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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.<ref name="bbcPO2">{{cite web | url=http://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 |
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.<ref name="bbcPO2">{{cite web | url=http://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> The first episode was broadcast from Boudicca's Way in [[Norfolk]] with guests Dan and Peter Snow who argued constantly during the programme.<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> |
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In Australia, all eight episodes aired on [[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS TV]] in its ''As It Happened'' history timeslot each Saturday at 7:30pm from 22 January until 12 March 2005.<ref>{{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> |
In Australia, all eight episodes aired on [[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS TV]] in its ''As It Happened'' history timeslot each Saturday at 7:30pm from 22 January until 12 March 2005.<ref>{{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> |
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Genre | Documentary |
Presented by | Peter & Dan Snow |
Country of origin | UK |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Jane Aldous |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC 2 |
Release | 6 August 2004 |
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20th Century Battlefields |
Battlefield Britain is a 2004 BBC television documentary series about famous battles in the history of Great Britain. From Boudicca's destructive rebellion against the Romans to the incredible feats of The Few who saw off the Luftwaffe, these battles all had wide-reaching consequences and implications for the future of the British isles.
The series is presented by father and son team Peter and Dan Snow, with Peter explaining the battleplans of the generals while Dan explores the sites to give the perspectives of the soldiers, sailors and airmen.[1]
The episodes also featured "interviews" with participants from both sides, re-enactments of the battles, and computer-generated scenes including bird's-eye views to show troop movements.
Dan Snow has stated that he had never intended to work with his father. This, however, had changed when someone at the BBC saw a video-diary about the 2000 Oxford and Cambridge boat race that Dan had recorded. Peter Snow was then telephoned and asked if he wanted to do a history series with his son. Peter originally rejected the proposal claiming that it was a ridiculous idea. Dan was able to talk him round and a pilot was filmed. 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
After the success of the pilot, a full series was commissioned, although Dan Snow has admitted that he was told which battles to discuss by the BBC, rather than being free to select engagements about which he had gained some knowledge from his undergraduate studies.
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]
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.
The series won Best Visual Effects at the BAFTA craft awards in 2004.
Find out what really happened when Boudicca stood up against the mighty Roman Empire in 60AD.
Heralding the beginning of the Norman Conquest, the Battle of Hastings in 1066, when William the Conqueror faced King Harold on the south coast, was one of the bloodiest and most important battles ever fought on British soil.
A look at the Battle for Wales in 1403 and the leader of the Welsh rebellion, Owain Glyndwr.
England's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 was a victory against one of the great seagoing nations. The dramatic events helped seal the British reputation as a seafaring people.
The Battle of Naseby in 1645 saw Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army win the decisive battle of the English Civil War, effectively bringing an end to the absolute power of the monarchy.
The story of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 - the effects of which are still having consequences in everyday life in Ireland today.
The Battle of Culloden in 1746 was the last pitched battle on British soil and brought an end to Bonnie Prince Charlie's rebellion, securing the crown of Britain for the House of Hanover.
The final instalment looks to the skies for the Battle of Britain and the RAF's struggle to prevent a Nazi invasion in the darkest days of World War II when Britain stood alone. It looks at the incredible feats of The Few who saw off the Luftwaffe.
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