Game of War
1997 British TV series or programme
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Game of War was a 1997 Channel 4 television series presented by Angela Rippon. In each episode, military officers and historians played a wargame[1] based on, in particular, Strategos.[2] The wargames analyst was Iain Dickie.[3][4] The umpires were Paddy Griffith and Arthur Harman.[5]
| Game of War | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Angela Rippon |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 3 August – 17 August 1997 |
Episodes
- Episode 1 was broadcast on Sunday 3 August 1997. The wargame was the Battle of Balaclava. The wargame was played by Richard Swinburn and Major General Anthony George Clifford Jones (1923-1999).[6][7][8]
- Episode 2 was broadcast on Sunday 10 August 1997. The wargame was the Battle of Naseby.[9] The wargame was played by Thomas Boyd-Carpenter and Julian Thompson.[10]
- Episode 3 was broadcast on Sunday 17 August 1997.[11] The wargame was the Battle of Waterloo. The wargame was played by Anthony Farrar-Hockley[5] and John Kiszely.[12]
Reception
Rees called the series "gimmicky".[13] Dunkley complained that the wargames were played with something that resembled the layout for a Hornby Dublo model railway set.[14]