Two Men in a Trench
Season 2
In this documentary series, archaeologists Tony Pollard and Neil Oliver visit the sites of historic British battles in an attempt to bring the past to life using state of the art archaeological techniques and their ability to tell an entertaining story about those who fought and died in the battles that shaped Britain's history.
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4 Episodes
- The Battle of Sedgemoor
E2The Battle of SedgemoorArchaeologists Tony Pollard and Neil Oliver go in search of evidence of the Battle of Sedgemoor of 1685, the last confrontation of its kind to take place on English soil, when the forces of James II faced a rebel army raised by his nephew the Duke of Monmouth. However, as they hunt for clues, it seems the duo's most potent enemy could be the local Somerset cider. - The Battle of Edgehill
E3The Battle of EdgehillArchaeologists Tony Pollard and Neil Oliver examine the 1642 Battle of Edgehill in Warwickshire, where almost 30,000 Roundheads and Cavaliers fought the first major engagement of the English Civil War. The pair discover that no archaeological work has ever been done on the site, and, before they don period costumes to test their 17th-century pistols, their excavations uncover long-lost buildings standing at the time of the conflict. - The Battle of Killiecrankie
E4The Battle of KilliecrankieArchaeologists Tony Pollard and Neil Oliver investigate the 1689 Battle of Killiecrankie, when the Highland clans, lead by Bonnie Dundee, rose up against English troops supporting William of Orange, bringing about the first Jacobite rebellion. As they conduct their excavation, the pair come across a sniper's den and the remains of a house lost more than 300 years ago. - The Battle of the Big Guns
E6The Battle of the Big GunsArchaeologists Tony Pollard and Neil Oliver travel to the White Cliffs of Dover in search of clues to one of the forgotten conflicts of World War Two - the Battle of the Big Guns, which lasted from 1940 to 1944. After they set up their HQ, the pair search for evidence of Winnie and Jane, two of the long-range British weapons which fired across the Channel, and visit France to see their German counterparts.