| Vikings | |
|---|---|
| Genre | documentary |
| Written by | Neil Oliver |
| Directed by | Jon Eastman (1) Rosie Schellenburg (2) Simon Winchcombe (3) |
| Presented by | Neil Oliver |
| Composer(s) | Ty Unwin |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Eamon Hardy |
| Producer(s) | Cameron Balbirnie (series) Jon Eastman (1) Rosie Schellenburg (2) Simon Winchcombe (3) |
| Production company(s) | BBC Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC 2 |
| Original release | 11 September – 25 September 2012 |
Vikings is a 2012 BBC television documentary series written and presented by Neil Oliver charting the rise of the Vikings from prehistoric times to the empire of Canute.
A 304-page book authored by Oliver and titled Vikings: A History was published by W&N on 4 October 2012. In addition, a 177-minute PAL region 2 DVD version of the series was released by the BBC on 12 November 2012