Heroes and Villains
Heroes and Villains was a 2007-2008 BBC Television docudrama series looking at key moments in the lives and reputations of some of the greatest warriors of history. Each hour long episode featured a different historical figure, including Napoleon I of France, Attila the Hun, Spartacus, Hernán Cortés, Richard I of England, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. The statements at the beginning of each episode read: "This film depicts real events and real characters. It is based on the accounts of writers of the time. It has been written with the advice of modern historians." In the United States the show is aired on The Military Channel and was called "Warriors".
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1.Napoleon
11-11-200760mThe little known story of how Napoleon Bonaparte first emerged from obscurity and entered the national consciousness. A life and death struggle both on and off off the battlefield.
2.Attila the Hun
13-02-200860mExploring the myth of the crude Attila. Part genius, part psychopath, Attila is unlike the other Huns. A calculating, ruthless gambler, his one goal is conquest - and he's set his...
3.Spartacus
29-02-200860mThe story of Spartacus.
4.Cortes
15-03-200860mThe story of Hernan Cortes and the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
5.Richard the Lionheart
22-03-200860mThe story of Richard I of England and the Third Crusade.
6.Shogun
29-03-200860mDrama-documentary about the Samurai general Tokugawa Ieyasu, a towering figure of Japanese history. He overthrew the governing dynasty of Japan and became the Shogun - the supreme...
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