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''Two Men in a Trench'' is a British comedic historical documentary television series, produced by the
BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...
, that ran from 2002 to 2004.


Overview

''Two Men in a Trench'' follows archaeologists Tony Pollard and
Neil Oliver Neil Oliver (born 21 February 1967) is a Scottish television presenter, author, and conspiracy theorist. He has presented several documentary series on archaeology and history, including '' A History of Scotland'', ''Vikings'' and ''Coast''. H ...
around the British Isles, where they visit ancient battlegrounds and use modern archaeological methods, bringing information about the battles and those who participated in them to their viewers. Pollard and Oliver take differing roles in their visits to each battleground, with Pollard taking a more hands on approach by visiting the sites and participating in more traditional archaeological methods, with excavation and hand-digging in the trenches among the most common. Oliver takes his expertise to others, performing research and interviewing experts on the battles themselves, as well as narrating the movement of the armies and detailing the mindset of the commanders taking part. It isn't a particularly grim rendition of the past either; oftentimes the two will have a pleasant rapport at the end of the episodes, and continually have comedic aspects slotted in, in order to keep the general tone of the episodes light-hearted.


Seasons


Two Men in a Trench

''Two Men in a Trench'' follows Pollard and Oliver across the British Isles, their research taking them to various battles across the United Kingdom. The battles of
Flodden The Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, or occasionally Branxton or Brainston Moor was fought on 9 September 1513 during the War of the League of Cambrai between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland and resulted in an English victory ...
, Barnet and
Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is sited on the River Severn, northwest of Wolverhampton, west of Telford, southeast of Wrexham and north of Hereford. At the 2021 United ...
, as well as the Siege of Newark and the Defence of
Inchkeith Inchmichael (Formerly Inchkeith) (from the ) is an island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, administratively part of the Fife council area. In 2025, Newly appointed Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament in the Mid-Scotland and Fife ...
, are among the conflicts studied by the duo in their first series.


Two Men in a Trench II

The second season of ''Two Men in a Trench,'' stylized as ''Two Men in a Trench II,'' takes Pollard and Oliver to a new set of locations, their exploits taking them to the archaeological locations of the battles of
Bannockburn Bannockburn () is an area immediately south of the centre of Stirling in Scotland. It is part of the City of Stirling. It is named after the Bannock Burn, a stream running through the town before flowing into the River Forth. History Land in ...
, Edgehill,
Sedgemoor Sedgemoor is a low-lying area of land in Somerset, England. It lies close to sea level south of the Polden Hills, historically largely marsh (or "moor" in its older sense). The eastern part is known as King's Sedgemoor, and the western part We ...
, Killiecrankie, an airfield used during the Battle of Britain, and the big guns near Dover.


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* {{IMDb title, id=0418439, title=Two Men in a Trench 2002 British television series debuts 2004 British television series endings 2000s British documentary television series Experimental archaeology BBC television documentaries Television series by Optomen Television series by All3Media British English-language television shows