Death or Victory – Dan Snow
Written by Rachel on August 14th, 2009Henley Literary Festival
Written by Rachel on July 27th, 2009Dan will be appearing at the Henley Literary Festival on 4th October.
58 – Dan Snow
The Conquest of America
13.30
Town Hall
£5
‘History is the most exciting thing that has happened to anyone on this planet,’ says TV presenter and historian, Dan Snow, and you won’t take much convincing as you listen to his analysis of one of the most thrilling campaigns of the past. Dubbed ‘the history boy’, he has already presented three TV programmes on 20th century war and now goes further back in time to focus on the siege of Quebec. Writing about the battle on its 250th anniversary for his new book, Death or Victory: Wolfe, Quebec and the Birth of Empire has been a project dear to the heart of Snow, a Canadian citizen and son of veteran BBC journalist Sir Peter. Here he explains the almost impossible challenge posed by the daunting natural fortress and Native American tribes every bit as fearsome as the official enemy, the French. Snow is an inspiring speaker who has the gift of making warfare come alive in all its terror and glory. Book now to see a master at work.
Welcome to my world: Dan Snow
Written by Rachel on July 25th, 2009From here:
TELEVISION’S pin-up historian Dan Snow has teamed up with his father Peter and Peter’s cousin Jon to support Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (020 8222 7141, www.prostate-cancer.org.uk).
But when the 30-year-old isn’t posing in his pants, he’s busy traipsing around the country investigating the life of Hadrian, reporting for The One Show and writing his forthcoming book on the Seven Years War. Around 35,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in the UK, and one man dies of the disease every hour.
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Peter Snow and his son Dan
Written by Rachel on July 22nd, 2009From here:
Peter: With Dan, I knew from the moment he was born that I was in for a son who would constantly surprise me. He was such an alert baby. I thought: “This is someone who will be successful at anything he tries.†We had such different childhoods. From the age of seven I was sent away to 18 different prep schools. But with Dan at day school, he and I developed a very close relationship, which I never had with my parents.
I have a serious problem finding anything negative to say about Dan. He’s never been difficult. Never had a moment of rebellious adolescence. And he shares so many of my enthusiasms — apart from my insatiable passion for model railways. He gets on with our friends. On Ann’s side, he loves Canada and his Canadian relatives, which has made us all, as a family, extremely happy. His sisters adore him. All five of his siblings love him, because he’s so good with everyone. He’s loyal, helpful and immensely kind.
StoryVault
Written by Rachel on July 18th, 2009Go check it out at StoryVault.com
Snow go for Dan
Written by Rachel on July 15th, 2009From here:
Dan Snow may be happy not to be in the shadow of his father, the veteran television presenter Peter Snow, but he has clearly not yet convinced the BBC.
The 30-year-old historian was invited to travel with Peter, 71, through central Europe for the programme Around the World in 80 Days, as part of the BBC’s Children in Need coverage.
Mandrake hears that when Peter turned it down it was decided Dan could not be paired with anyone else, or present on his own. “Having Dan in another context wasn’t in the mix,”confirms a spokesman for the Beeb.
I heard about this programme earlier in the year and it seems a shame that Dan is not now involved – would probably have been pretty interesting!
How the Celts saved Britain
Written by Rachel on July 9th, 2009Hopefully you didn’t miss the first part of this documentary, but the second part is on tomorrow at 7pm on BBC2!