In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
| In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Written by | Michael Wood |
| Directed by | David Wallace |
| Presented by | Michael Wood |
| Composer(s) | John Eacott |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Leo Eaton (PBS) Laurence Rees (BBC) |
| Producer(s) | Rebecca Dobbs |
| Cinematography |
Peter Harvey Linette Frewin Alistair Cameron Peter Jeuvenal |
| Running time | 57-60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Maya Vision International |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC |
| Original release | 14 July – 4 August 1998 |
| External links | |
| BBC Two In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great | |
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great was a BBC documentary television series first shown during 1998. It was written and presented by British historian and broadcaster Michael Wood.[1]
Wood retraced the travels of Alexander the Great, from Vergina in Macedonia, where his father Philip II of Macedon died and Alexander was proclaimed king, through seventeen present-day countries to the borders of India and back to Mesopotamia, where he died.[2] Whereas most of Wood's documentary series had titles beginning "In Search of...", the title of this series reflected a slightly different approach.
The series was directed by David Wallace.[3]
Episode list
Episode one: Son of God
Macedonia to Turkey
First broadcast 14 July 1998
Episode two: Lord of Asia
Zagros to Persepolis
First broadcast 21 July 1998
Episode three: Across the Hindu Kush
The golden road to Samarkand
First broadcast 28 July 1998
Episode four: To The Ends of the Earth
Pakistan to Babylon
First broadcast 4 August 1998