War Walks

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War Walks
GenreDocumentary
Presented byProfessor Richard Holmes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
ProducersGrant Mansfield
Mark Fielder
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release26 July 1996 (1996-07-26) –
19 December 1997 (1997-12-19)

War Walks is a BBC documentary series presented by historian, Professor Richard Holmes. The series was about famous European battles which had British or English involvement. It included descriptions of the battles, the events leading up to them and the events resulting from them.

Episode list

Series One (1996)

  1. Agincourt (1415) (26 July 1996)
  2. Waterloo (1815) (2 August 1996)
  3. Mons and Le Cateau (1914) (9 August 1996)
  4. The Somme (1916) (16 August 1996)
  5. Arras (1940) (23 August 1996)
  6. Operation Goodwood (1944) (30 August 1996)

Series Two (1997)

  1. Hastings (1066) (14 November 1997)
  2. Bosworth Field (1485) (21 November 1997)
  3. Naseby (1645) (28 November 1997)
  4. The Boyne (1690) (5 December 1997)
  5. Dunkirk (1940) (12 December 1997)
  6. The Blitz (1940–41) (19 December 1997)

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