Battle Castle

Battle Castle
Genre Action Documentary
Directed by Ian Herring
Starring Dan Snow
No. of episodes 6
Production
Producer(s) Ian Herring, Thomas Clifford, Maija Leivo, Elizabeth Murray
Running time 60 min
Release
Original release February 23, 2012 (2012-February-23)
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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

Interactive

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A screencapture from the "Crac des Chevaliers" motion comic

Parallax Film Productions Inc. paired up with Agentic Communications Inc. and Starlight Runner Entertainment[6] to create a high-concept website that features games, motion comics and extra video content not seen on the show. The website connects with the Facebook and Twitter pages which post Medieval-themed updates from around the world.

Battle Castles: 500 Years of Knights and Siege Warfare (HarperPress, 2012)

Written by Dan Snow as an accompaniment to the show, the book details the stories of each castle featured in Battle Castle.[7] Released on September 27, 2012, the first chapter is available online.

References

  1. ↑ Battle Castle (TV Series 2012)
  2. 1 2 Battle Castle Lays Siege On-Air and Online
  3. ↑ Press Release: HISTORY TELEVISION GOES MEDIEVAL WITH THE PREMIERE OF THE NEW SERIES BATTLE CASTLE ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23
  4. ↑ Battle Castle
  5. ↑ Battle Castle with Dan Snow
  6. ↑ Starlight Runner: Battle Castle Lays Siege...
  7. ↑ Battle Castles: 500 Years of Knights and Siege Warfare

External links

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