Historian Dan Snow says father Peter urged him not to become a broadcaster

The presenter said he also did not want his own children following him into the industry (Ian West/PA) - (PA Archive)

Historian Dan Snow has said that his father, BBC presenter Peter Snow, asked him not to follow in his footsteps and become a broadcaster.

Snow – known for Battlefield Britain, Dan Snow’s Norman Walks and Filthy Cities – presented his first history show with his father, a BBC special on the battles of El Alamein.