Press Release: Extreme History With Roger Daltrey
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- In a new half-hour series launching this fall, Roger Daltrey, lead singer of the legendary rock band The Who, takes viewers back in time to experience the nitty-gritty, day-to-day realities of some of history's greatest moments. Daltrey, an avid history buff, goes on location to demonstrate the challenges of surviving history's epic adventures, explorations, and battles. EXTREME HISTORY WITH ROGER DALTREY is fast-moving, entertaining and information-packed. It premieres on The History Channel(R) on Sunday, October 5, 2003 at 10:30pm ET/PT.

Each week, Roger meets a team of experts on location who show him historical techniques for survival including how people navigated extreme terrain, weathered harsh climates, and survived on what they could kill or gather. Along the way, the viewer learns about the historical event and gets a very real sense of what life was like back then. Roger digs trenches, runs rapids, scales cliffs one-handed, ropes cattle, and eats some really nasty stuff. Roger's reaction: "Help!"