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In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (1998)

Biography · Documentary

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.

IMDb rating
8.4 (498 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

8.85 avg 4 episodes 9.1 → 8.4 58 min avg

Ep 1: 9.1 · 16 votesEp 2: 9.1 · 15 votesEp 3: 8.8 · 12 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 12 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Son of God9.116
2Lord of Asia9.115
3Across the Hindu Kush8.812
4To the Ends of the Earth8.412