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4.6/10 TV Written by Michael Wood Composer(s) John Eacott Original language(s) English Final episode date 4 August 1998 Number of seasons 1 | 8.5/10 IMDb Genre Documentary Directed by David Wallace Country of origin United Kingdom First episode date 1998 Presented by Michael Wood Number of episodes 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominations Satellite Award for Best Documentary DVD Similar In Search of the Trojan War, The British at Work, Decisive Weapons, Trainspotting Live, Tyger Takes On | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great was a BBC documentary television series first shown during 1998. It was written and presented by British historian and broadcaster Michael Wood.
Wood retraced the travels of Alexander the Great, from Vergina in Macedonia, where his father Philip II of Macedon died and Alexander was proclaimed king, through seventeen present-day countries to the borders of India and back to Mesopotamia, where he died. Whereas most of Wood's documentary series had titles beginning "In Search of...", the title of this series reflected a slightly different approach.
The series was directed by David Wallace.
Episode list
Episode one: Son of God
Macedonia to Turkey
First broadcast 14 July 1998
Episode two: Lord of Asia
Zagros to Persepolis
First broadcast 21 July 1998
Episode three: Across the Hindu Kush
The golden road to Samarkand
First broadcast 28 July 1998
Episode four: To The Ends of the Earth
Pakistan to Babylon
First broadcast 4 August 1998