

TV series
In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great
1998, English, on PBS & BBC Two.
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great was a BBC documentary television series first shown in 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 Mesopatamia, 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.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended in 1998
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S1 E4: To the Ends of the Earth
Aired 4 August 1998
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Details
- First aired
- 14 July 1998
- Last aired
- 4 August 1998
- Network
- PBS, BBC Two
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Miniseries
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