Peter Sommer (director)

Peter Sommer is a British archaeologist,[1] television director and producer, and tour operator.

The documentaries he has worked on include Tales from the Green Valley, a 12 part series about life on a farm in the year 1620 shown on BBC2 in 2005, Weapons That Made Britain shown on Channel 4, Britain's Finest Castles and Britain's Finest Ancient Monuments (Channel Five), Millennium: A thousand years of history (BBC/CNN), Commanding Heights: the Battle for the World Economy (PBS/BBC) and In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (BBC/PBS).

Sommer received a first-class degree in Ancient History and Archaeology following by an MPhil. from Birmingham University,[2] before embarking on a PhD. at University College London.

In 1994, Sommer walked 2,000 miles across Turkey,[3] from Troy to the site of the battle of Issus,[4] retracing the route of Alexander the Great. For this journey he received The Explorers Club of America Young Expeditioners’ award.

A freelance writer,[5] who has written on topics including travel,[6][7] archaeology, and documentary making,[8] Sommer also heads a British tour operator, Peter Sommer Travels, which specialises in expert-led cultural and archaeological tours. Sommer lives in Monmouthshire in Wales.[9]

Awards and recognition

Sommer was awarded the Learning on Screen Award in 2006 by the British Universities Film & Video Council, for the BBC TV series Tales from the Green Valley.[10][11] The travel company he founded, Peter Sommer Travels, won the Tour Operator of the Year Gold Award in 2016[12] and 2018 and the Silver Award in 2017, 2019 and 2020, given by AITO,[13] The (Association of Independent Tour Operators).

References
  1. "Experts' and readers' tips. Holidays in Turkey Q&A". The Guardian website.
  2. "Old Joe: The University of Birmingham's Alumni and Friends Magazine" (PDF). The University of Birmingham website.
  3. "Intelligent Travel". National Geographic website.
  4. "Top Ten Learning Retreats". National Geographic Traveler website.
  5. "TravelwritersUK". TravelwritersUK website.
  6. "Turkey: in the Footsteps of Alexander". Current World Archaeology magazine website.
  7. "Istanbul: Queen of Cities". Retirement Today magazine website.
  8. "A window to the Past". Peter Sommer travel writing and photography website.
  9. "Following the footsteps of Alexander the Great". Wales Online website.
  10. All3Media: "Tales from the Green Valley"
  11. Learning on Screen Awards. Winners 2006"
  12. "Peter Sommer Travels Named 'Tour Operator of the Year' by AITO". GTP Headlines website.
  13. "AITO Awards". AITO website.
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