Battlefield Ramblings

Series

Episode

Title

First
Broadcast

Repeated

Comments

Boudicca's Way

20040806

20181020/21 (BBC7)

Muriel Gray is joined in East Anglia by father and son, Peter and Dan Snow to walk along the Boudicca Way.

The pair have been walking together since Peter took Dan up a Welsh mountain, when he was just 27 days old. They've since shared a love of history, sailed together across the Atlantic, and bickered occasionally over a map.

Series exploring the areas around our greatest battlefields.

Producer: Lucy Lunt

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004 to coincide with BBC Two's Battlefield Britain.

Muriel Gray explores the history of the East Anglian battlefield with Peter and Dan Snow.

Hastings

20040813

20181027/28 (BBC7)

Muriel Gray is in Hastings to explore the Sussex battlefield with Paul Adams and Julian Humphrys.

BBC defence correspondent Paul Adams's earliest memory is of being lost in the middle of a battle re-enactment at Hastings in 1966. With the help of military historian Julian Humphrys and Muriel Gray, he's aiming not to repeat the experience.

Series exploring the areas around our greatest battlefields.

Producer: Lucy Lunt

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.

Muriel Gray explores the Sussex battlefield with Paul Adams and Julian Humphrys.

Pilleth

20040820

20181103/04 (BBC7)

Muriel Gray explores the Welsh borders with film director Paul Turner to examine the exploits of Welsh folk hero Owain Glyndwr.

Paul thinks Owain is the perfect subject for a Hollywood epic as he explains the saga of the battle Of Wales.

Series exploring the areas around our greatest battlefields.

Producer: Lucy Lunt

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.

Muriel Gray explores the exploits of Welsh folk hero Owain Glyndwr.

Armada

20040827

20181110/11 (BBC7)

Muriel Gray walks the sunny South Devon coast with the writer Neil Hanson and debunks a few myths about the Armada en route.

As they cross the cliff tops, they discuss piracy; warning beacons; a succession of Spanish mistakes; and whether Francis Drake really did finish that game of bowls.

Series exploring the areas around our greatest battlefields.

Producer: Lucy Lunt

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.

Muriel Gray debunks a few myths about the Armada during a walk in Devon.

Naseby

20040903

20181124/25 (BBC7)

Muriel Gray joins Susie Frith and Anne Chapman for a walk around the Northants battlefield

The Battle Of The Boyne

20040910

20181201/02 (BBC7)

Muriel Gray, artist Claidhbh O'Gibne and Geraldine Stout visit the Boyne Valley.

Culloden

20040917

20181208/09 (BBC7)

Muriel Gray remembers the last battle to be fought on British soil - five miles east of Inverness, The Battle of Culloden.

With the historian Hugh Allison and Susanna Pommerening from the local post office.

Series exploring the areas around our greatest battlefields.

Producer: Lucy Lunt

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.

Muriel Gray remembers the last battle to be fought on British soil.

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	01	Boudicca's Way	20040806	20181020/21 (BBC7)	Muriel Gray is joined in East Anglia by father and son, Peter and Dan Snow to walk along the Boudicca Way. The pair have been walking together since Peter took Dan up a Welsh mountain, when he was just 27 days old. They've since shared a love of history, sailed together across the Atlantic, and bickered occasionally over a map. Series exploring the areas around our greatest battlefields. Producer: Lucy Lunt First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004 to coincide with BBC Two's Battlefield Britain. Muriel Gray explores the history of the East Anglian battlefield with Peter and Dan Snow.
01	02	Hastings	20040813	20181027/28 (BBC7)	Muriel Gray is in Hastings to explore the Sussex battlefield with Paul Adams and Julian Humphrys. BBC defence correspondent Paul Adams's earliest memory is of being lost in the middle of a battle re-enactment at Hastings in 1966. With the help of military historian Julian Humphrys and Muriel Gray, he's aiming not to repeat the experience. Series exploring the areas around our greatest battlefields. Producer: Lucy Lunt First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004. Muriel Gray explores the Sussex battlefield with Paul Adams and Julian Humphrys.
01	03	Pilleth	20040820	20181103/04 (BBC7)	Muriel Gray explores the Welsh borders with film director Paul Turner to examine the exploits of Welsh folk hero Owain Glyndwr. Paul thinks Owain is the perfect subject for a Hollywood epic as he explains the saga of the battle Of Wales. Series exploring the areas around our greatest battlefields. Producer: Lucy Lunt First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004. Muriel Gray explores the exploits of Welsh folk hero Owain Glyndwr.
01	04	Armada	20040827	20181110/11 (BBC7)	Muriel Gray walks the sunny South Devon coast with the writer Neil Hanson and debunks a few myths about the Armada en route. As they cross the cliff tops, they discuss piracy; warning beacons; a succession of Spanish mistakes; and whether Francis Drake really did finish that game of bowls. Series exploring the areas around our greatest battlefields. Producer: Lucy Lunt First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004. Muriel Gray debunks a few myths about the Armada during a walk in Devon.
01	05	Naseby	20040903	20181124/25 (BBC7)	Muriel Gray joins Susie Frith and Anne Chapman for a walk around the Northants battlefield
01	06	The Battle Of The Boyne	20040910	20181201/02 (BBC7)	Muriel Gray, artist Claidhbh O'Gibne and Geraldine Stout visit the Boyne Valley.
01	07	Culloden	20040917	20181208/09 (BBC7)	Muriel Gray remembers the last battle to be fought on British soil - five miles east of Inverness, The Battle of Culloden. With the historian Hugh Allison and Susanna Pommerening from the local post office. Series exploring the areas around our greatest battlefields. Producer: Lucy Lunt First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004. Muriel Gray remembers the last battle to be fought on British soil.