Peter Sommer

Peter Sommer received a First in Ancient History and Archaeology from Birmingham University before completing a Masters on the archaeology of Central Asia. He fell in love with travel in 1994 while walking 2,000 miles from Troy to the battle of Issus, retracing the route of Alexander the Great., a journey for which he received The Explorers Club of America Young Expeditioners' award. He has taught at Birmingham University and Bogazici University, in Istanbul, Turkey. Two years into a PhD. at University College London, he was seduced into television to work on In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (BBC/PBS). In 2006 he received the Learning on Screen Award given by the British Universities Film & Video Council for his documentary series Tales from the Green Valley. Alongside his work as an award winning producer/director, Sommer is also a freelance writer and photographer and heads the multi-award winning travel company, Peter Sommer Travels, specialising in expert-led cultural and archaeological tours.