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Title: BBC1 (UK) 21:00 Tues 16/3/10 - Battle For North America
Post by: Silent Invader on March 16, 2010, 03:20:38 PM

Dan Snow's documentary of his recent book - Event leading up to and at Quebec, 1759.

Title: Re: BBC1 (UK) 21:00 Tues 16/3/10 - Battle For North America
Post by: JollyBob on March 17, 2010, 09:59:47 AM

Caught about half of it last night, seemed good from what I saw.

The bit with him joining in the musket drill was really interesting, didn't realise it was so complicated. 

Title: Re: BBC1 (UK) 21:00 Tues 16/3/10 - Battle For North America
Post by: Luthaaren Von Tegale on March 17, 2010, 12:24:45 PM

I watched it - thought it was pretty good. Nothing new if you know your history but enjoyable.
Like Jolly Bob I thought the musket drill bit was good and shows how badly raw recruits would fare in a firefight against experienced troops.
I thought the test firing of "double shot" was interesting especially the divergence of the two balls as I hadn't considered that before despite hearing about the double shotting of the British muskets for at least the first volley.

vT

Title: Re: BBC1 (UK) 21:00 Tues 16/3/10 - Battle For North America
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on March 18, 2010, 07:50:37 PM

Bugger! Yet another missed tv show  >:(

Thank goodness for the Beeb's iPlayer  lol