Time Commanders - Season 2

Season 2

Episodes

Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Contestants eager to re-create the battles of history's greatest generals line up in a second series. It's AD 9 and a team of vicars try to save Roman legions from defeat at the hands of the Germanic army in the battle of Teutoburg.

Battle of Stamford Bridge
In a re-creation of the 1066 battle at Stamford Bridge, the Eagers family from Surrey step into King Harold's shoes to challenge a Viking invasion led by Harald Hardraade , the fearsome warrior king.

Battle of the Hydaspes River
The Macedonian army took on Indian tribes in 326BC. Stepping into the sandals of Alexander the Great, can a team from the Army and RAF defeat one of the greatest forces of war elephants?

Battle of Cynoscephalae
197 BC: the Battle of Cynoscephelae. Can a team of spin doctors secure a Roman victory in a fog-shrouded clash with the Macedonians?

Battle of Dara
Mesopotamia, AD 530: can jujitsu instructors from Essex execute a Sassanid triumph over a vast Byzantine Roman army?

Battle of Troy
Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom have re-enacted the Battle for Troy on the silver screen. Now a team of gamers from Glasgow travel back in time to the 13th century BC, to take part in an epic conflict shrouded in mythology. Will a Trojan Horse be utilised to gain victory?

Battle of Hastings
A team of mental health workers from Wales lead the Norman army against King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Battle of Sarmisegetusa
It's AD 106, and the Roman emperor Trajan has the Dacian citadel of Sarmizegethusa in his sights. Will his generals - played here by a team of climbers from Suffolk - prevail?
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