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''Two Men in a Trench'' is a British comedic historical documentary television series, produced by the
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, that ran from 2002 to 2004.
Overview
''Two Men in a Trench'' follows archaeologists
Tony Pollard Tony Pollard may refer to:
*Tony Pollard (archaeologist) (born 1965), British archaeologist
*Tony Pollard (American football)
Tony Randall Pollard (born April 30, 1997) is an American football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National ...
and
Neil Oliver
Neil Oliver (born 21 February 1967) is a British television presenter, archaeologist, historian and author. He has presented several documentary series on archaeology and history, including ''A History of Scotland'', ''Vikings'', and ''Coast'' ...
around the British Isles, where they visit ancient battlegrounds and use modern archaeological methods, bringing information about the battles and those who participated in them to their viewers. Pollard and Oliver take differing roles in their visits to each battleground, with Pollard taking a more hands on approach by visiting the sites and participating in more traditional archaeological methods, with excavation and hand-digging in the trenches among the most common. Oliver takes his expertise to others, performing research and interviewing experts on the battles themselves, as well as narrating the movement of the armies and detailing the mindset of the commanders taking part.
It isn't a particularly grim rendition of the past either; oftentimes the two will have a pleasant rapport at the end of the episodes, and continually have comedic aspects slotted in, in order to keep the general tone of the episodes light-hearted.
Seasons
Two Men in a Trench
''Two Men in a Trench'' follows Pollard and Oliver across the British Isles, their research taking them to various battles across the United Kingdom. The battles of
Flodden
The Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, or occasionally Branxton, (Brainston Moor) was a battle fought on 9 September 1513 during the War of the League of Cambrai between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, resulting in an English ...
,
Barnet
Barnet may refer to:
People
*Barnet (surname)
* Barnet (given name)
Places United Kingdom
*Chipping Barnet or High Barnet, commonly known as Barnet, one of three focal towns of the borough below.
*East Barnet, a district of the borough below; an ...
and
Shrewsbury, as well as the
Siege of Newark
Newark-on-Trent or Newark () is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the River Trent, and was historically a major inland port. The A1 road bypasses the town on the line of th ...
and the Defence of
Inchkeith
Inchkeith (from the gd, Innis Cheith) is an island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, administratively part of the Fife council area.
Inchkeith has had a colourful history as a result of its proximity to Edinburgh and strategic location for u ...
, are among the conflicts studied by the duo in their first series.
Two Men in a Trench II
The second season of ''Two Men in a Trench,'' stylized as ''Two Men in a Trench II,'' takes Pollard and Oliver to a new set of locations, their exploits taking them to the archaeological locations of the battles of
Bannockburn
Bannockburn ( Scottish Gaelic ''Allt a' Bhonnaich'') is an area immediately south of the centre of Stirling in Scotland. It is part of the City of Stirling. It is named after the Bannock Burn, a stream running through the town before flowing i ...
,
Edgehill,
Sedgemoor,
Killiecrankie
Killiecrankie (; ( gd, Coille Chreithnich, meaning aspen wood) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland on the River Garry. It lies at the Pass of Killiecrankie, by the A9 road which has been bypassed since 1986. The village is home to a ...
, an airfield used during the Battle of Britain, and the big guns near Dover.
References
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British documentary television series
Experimental archaeology