Jump to content

Battle Castle

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Battle Castle
GenreAction Documentary
Directed byIan Herring
StarringDan Snow
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducersIan Herring, Thomas Clifford, Maija Leivo, Elizabeth Murray
Running time60 min
Original release
ReleaseFebruary 23, 2012 (2012-February-23)
text
Dan Snow at Crac des Chevaliers, Syria.

Battle Castle is an action documentary TV series[1] co-produced by Parallax Film Productions Inc. with London-based Ballista Media Inc.[2] It explores the medieval arms race reflected in castle construction in the Middle Ages and, using location filming, re-enactments and CGI reconstruction, tells the stories of six castles tested by siege.[2] Hosted by Dan Snow, the series has aired on History Television,[3] SBS Australia[4] and most recently, Discovery UK.[5]

Episodes

[edit]

Website

[edit]
text
A screencapture from the "Crac des Chevaliers" motion comic

A website features games, motion comics and extra video content not seen on the show.[6]

Book

[edit]

Written by Dan Snow as an accompaniment to the show, the book Battle Castles: 500 Years of Knights and Siege Warfare details the stories of each castle featured in Battle Castle.[7] Released on September 27, 2012.

References

[edit]