Dan Snow

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1978-12-03

Westminster, London, England

Biography

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China's Terracotta Army
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Machu Picchu: The Discovery with Dan Snow
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2022-11-23 7

Into Dinosaur Valley with Dan Snow

The presenter travels across America retracing the very first discoveries made by fossil hunters nearly 200 years ago, from Wyoming to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. He reveals how the very fir ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter

2023-04-09 0

Pompeii: The Discovery with Dan Snow

Dan tells the incredible story of how Pompeii was discovered. ...
Genre :Documentary, History

presenter

2008-07-19 0

Hadrian

Documentary film, made for TV, about the Roman emperor Hadrian. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter

2009-05-25 0

How the Celts Saved Britain

How the Celts Saved Britain is a two-part BBC4 series the influence of Celtic culture on Britain after the decline and fall of the Roman Empire there. It is presented by Dan Snow. ...
Genre :

2009-09-19 6.5

Montezuma

Montezuma is a 2009 BBC Television documentary film in which Dan Snow examines the reign of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II. ...
Genre :Documentary

Presenter

2013-05-16 7

The Dambusters: 70 Years On

Dan Snow presents a tribute to WWII's Dambusters raid, as veterans and their families gather to remember the bravery of the 133 men who undertook it. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2023-06-18 0

The Black Death: A Plague Upon the World

Dan Snow and Raksha Dave investigate how the plague devastated Britain 700 years ago, killing around three million people across the country. In the first edition, Dan heads to Melcombe Regis in Dorse ...
Genre :Documentary, History

Presenter

2023-10-23 0

Dan Snow - Into the Valley of the Kings

Dan's adventure begins with the first tomb-hunters and a giant of early Egyptology. ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself

2024-03-31 0

Stonehenge: The Discovery with Dan Snow

Join historian Dan Snow as he pieces together the story of Stonehenge, revealing how modern discoveries have started to solve its many mysteries. ...
Genre :Documentary, History

Himself - Presenter

2007-09-15 5

China's Terracotta Army

The exhibition "Qin Shihuang: Chinese Terracotta Warriors" featuring hundreds of palace-level cultural relics featuring terracotta warriors will be exhibited at the British Museum on September 13. Tod ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself (Presenter)

2016-05-29 6.7

Battle of Jutland: The Navy's Bloodiest Day

Documentary about the Battle of Jutland, a naval battle during World War I between the British and German fleets, which took place on 31 May and 1 June 1916 in the North Sea, off the west coast of Den ...
Genre :War, Documentary, History

Presenter

2012-06-17 0

Explosion 1812

On April 27, 1813, American forces defeated the British at York (present-day Toronto) and captured the capital of Upper Canada - but not before suffering their own losses. History Television's Explosi ...
Genre :Documentary, History, War

Himself - Presenter

2016-10-16 10

The Greatest Tomb on Earth: Secrets of Ancient China

Dan Snow, Dr Alice Roberts and Dr Albert Lin investigate a series of earth-shattering discoveries at a mighty tomb guarded by the Terracotta Warriors in China. ...
Genre :Documentary, History

Himself - Presenter

2012-12-09 9

Rome's Lost Empire

Dan Snow attempts to use the latest satellite technology to reveal the secrets of the Roman Empire, identifying lost cities, amphitheatres and forts. ...
Genre :Documentary, History

Self - Presenter

2020-02-15 9

Pompeii: The New Revelations

Archaeologist Raksha Dave and historian Dan Snow return to Pompeii to gain special access to a variety of new excavations, including two never-before-seen discoveries. ...
Genre :Documentary, History

Himself - Presenter

2020-01-26 0

Tut's Final Secrets

Towering pyramids. Chambers of treasure. Dramatic rituals. This fascinating movie travels back over 3,000 years to retrace the final 100 days of ancient Egypt's most legendary pharaoh Tutankhamun. Fin ...
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Himself - Presenter

2016-04-04 2.8

The Vikings Uncovered

Dan Snow uncovers the lost Vikings in America with Dr Sarah Parcak. As Sarah searches for Vikings across the Atlantic, Dan explores their journey 500 years before Columbus. ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself - Presenter

2018-01-08 0

Dan Snow on Lloyd George: My Great-Great-Grandfather

Historian Dan Snow explores the life of his forebear David Lloyd George, the British prime minister at the end of the First World War, when he was hailed as a national hero. ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself

2014-08-25 1

Al Murray's Great British War Movies

Comedian and history buff Al Murray is joined by historian Dan Snow, writer Natalie Haynes and broadcaster and film expert Matthew Sweet for a fresh look at a subject very close to his heart - the gre ...
Genre :Comedy, Documentary, War, TV Movie

Self - Presenter

2010-06-03 0

Little Ships - The Miracle of Dunkirk

To mark the 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation, Dan Snow tells the story of the 'little ships' which made the perilous cross-channel voyage, as 50 of them return to France. ...
Genre :Documentary

Presenter

2016-10-02 6

Hunting the Nazi Gold Train

In 2015, a media frenzy broke when 2 amateur researchers found a buried train in Poland. They believed it contained precious treasure left by the Nazis at the close of WW2. Historian Dan Snow investig ...
Genre :Documentary

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Out of the Inferno: Surviving Dresden

On the 73rd anniversary of the firebombing of Dresden, Dan Snow accompanies British veteran Victor Gregg, a POW in Dresden during the raid, as he returns to the city for a historic meeting with Irene ...
Genre :

Presenter

2019-11-01 0

Secrets of Hitler's Island Fortress: The Islands of Guernsey

Guernsey and its neighboring islands have a unique distinction which sets them apart from the rest of the British Isles. Together with the rest of the Channel Islands, they were the only part of the B ...
Genre :Documentary, History

2012-01-26 9

Saxon Hoard: A Golden Discovery

In 2009 metal-detecting enthusiast Terry Herbert discovered the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure in the UK. Dan Snow travels across the old Kingdom of Mercia to unravel the secrets of the St ...
Genre :Documentary, History

Self

2024-10-14 7.1

Endurance

A century after Shackleton's Endurance sank beneath the ice, explorers uncover the legendary shipwreck and an amazing tale of survival. ...
Genre :Documentary

Presenter

2024-03-24 0

Atlantis: The Discovery with Dan Snow

It's captivated us for over 2000 years, but did it really exist? Dan Snow travels to Greece to discover if there is any truth in this tale of the legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean that supposedly ...
Genre :Documentary, History

Self - Narrator

2024-06-28 0

Terracotta Army: The Discovery with Dan Snow

Dan Snow embarks on a journey to China, delving into the remarkable story of the Terracotta Army, a vast archaeological treasure lost for over 2,000 years. In 1974, a group of local farmers serendipit ...
Genre :Documentary, History

Presenter

2018-11-12 0

WWI's Secret Shame: Shell Shock

From shell shock in WWI to PTSD today many of those who made it home from war were left mentally scarred and traumatised. Historian Dan Snow explores the on-going mental health crisis in veterans. ...
Genre :Documentary, War, History

2025-06-05 0

Dan Snow and the Lost City

Historian and adventurer Dan Snow heads to the Andes Mountains on 5 for a fresh look at one of history’s most enduring mysteries. Dan Snow & the Lost City transports viewers to Machu Picchu, where the ...
Genre :Documentary

2020-07-07 5

The Battle of Britain: 3 Days That Saved the Nation

Dan Snow and Kate Humble present a three-part guide to the critical aerial battle that changed the course of the Second World War, featuring personal stories of pilots, ground crews and members of the ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter

2011-04-05 8

Filthy Cities

Dan Snow gets down and dirty in the murky histories of London, Paris and New York, exploring their filthy histories from the bottom up. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter

2014-04-30 0

The Birth of Empire: The East India Company

Dan Snow travels through India in the footsteps of the company that revolutionised the British lifestyle and laid the foundations of today's global trading systems. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter

2009-05-25 0

How the Celts Saved Britain

Dan Snow shines a light into the Dark Ages after the collapse of the Roman Empire in Britain ...
Genre :Documentary

Narrator

1983-10-30 7.1

Natural World

Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its g ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter

2015-05-24 0

Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Three-part documentary about the sinking of the Spanish Armada, featuring dramatic reconstructions and information gleaned from recently recovered documents. Dan Snow takes to the sea to tell the stor ...
Genre :Documentary, History

Self - Presenter

2023-03-08 7

The Black Death

Dan Snow and archaeologist Raksha Dave investigate how the Black Death devastated Britain 700 years ago, killing around three million people across the country. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2016-09-27 0

Britain's Lost Masterpieces

Series tracking down lost, hidden, and misattributed paintings from local museums and galleries across Britain. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter

2007-06-04 8.5

Twentieth Century Battlefields

Father-and-son team Peter and Dan Snow embark on an epic journey to describe battles that transformed the 20th century. Known for its extensive use of "sand table" CGI effects to help viewers visualiz ...
Genre :Documentary, War & Politics

Self - Presenter

2012-02-23 8

Battle Castle

Explores the medieval arms race reflected in castle construction in the Middle Ages. Location filming, re-enactments and CGI reconstruction are used to tell the stories of six castles tested by siege. ...
Genre :Documentary

self

2010-08-04 0

Dan Snow's Norman Walks

Historian Dan Snow puts his walking boots on and sets off to see what the great British landscape can teach us about our Norman predecessors ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter

2013-06-09 5

D-Day: The Last Heroes

Dan Snow examines how the Allied Forces planned and executed the D-Day landings, as surviving veterans tell the story of one of the most dramatic military operations in history. ...
Genre :Documentary

Presenter

2015-09-05 2

Mumbai Railway

From the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Robert Llewellyn explore the science behind the world's busiest railway. With John Sergeant reporting from across India. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Host

2022-01-01 0

Greatest Discoveries with Dan Snow

Dan Snow breathes new life into incredible archaeological discoveries, including an in-depth exploration of each discovery, delving into the history, myths, and legends surrounding these ancient sites ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself - Presenter

2014-01-05 0

Operation Grand Canyon With Dan Snow

Dan Snow is taking on a massive challenge, recreating the first ever exploration of the mighty Colorado River. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Panellist

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme. ...
Genre :News, Comedy

Self - Presenter

2016-10-30 9

Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow

Dan Snow leads a team of adventurers on an epic journey across the Canadian wilderness, following in the footsteps of the 19th-century Klondike gold rush. Their mission? To find their own gold. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter

2017-02-28 0

1066: A Year to Conquer England

Dan Snow explores the political intrigues and family betrayals between the Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans that led to war. ...
Genre :Documentary, Drama

Presenter

2012-05-14 10

Dig WW2 with Dan Snow

Dan Snow joins military archaelogists as they investigate the former battlegrounds of the Second World War, uncovering little-known stories through excavations and dives across Europe ...
Genre :Documentary

Presenter

2013-06-17 0

Airport Live

Live series revealing the untold story of how Heathrow Airport is run. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter

2013-01-15 8

Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways

Dan Snow examines the development of the railways from their beginnings as track-ways for coal carts in the early 18th century to the pivotal technology for modern Britain. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Participant

2011-10-24 5

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction ...
Genre :Talk

Self - Presenter

2015-08-24 0

World's Busiest Railway

From the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Robert Llewellyn explore the science behind the world's busiest railway. With John Sergeant reporting from across India. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter

2010-01-15 6

Empire Of The Seas

Historian Dan Snow charts the defining role the Royal Navy played in Britain's struggle for modernity - a grand tale of the twists and turns which thrust the people of the British Isles into an indeli ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter

2016-08-30 10

New York: America's Busiest City

A three-night stripped event, revealing the astonishing daily systems that allow America's biggest and busiest city to function. Anita Rani, Ade Adepitan, Ant Anstead, and Dan Snow are in New York. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Participant

2021-12-18 6

The Weakest Link

Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot? ...
Genre :Reality

Self - Panellist

1979-09-25 5.5

Question Time

This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put ...
Genre :News, Talk

Host

2019-11-26 8.5

Tutankhamun with Dan Snow

An investigative look into the life of the boy-king, his environment and his death. ...
Genre :Documentary

2020-12-01 0

The Dambusters

Historian Dan Snow relives the story of a crack team of 133 young airmen whose mission is to destroy the great dams of Germany in World War Two using a revolutionary new bouncing bomb. ...
Genre :Documentary, War & Politics

Self

2004-05-15 5.903

Strictly Come Dancing

A dance competition where celebrities compete to be crowned the winner. Who is kicked out of the competition each week is decided by the judges scores and viewer votes. Are today's celebrities fleet o ...
Genre :

Self - Presenter

2015-02-03 7.5

A Timewatch Guide

Series looking at how the BBC has revealed and interpreted monumental moments in our history. Using the BBC archive, the programmes examine changes in research covered in documentary television. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2018-07-17 0

Beach Live: Jurassic Coast Revealed

Dan Snow and wildlife experts Lucy Cooke and Niall Strawson uncover historical, geological and wildlife treasures live from the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self – Historian

2022-09-04 2.7

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics. ...
Genre :News, Talk

Self

2019-11-26 0

Tutankhamun: Life, Death & Legacy

Dan Snow, Raksha Dave and John Sergeant retrace the final 100 days of ancient Egypt’s most legendary pharaoh Tutankhamun, to find out what daily life was like for the 19-year-old king. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

1990-09-28 7.099

Have I Got News for You

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs. ...
Genre :Comedy, News