22/bm-confirms-pas-not-involved-in-design-of-ch5-digging-for-treasure-tonight/ Another Channel 5 Archaeology Show: https://www.channel5.com/show/digging-up-britain-s-past/season-2 *** Illegal Sunderland fishermen sentenced after online brags: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-62568047 Fisheries annual report 2019 to 2020: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fisheries-annual-report-2019-to-2020/fisheries-annual-report-2019-to-2020 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0qUjaU_ecg

Welcome to In Focus. In this series we take a closer look at particular sites, finds and objects from the world of Archaeology. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciWTXtVkras

On the morning of 15th April: I realised that I have had this 'Raiders' candle since Christmas 2017... A present from my amazing Brother-in-Law. Referencing the final moments of Raiders of the Lost Ark, the bad guys have opened the Ark of the Covenant and Toht is amongst the Nazis to have his face melted off! This thing is too cool NOT to burn! So that evening we streamed all 4hrs 49mins on Facebook :) It was a great bit of fun and I am pleased that I finally did it, rather than just keeping it 'pristene'. Link: https://www.thinkgeek.com/product/jtrq/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yuWSsuNcd4