Time Commanders - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Episode 1
In episode one, Time Commanders heads back to 202 BCE, where Rome has had enough of the upstart Carthaginian, Hannibal. Desperate to end his 16-year campaign of war against the Republic, one of Rome's greatest generals, Scipio, is charged with freeing Italy from this menace. Scipio elects to fight Hannibal in his homeland, forcing him to return to Africa and protect the city of Carthage.
This time, a team of wrestlers will attempt to rewrite history by defeating Scipio and preventing him from taking the city. Playing Hannibal and his Carthaginians, they'll be defending their home town. Up against them, will be a team of historical board game enthusiasts taking on the role of the Romans, in a fight that will set the course of European history for centuries to come.
Episode 2
On 18 June 1815, 200,000 men fought in what would be the most important land battle Europe had ever seen, the Battle of Waterloo. This was a showdown between two of history's military giants, the Duke of Wellington with his British and Allied army, and Napoleon Bonaparte with his French Imperial Guard.
This time, a team of aquarium workers will be fighting as Napoleon and his French forces as they attempt to march across Europe and dominate the continent once more. Standing in their way, a team of competitive archers representing the Iron Duke himself at the head of a coalition force of British and Allied armies intent on stopping Napoleon in his tracks, on the border of Belgium.
Who will emerge victorious, and can history be rewritten?
Episode 3
In June of 451, the forces of the crumbling Roman Empire battled the whirlwind military might of the Huns in a field in France.
This time, a team of karate veterans will attempt to defend the Roman Empire against attacks by Attila and his Hunnish hordes. Can they stop a team of kickboxers from rewriting history and over running Europe? Will the legendary horsemen of Attila or the Roman military machine emerge victorious?
Hosted by Gregg Wallace, Time Commanders is the show that lets ordinary members of the public go toe-to-toe with the world's greatest generals. Using cutting-edge simulations, they refight some of the most significant battles from history – offering an innovative mix of genuine history and game show competition.
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