The first two seasons aired between 20032005 and now its back. Weather iplayer sounds cbbc cbeebies food bitesize arts taster local three bbc four time commanders. Last commanders series and episode guides tv from radiotimes. In an innovative mix of genuine history and game show competition, two historiansmilitary strategists watch teams fight historic battles via. It returned for a 3part special on bbc four from 12 to 27 december 2016 with gregg wallace as host. Noiseworks provided sound design for the bbcs latest series of time commanders. A military strategy show where ordinary members of the public go toetotoe with the greatest generals from history and refight some of the most significant battles in history. Total war directed by teams who didnt know what total war was but did between them share a desmond in classics, a duke of edinburghs award, experience leading their university rugger society, and four awful haircuts. Dec 09, 2016 subscribe and to official bbc youtube stream original bbc programmes first on bbc iplayer programme page. Jan 31, 2011 sink argentinas carrier 1982 the secret british falklands war mission duration. I like mr wallace but whether his excitable persona covers up for what i assume is a lack of historical knowledge remains to be seen.
The first episode of time commanders was broadcast in december, 2016. In general, the episodes stick reasonably close to the plot of the. Time commanders returns page 4 army rumour service. Time commanders brings total war back to tv tonight rock. Lindybeige, time commanders and rome total war youtube. Where can i watch the first three episodes of time. Where can i watch the first three episodes of time commanders season 3. Apparently, i need to be in the uk i attempted to solve it with a chrome extension called free proxy and must have some cable subscription there.
A team of amateur actors from cheshire fights the battle of trebia 218 bce, taking the role of hannibal barca and his. An allfemale team of netball players from london fight the battle of leuctra 371 bce, commanding the theban army and. The historypedants guide to the last kingdom episode one duration. Im sure well all be making videos content on this event however it wasnt for the tv show. A subreddit for the total war strategy game series, made by creative assembly. Time commanders is back on the telly, tonight at 9pm. Given the pictures on screen it looks like the tw engine has been improved and will hopefully be included in future versions of the game. This time, a team of aquarium workers will be fighting as napoleon and his french forces as they attempt to march across europe and dominate the continent once more. While the title sounds weird, i wonder if it was chosen to evoke memories of the very popular british archaeological show time team. For those of you outside the uk, time commanders was a quasihistory showgame show that aired on bbc 2 in the early 2000s, where a team of contestants were tasked with playing out a famous battle. Time commanders is a tv show on british national television from bbc4 with an average rating of 3. Time commanders returns to television on december 12. Total warpowered game show time commanders redebuts. Each week four contestants come together as a team to recreate a historical battle via computer simulator.
Time commanders battle of teutoberg forest by pants halo. Time commanders, the bbc game show where contestants order around someone playing total war, returns to british screens tonight. Rome 2 decisive battles and time commanders shows, yes or no. Played through two operators and commanded by the generals on a giant screen. As long as you remember that teams are made of people who have never played the game before and so forgive all noob mistakes, it is a good tv show. Saw the new version time commanders for the first time yesterday. Time commander is a video series dating back to 20032004 when rome total war was released. Both sides claim victory in gabon presidential election august 29, 2016 weimar triange group to get second lease of life august 29, 2016. Time commanders was a truly awesome programme though the second series was spoilt somewhat by the producers tweaking the format shame they didnt understand the maxim if it works dont fix it a lot of the episodes can be found on you tube for those who have never seen it. Sink argentinas carrier 1982 the secret british falklands war mission duration.
The taller guy is known on youtube as lindybeige his real name is lloyd. A new pilot series of time commanders is scheduled to begin airing on bbc 4, commencing december 12th. Jul 25, 2016 time commanders, the slightly bizarre but also sort of brilliant show in which teams of british citizens with limited gaming skills played a version of rome. New series of time commanders on bbc4 starts soon forum. In the first two series aryeh nusbacher, later becoming lynette nusbacher, appeared in every episode and was joined on a rotating. The references to him being hannibal outside of the game have to do with he is working on a graphic novel i. Its a bit more chaotic with two live times rather then one team versus the computer ai but it does make it more interesting. Time commanders is returning to bbc four pc invasion.
Therefore, the commander had to climb out the hatch on the back of the turret to. On december 12, 2016 bbc four has launched the third series of the technological game show time commanders. Lion television for bbc four, 12 to 27 december 2016 3 episodes in 1 series synopsis just scraping into the definition of game shows, time commanders pits a team of four armchair generals against the might of a computer simulation. You may want to ask in ask the tropers about whether its safe to recreate. Dec 09, 2016 time commanders trailer from episode one of the new season. June of the year 451, and the forces of the crumbling. Discussions, strategies, stories, screenshots, and more for medieval 2, empire, shogun 2, rome 2, attila, warhammer, three kingdoms and others.
Why time commanders didnt tell people they were watching. Time commanders returns page 5 army rumour service. It has originally premiered in 2003, resurfaced in 2005 and was revived over a decade later, debuting on december 12, 2016. Total war engine to depict its battles the show offered contestants a chance to reenact historical battles in an attempt to do better than the original combatants. Commander in chief is an american political drama television series that focused on the fictional administration and family of mackenzie allen portrayed by geena davis, the first female president of the united states, who ascends to the post from the vice presidency after the death of the sitting president from a sudden cerebral aneurysm the series began broadcasting on abc on tuesday. The creator of time commanders didnt want it to be seen as a video game show, because that really would make it look like tv for nerds. Dec 12, 2016 time commanders, a tv show built around the total war series of strategy games, is back for its third series after more than a decade off the box. Time commanders, a tv show built around the total war series of strategy games, is back for its third series after more than a decade off the box. Ive watched both episodes and i am enjoying time commanders. Time commanders series 4 is yet to be announced by bbc four current show status.
Hosted by gregg wallace, a show in which ordinary members of the public go toe to toe with the greatest generals, as they refight some of the most significant battles from history in an innovative mix of genuine history and game show competition. Dec 27, 2016 time commanders is a tv show on british national television from bbc4 with an average rating of 3. Subscribe and to official bbc youtube stream original bbc programmes first on bbc iplayer programme page. Using cuttingedge simulations, they refight some of the most significant battles from history offering an innovative mix of. Standing in their way, a team of competitive archers representing the iron duke himself at the head of a coalition force of british and allied armies intent on stopping napoleon in. Watch time commanders season 1, episode 10 leuctra. Henry spends a great deal of time just walking around with a crown on for no real reason. In episode one, time commanders heads back to 202 bce, where rome has had enough of the upstart carthaginian, hannibal.
Only three episodes have been released thus far, because lloyd is working on a nonexistent budget and having to do all of the postproduction work in his spare time. Hosted by gregg wallace, time commanders is the show that lets ordinary members of the public go toetotoe with the worlds greatest generals. Time commanders on bbc 4 tonight at 9 pm if your outside uk use a vpn. His defeat at methven was a sign that he was a rather green commander, not. The event in the video from matt, this was a mock time commanders event that ca set up and invited myself, lindybeige, matt and other youtubers too. It has originally premiered in 2003, resurfaced in 2005 and was revived over a decade. Oct 02, 2003 originally hosted by eddie mair, then richard hammond, and more recently by gregg wallace, and now airs on bbc four, time commanders features ordinary members of the public to go toetotoe with the worlds greatest generals, using cuttingedge simulations to recreate famous battles in history, offering an innovative mix of genuine history and game show competition. The game show consisted of teams of contestants battling against a computer loaded with the tactics of the greatest military minds of all time.
Can fans expect time commanders series 4 from bbc four. Over 2 hours of footage had to be tracklayed and delivered to lion tv to guarantee. With two of the group playing generals with an overview of the battlefield, the other two play lieutenants who are more in touch with the progress of the battle. So im from the us and i cant access the bbc site where they have the episodes. Total warpowered game show time commanders redebuts tonight. The show offered contestants a chance to reenact historical battles in an attempt to do better than the original combatants. Contest in which teams fight each other in virtual reruns of the worlds greatest battles. Time commanders, the popular historical military strategy series, where teams go head to head with some of the greatest generals from history is back for a 3rd series, and looking for teams of 3. They basically have teams of people commanding historic battles using the total war games.
Dec 19, 2016 time commanders is a tv show on british national television from bbc4 with an average rating of 3. Using cuttingedge simulations, they refight some of the most significant battles from history offering an innovative mix of genuine history and game show competition. Teams fight each other in virtual reruns of the worlds greatest battles. Time commanders trailer from episode one of the new season. Dec 12, 2016 time commanders returns to television on december 12.
When they lose or win, two military historians take them. The bbc has brought back time commanders to once again bring historic rts action to living room televisions across the uk. The woman who discovered enzyme scissors tomorrow today august 29, 2016. Time commanders, the slightly bizarre but also sort of brilliant show in which teams of british citizens with limited gaming skills played a version of rome. With lynette nusbacher, eddie mair, david mcalister, richard hammond. Presented by gregg wallace it also features lynette nusbacher and myself in our original roles as commentators, lofting opinions down from the gantry think. Time commanders tv series 20032016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Time commanders is back, using the napoleon engine though not limiting its time period, and three onehour episodes. Time commanders is a technological game show that originally aired on bbc two from 4 september 2003 to march 2005 with eddie mair hosting the first series and richard hammond hosting the second series. Time commanders is a bbc historical game show presented by eddie mair and later richard hammond between 2003 and 2005, known mostly for using the rome. Within the game, tens of thousands of characters engage in combat, whilst being commanded by players in realtime. But, as the video reveals, theres more to the story than that. Rome 2 decisive battles and time commanders shows, yes or.
Time commanders is back, using the napoleon engine though not limiting its time period, and three onehour episodes will begin on december 12. Find out when last commanders is on tv, including series 1episode 2. Originally hosted by eddie mair, then richard hammond, and more recently by gregg wallace, and now airs on bbc four, time commanders features ordinary members of the public to go toetotoe with the worlds greatest generals, using cuttingedge simulations to recreate famous battles in history, offering an innovative mix of genuine history and game show competition. Over time, however, kenau became an object of many legends. Time commanders was a television series produced by lion tv for bbc two. His channel is mainly dedicated to various historical topics. Nikolas lloyd, known online as lindybeige or just lloyd, is a youtube. Lindybeige a youtube channel of videos about ancient and medieval warfare and technology, swing dancing, rants, geekery, and any other whims of lloyd. A play list of all the great time commander battles from the bbc series. Commander in chief is an american political drama television series that focused on the fictional administration and family of mackenzie allen portrayed by geena davis, the first female president of the united states, who ascends to the post from the vice presidency after the death of the sitting president from a sudden cerebral aneurysm. We have 3 episodes of time commanders in our archive.
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