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'''''Battlefield Britain''''' is a 2004 BBC [[television documentary]] series about famous battles in [[History of the British Isles|British history]]. The 8 part series covers battles from Boudicca's rebellion against the Romans in 60AD to the [[Battle of Britain]] in 1940 it also covers the impact and implications the battles had on the future of the British isles.

'''''Battlefield Britain''''' is a 2004 BBC [[television documentary]] series about famous battles in [[History of the British Isles|British history]]. The 8 part series covers battles from Boudicca's rebellion against the Romans in 60AD to the [[Battle of Britain]] in 1940 it also covers the impact and implications the battles had on the future of the British isles.


The series is presented by father and son team Peter and Dan Snow. Peter explains the battleplans, topography of the battleground and the actions of the generals while Dan visits the sites to give the real-life perspective of the servicemen on the ground.<ref name="bbcPO1" />

The series is presented by father and son team Peter and Dan Snow. Peter explains the battle plans, topography of the battleground and the actions of the generals while Dan visits the sites to give the real-life perspective of the servicemen on the ground.<ref name="bbcPO1" />


The episodes also feature re-enactments of key phases of the battles, a computer-generated bird's-eye view of the battleground to show the topography and troop movements.

The episodes also feature re-enactments of key phases of the battles, a computer-generated bird's-eye view of the battleground to show the topography and troop movements.
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Peter Snow was then offered the chance to do a history series with his son, an idea he initially rejected. Dan talked him round and they filmed a pilot episode. Dan has stated that he didn't find the work easy.<ref name="theTimes" />

Peter Snow was then offered the chance to do a history series with his son, an idea he initially rejected. Dan talked him round and they filmed a pilot episode. Dan has stated that he didn't find the work easy.<ref name="theTimes" />


{{quote|''I was very wooden and I had to go on a steep learning curve. In the process I developed a huge respect for Dad's ability to explain really complex things in simple language, without ever dumbing anything down.''|[[Dan Snow]]}}

{{blockquote|''I was very wooden and I had to go on a steep learning curve. In the process I developed a huge respect for Dad's ability to explain really complex things in simple language, without ever dumbing anything down.''|[[Dan Snow]]}}


==Media information==

==Media information==
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| EpisodeNumber = 1

| EpisodeNumber = 1

| Title = Boudicca's Revolt

| Title = Boudicca's Revolt

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|6|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|08|06|df=y}}

| Viewers = 2.55

| Viewers = 2.55

| ShortSummary = The uprising led by Queen Boudicca against Roman rule in Britain in 60AD.

| ShortSummary = The uprising led by Queen Boudicca against Roman rule in Britain in 60AD.
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| EpisodeNumber = 2

| EpisodeNumber = 2

| Title = Hastings

| Title = Hastings

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|13|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|08|13|df=y}}

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| ShortSummary = The [[Battle of Hastings]] in 1066.

| ShortSummary = The [[Battle of Hastings]] in 1066.
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| EpisodeNumber = 3

| EpisodeNumber = 3

| Title = The Battle for Wales

| Title = The Battle for Wales

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|20|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|08|20|df=y}}

| Viewers = 1.98

| Viewers = 1.98

| ShortSummary = The [[Glyndŵr Rising|Battle for Wales]] in 1403.

| ShortSummary = The [[Glyndŵr Rising|Battle for Wales]] in 1403.
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| EpisodeNumber = 4

| EpisodeNumber = 4

| Title = The Battle Against the Spanish Armada

| Title = The Battle Against the Spanish Armada

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|27|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|08|27|df=y}}

| Viewers = 2.28

| Viewers = 2.28

| ShortSummary = The defeat of the [[Spanish Armada]] in 1588.

| ShortSummary = The defeat of the [[Spanish Armada]] in 1588.
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| EpisodeNumber = 5

| EpisodeNumber = 5

| Title = The Battle of Naseby

| Title = The Battle of Naseby

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|3|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|09|03|df=y}}

| Viewers = 1.92

| Viewers = 1.92

| ShortSummary = The [[Battle of Naseby]] in 1645.

| ShortSummary = The [[Battle of Naseby]] in 1645.
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| EpisodeNumber = 6

| EpisodeNumber = 6

| Title = The Battle of the Boyne

| Title = The Battle of the Boyne

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|10|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|09|10|df=y}}

| Viewers = 2.39

| Viewers = 2.39

| ShortSummary = The [[Battle of the Boyne]] in 1690.

| ShortSummary = The [[Battle of the Boyne]] in 1690.
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| EpisodeNumber = 7

| EpisodeNumber = 7

| Title = Culloden

| Title = Culloden

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|17|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|09|17|df=y}}

| Viewers = 2.26

| Viewers = 2.26

| ShortSummary = The [[Battle of Culloden]] in 1746.

| ShortSummary = The [[Battle of Culloden]] in 1746.
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| EpisodeNumber = 8

| EpisodeNumber = 8

| Title = The Battle of Britain

| Title = The Battle of Britain

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|24|df=y}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|09|24|df=y}}

| Viewers = 3.00

| Viewers = 3.00

| ShortSummary = The [[Battle of Britain]] in 1940.

| ShortSummary = The [[Battle of Britain]] in 1940.
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==References==

==References==

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<ref name="ratings">{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/weekly-top-30/ |date= |accessdate= |publisher=[[BARB]] |title=Weekly Top 30 Programmes (see relevant week(s))}}</ref>

<ref name="ratings">{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/weekly-top-30/ |publisher=[[BARB]] |title=Weekly Top 30 Programmes (see relevant week(s))}}</ref>

<ref name="bbcPO1">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/03_march/17/bbc2_spring2004_factual.shtml | title=BBC Two: Spring & Summer highlights 2004 | accessdate=16 May 2008 | author=BBC Press Office | last= | first= | authorlink= | coauthors= | date= | year= | month= | work= | publisher=}}</ref>

<ref name="bbcPO1">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/03_march/17/bbc2_spring2004_factual.shtml | title=BBC Two: Spring & Summer highlights 2004 | access-date=16 May 2008 | author=BBC Press Office }}</ref>

<ref name="theTimes">{{cite news | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article1263796.ece | title=Peter Snow and his son Dan | accessdate=17 May 2008 | author= | last=Fox | first=Sue | authorlink= | coauthors= | date= 31 December 2006| year= | month= | format= | work= | publisher=The Times | quote= | location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604102854/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article1263796.ece |archive-date= 4 June 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="theTimes">{{cite news | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article1263796.ece | title=Peter Snow and his son Dan | access-date=17 May 2008 | last=Fox | first=Sue | date= 31 December 2006| work=The Times | location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604102854/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article1263796.ece |archive-date= 4 June 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="bbcPO2">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/08_august/05/battlefield.shtml | title=Alexander the Great won the Battle of Hastings... | accessdate=16 May 2008 | author=BBC Press Office | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080515003424/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/08_august/05/battlefield.shtml| archivedate= 15 May 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>

<ref name="bbcPO2">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/08_august/05/battlefield.shtml | title=Alexander the Great won the Battle of Hastings... | access-date=16 May 2008 | author=BBC Press Office | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080515003424/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/08_august/05/battlefield.shtml| archive-date= 15 May 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>

<ref name="theTimes2">{{cite news | url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article467530.ece | title=Radio | accessdate=17 May 2008 | author= | last=Campling | first= Chris | authorlink= | coauthors= | date= 10 August 2004| year= | month= | format= | work= | publisher=The Times | quote= | location=London}}</ref>

<ref name="theTimes2">{{cite news | url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article467530.ece | title=Radio | access-date=17 May 2008 | last=Campling | first= Chris | date= 10 August 2004| work=The Times | location=London}}</ref>

<ref name="bbcPO3">{{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2004/06_june/battlefield_britain.shtml | title = Battlefield Britain by Peter and Dan Snow | accessdate = 16 May 2008 | author = BBC Press Office | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | date = | year = | month = | work = | publisher =}}</ref>

<ref name="bbcPO3">{{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2004/06_june/battlefield_britain.shtml | title = Battlefield Britain by Peter and Dan Snow | access-date = 16 May 2008 | author = BBC Press Office }}</ref>

<ref name="SydneyMorningHerald2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Review/As-It-Happened-Battlefield-Britain/2005/02/04/1107476782613.html?from=moreStories|title=As It Happened: Battlefield Britain|first=Jackie|last=Chowns|work=Sydney Morning Herald|date=5 February 2005|accessdate=27 September 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="SydneyMorningHerald2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Review/As-It-Happened-Battlefield-Britain/2005/02/04/1107476782613.html?from=moreStories|title=As It Happened: Battlefield Britain|first=Jackie|last=Chowns|work=Sydney Morning Herald|date=5 February 2005|access-date=27 September 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="BAFTA">{{Cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2005/tvcraft/visual-effects|title=2005 Television Craft Visual Effects &#124; BAFTA Awards|website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref>

<ref name="BAFTA">{{Cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2005/tvcraft/visual-effects|title=2005 Television Craft Visual Effects &#124; BAFTA Awards|website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref>

<ref name="BAFTA_Wales">{{Cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2005/cymru/sound|title=2005 Cymru Sound &#124; BAFTA Awards|website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref>

<ref name="BAFTA_Wales">{{Cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2005/cymru/sound|title=2005 Cymru Sound &#124; BAFTA Awards|website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref>

}}

}}


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Battlefield Britain
GenreDocumentary
Presented byPeter & Dan Snow
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerJane Aldous
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release6 August (2004-08-06) –
24 September 2004 (2004-09-24)
Related
20th Century Battlefields

Battlefield Britain is a 2004 BBC television documentary series about famous battles in British history. The 8 part series covers battles from Boudicca's rebellion against the Romans in 60AD to the Battle of Britain in 1940 it also covers the impact and implications the battles had on the future of the British isles.

The series is presented by father and son team Peter and Dan Snow. Peter explains the battle plans, topography of the battleground and the actions of the generals while Dan visits the sites to give the real-life perspective of the servicemen on the ground.[1]

The episodes also feature re-enactments of key phases of the battles, a computer-generated bird's-eye view of the battleground to show the topography and troop movements.

Production[edit]

Dan Snow said there was never any plan for his father and him to work together. it happened after someone at the BBC saw Dan's video diary of the Oxford and Cambridge boat race in 2000. Peter Snow was then offered the chance to do a history series with his son, an idea he initially rejected. Dan talked him round and they filmed a pilot episode. Dan has stated that he didn't find the work easy.[2]

I was very wooden and I had to go on a steep learning curve. In the process I developed a huge respect for Dad's ability to explain really complex things in simple language, without ever dumbing anything down.

— Dan Snow

Media information[edit]

A companion radio show Battlefield Ramblings was broadcast weekly on BBC Radio 4 to accompany the series. Each week a guest would join the presenter Muriel Gray for a walk in areas linked to the people and events featured in the TV show.[3] The first episode was broadcast from Boudicca's Way in Norfolk with guests Dan and Peter Snow who argued constantly during the programme.[4]

In Australia, all eight episodes aired on SBS TV in its As It Happened history timeslot each Saturday at 7:30pm from 22 January until 12 March 2005.[5]

Companion book[edit]

DVD release[edit]

Online game[edit]

A popular online game Battlefield Academy was created by Solaris Media (now Playniac) to accompany the series. The game features four historical scenarios based on episodes from the series and was produced with Dan Snow, Matthew Bennett from Sandhurst and the BBC History team.

Episode listing[edit]

No.TitleOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [7]
1"Boudicca's Revolt"6 August 2004 (2004-08-06)2.55
The uprising led by Queen Boudicca against Roman rule in Britain in 60AD.
2"Hastings"13 August 2004 (2004-08-13)N/A
The Battle of Hastings in 1066.
3"The Battle for Wales"20 August 2004 (2004-08-20)1.98
The Battle for Wales in 1403.
4"The Battle Against the Spanish Armada"27 August 2004 (2004-08-27)2.28
The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
5"The Battle of Naseby"3 September 2004 (2004-09-03)1.92
The Battle of Naseby in 1645.
6"The Battle of the Boyne"10 September 2004 (2004-09-10)2.39
The Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
7"Culloden"17 September 2004 (2004-09-17)2.26
The Battle of Culloden in 1746.
8"The Battle of Britain"24 September 2004 (2004-09-24)3.00
The Battle of Britain in 1940.

Reception[edit]

The series won Best Visual Effects at the BAFTA craft awards in 2004.[8] And a Welsh BAFTA award for Best Sound in 2005.[9]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ BBC Press Office. "BBC Two: Spring & Summer highlights 2004". Retrieved 16 May 2008.
  • ^ Fox, Sue (31 December 2006). "Peter Snow and his son Dan". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
  • ^ BBC Press Office. "Alexander the Great won the Battle of Hastings..." Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
  • ^ Campling, Chris (10 August 2004). "Radio". The Times. London. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
  • ^ Chowns, Jackie (5 February 2005). "As It Happened: Battlefield Britain". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  • ^ BBC Press Office. "Battlefield Britain by Peter and Dan Snow". Retrieved 16 May 2008.
  • ^ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes (see relevant week(s))". BARB.
  • ^ "2005 Television Craft Visual Effects | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
  • ^ "2005 Cymru Sound | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.

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