Fighting on the Frontline: War Wagons
Nominee: Best Documentary Series, Royal Television Society Awards, 2012
“Admirable documentary on Afghanistan that paradoxically eschews frills while coming up with individuals worthy of fiction… Stands out amid the current plethora of military documentaries”
Martin Hoyle
“In the second of this remarkable series, cameras follow the troops as the go ‘combat caravanning’, patrolling the dangerous deserts and valleys of Helmand, southern Afghanistan” Daily Mail
“Superbly filmed” Radio Times
Troops reveal the inside story of what it's really like fighting on a tour of duty in Afghanistan today. Filmed on and off the battlefield, each episode follows the story of a group of Servicemen and women fighting the war from three unique perspectives: on foot, in the air and from behind the wheel of armoured vehicles.
Directed and filmed by Robin Barnwell
Producer: Ruth Nicklin
Film Editor: William Grayburn
Executive Producers: Simon Ford & Morgan Matthews
Broadcast on Channel 4 (Minnow Films)
