Dermot O’Leary is set to host a new three-part history series.
Dermot O’Leary is to host a new TV series
The 48-year-old presenter is joining forces with former Royal Marine Arthur Williams and historian Lucy Betteridge-Dyson for the new Channel 4 show, which will see them explore the events that led up to three of the most famous battles in British history - Dunkirk, Somme, and Waterloo.
Dermot - who will host the first episode of '48 Hours to Victory' on December 4 - said: "I have always been a huge history fan, for me it's always been about ordinary people put in extraordinary circumstances.
"It has been such an honour to be able to explore such important events in British history from a fresh perspective. To immerse oneself in these stories, and see how these events, even with so much time passed, have shaped the world we live in today."
Dermot and his co-hosts will meet a series of experts as they endeavour to tell the previously untold stories of extraordinary war heroes.
Commissioning editor Sacha Mirzoeff said: "The scale of these historical events is huge.
"By focusing in on a 48-hour period it allows us to examine the time when a battle was won and lost and in that time share personal stories and particular perspectives that aren’t always highlighted but are emblematic of the wider war. Dermot, Lucy and Arthur do a brilliant job of bringing this detailed history to life."
Dermot previously admitted to being a "news junkie" and a history buff.
The 'This Morning' presenter thinks it's important to engage in conversations about historic events.
He said: "History is so grey and nuanced and it’s important that people talk about it."