Bloody Britain
Season 1
200410 episodes
The series looks into Britain's more gruesome past, such as public executions and bloody battles. The show uses computer animation to create a more realistic and in depth program.
Episodes
- E1
The Battle of Trafalgar
2004-01-01
Rory McGrath looks back at one of Britain's most famous military victories, the gory and glorious Battle of Trafalgar.
- E2
Bloody Mary
2004-01-08
Rory McGrath explores Mary Tudor's murderous reign, learning about various Tudor techniques for torture, and finds out how to burn a heretic.
- E3
The Bodysnatchers
2004-01-15
Rory McGrath investigates body snatching in 19th century London, travelling to graveyards and learning how to get a body out of a coffin.
- E4
The Siege of Rochester
2004-01-22
Rory McGrath finds out how King John was able to burn down Rochester Castle in 1215 using the fat of forty pigs and learns how to fire a crossbow.
- E5
The Witchfinder General
2004-01-29
Rory McGrath finds out about the savage witch-hunts of the 1640s, learning how to test for a witch and how to protect himself from witchcraft.
- E6
The Monmouth Rebellion
2004-02-05
Investigating the rebellion of 1685, Rory McGrath travels to Dorset, learns how to fire a musket and takes on a horse in a running race.
- E7
Jack the Ripper
2004-02-12
Rory McGrath investigates the killings of Jack the Ripper, tracking a villain with a bloodhound to find out whether this method could have caught him.
- E8
The Vikings
2004-02-19
Rory McGrath travels to Northumberland to learn the story of a Viking raider nicknamed 'Hairy Trousers' and finds out how to fight Viking-style.
- E9
The Welsh Rebellions
2004-02-26
Rory McGrath learns about an attempt to seize Wales from the English in the 1400s, trying out for himself the weapons and techniques used.
- E10
The Peasants' Revolt
2004-03-04
Rory McGrath finds out why the peasants stormed London in 1381, learning how they would have fought knights and how many people were beheaded.