Peter Snow is a highly respected journalist, author and broadcaster. He was ITN's Diplomatic and Defence Correspondent from 1966 to 1979, and presented Newsnight, the BBC's flagship news and current affairs programme, from 1980 to 1997.

An indispensable part of election nights, Peter has also covered military matters on and off the world's battlefields for 40 years, and his 'sand table' graphic CGI displays have given television viewers vivid commentaries on warfare in all parts of the world.

His son and partner, Dan Snow, won a first-class degree in history at Balliol College, Oxford, where he developed a passion for military history, specializing in the First World War. Since graduation he has written articles on military history and sailing, and together with his father, he researched, wrote and hosted the BBC series <i>Battlefield Britain</i> which aired in 2004. Since that time they have been hard at work on their new series <i>20th Century Battlefields</i>, a project of much broader scope that utilizes the same innovative production effects that earned them several awards for their earlier military history programs.

Peter and Dan have had many adventures together, including sailing their yacht across the Atlantic, and in 2002 they made the critically acclaimed BBC film of the Battle of El Alamein which celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of Montgomery's desert victory.