In this episode of time commanders, the show recreates the battle of watling street, pitting the team against the iceni warrior queen boudicca. Time commanders aired its first sixteenepisode series on bbc two in. The show offered contestants a chance to reenact historical battles in an attempt to do better than the original combatants. Stay in touch with time commanders next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. Where can i watch the first three episodes of time. The bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites. Time commanders is a bbc historical game show presented by eddie mair and later richard hammond between 2003 and 2005, known mostly for using the rome. Aryeh nusbacher all episodes, from 2016 as lynette nusbacher.
Hosted by gregg wallace, a show in which ordinary members of the public go toe to toe with the greatest generals, as they refight some of the most significant battles from history in an innovative mix of genuine history and game show competition. It is very funny watching the clueless players stumble over each other. A team of aquarium workers fighting as the french forces take on a team of archers representing the british. Sep 11, 2003 watch time commanders season 1, episode 2 watling street. In this episode, the show recreates the byzantineera battle of dara, pitting an army of byzantine defenders led by the general beslisarius against a player controlled team of sassanid persians. A team of aquarium workers control napoleons army at waterloo in 1815 against a team of archers in command of wellingtons allied army. The creator of time commanders didnt want it to be seen as a video game show, because that really would make it look like tv for nerds. It returned for a 3part special on bbc four from 12 to 27 december 2016 with gregg wallace as host. It returned for a 3part special on bbc four from 12 to. Where can i watch the first three episodes of time commanders. Clare blake is new scotland yards highestranking woman officer. Hosted by gregg wallace, a show in which ordinary members of the public go toe to toe with the greatest generals, as they refight some of the most significant battles from history in an innovative mix. Prior to episode one of the revived time commanders, it would have been fair to describe my knowledge of the punic wars as. A kickboxing team and karate team refight the battle of the catalaunian plains in 451 ad between the romans and huns in ne france.
Mar, 2005 watch time commanders season 2, episode 8 sarmizegethusa. Icycool, ambitious but reckless, she lets her personal life bleed into her career, defying convention and risking her reputation. Find out when time commanders is on tv, including series 3 episode 2. A play list of all the great time commander battles from the bbc series. Watch time commanders episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. In episode one, time commanders heads back to 202 bce, where. Dec 12, 2016 the field team demonstrate the most important weapon of all at the battle of waterloo the battle of waterloo. In this episode the battle of waterloo was re fought, although it was even closer than the real battle which. Each episode featured a team of four two commanders and two lieutenants playing a major historical battle through a modified version of the game rome. With two of the group playing generals with an overview of the battlefield, the other two play lieutenants who are more in touch with the progress of the battle. Surrounded, shot and then chardged them at the same time from all sides, the ultimate success recipe in total war. Feb 17, 2003 watch the commander season 1, episode 2 the commander, episode 2. Why time commanders didnt tell people they were watching total. Time commanders season 1 episode 1 originally hosted by eddie mair, then richard hammond, and more recently by gregg wallace, and now airs on bbc four, time commanders features ordinary members of the public to go toetotoe with the worlds greatest generals, using cuttingedge simulations to recreate famous battles in history, offering an.
Thats the subject of the latest episode of people make games, the youtube series from exeurogamer. Amanda burton stars as the female cop who crosses the line in four taut. Time commanders was a television series produced by lion tv for bbc two. The team this week is a group of martial arts instructors. With lynette nusbacher, eddie mair, david mcalister, richard hammond. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. Jul 27, 2018 but, as the video reveals, theres more to the story than that. The shows was originally hosted by eddie mair and later by richard hammond. Jan 09, 2011 ie, the one where hannibal got to use his neardead elephants. Feb, 2005 watch time commanders season 2, episode 5 dara. Post episode discussion a team of karate veterans try to defend the roman empire against attila and his hunnish hordes under the control of an opposing team of kickboxers. Time commanders episode 1 discussion post the show just started on bbc four. Why time commanders didnt tell people they were watching.
Just scraping into the definition of game shows, time commanders pits a. Jan 21, 2011 ie, the biggun, where britain became france, and the king got an arrow in the eye. Bbc four time commanders, episode 2, the field team demonstrate the most important. The archers from oxford take on the aquariam workers in a virtual rerun of the. Watch all 16 time commanders episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. Time commanders, it turns out, couldnt reveal it was based on creative assemblys strategy. Hes interested in military history ans even appeared in an old episode of time commanders if i remember correctly. The team takes command of a 10,000 strong roman army, facing at least 60,000 britons.
Dec 19, 2016 a team of aquarium workers control napoleons army at waterloo in 1815 against a team of archers in command of wellingtons allied army. In this episode the battle of waterloo was re fought, although it was even closer than the real battle which wellington had described as the nearest run thing you. Battle of kadesh 1274 bc egyptian hittite war documentary duration. Unfortunately you need to have a tv licence and a registered address in the uk to watch it on the bbc iplayer. June of the year 451, and the forces of the crumbling. Itll be focussing on zama rome vs carthage and has a team of wrestlers c against some board game enthusiasts r. Bbc four time commanders, episode 2, the field team. Total war engine to depict its battles the show offered contestants a chance to reenact historical battles in an attempt to do better than the original combatants. Time commander is a video series dating back to 20032004 when rome total war was released. The field team demonstrate the most important weapon of all at the battle of waterloo episode 2 duration.
Each week four contestants come together as a team to recreate a historical battle via computer simulator. Each episode featured a team of four two commanders and two lieutenants playing. Find out when time commanders is on tv, including series 3episode 2. Time commanders is a technological game show that originally aired on bbc two from 4 september 2003 to march 2005 with eddie mair hosting the first series and richard hammond hosting the second series. The whole premise of time commanderts was that players who have no experience in total war have to try and reenact a famous battle from antiquity and win. However, what you should not do under any circumstances is just search general terms like time commanders season 1 episode 1 stream. Time commanders the battle of waterloo, june 1815 tv. Commander blake falls further under the spell of supposedly reformed killer james lampton, while dci hedges continues to. Battle of the catalaunian plains, june 451 ad same battle as series 1, episode 14, under a different name. When they lose or win, two military historians take them. In episode one, time commanders heads back to 202 bce, where rome has had enough of the upstart carthaginian, hannibal.
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