Bloody Britain

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.

• Ep 1

  1.The Battle of Trafalgar

  01-01-2004

  Rory McGrath looks back at one of Britain's most famous military victories, the gory and glorious Battle of Trafalgar.

• Ep 2

  2.Bloody Mary

  08-01-2004

  Rory McGrath explores Mary Tudor's murderous reign, learning about various Tudor techniques for torture, and finds out how to burn a heretic.

• Ep 3

  3.The Bodysnatchers

  15-01-2004

  Rory McGrath investigates body snatching in 19th century London, travelling to graveyards and learning how to get a body out of a coffin.

• Ep 4

  4.The Siege of Rochester

  22-01-2004

  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.

• Ep 5

  5.The Witchfinder General

  29-01-2004

  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.

• Ep 6

  6.The Monmouth Rebellion

  05-02-2004

  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.

• Ep 7

  7.Jack the Ripper

  12-02-2004

  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.

• Ep 8

  8.The Vikings

  19-02-2004

  Rory McGrath travels to Northumberland to learn the story of a Viking raider nicknamed 'Hairy Trousers' and finds out how to fight Viking-style.

• Ep 9

  9.The Welsh Rebellions

  26-02-2004

  Rory McGrath learns about an attempt to seize Wales from the English in the 1400s, trying out for himself the weapons and techniques used.

• Ep 10

  10.The Peasants' Revolt

  04-03-2004

  Rory McGrath finds out why the peasants stormed London in 1381, learning how they would have fought knights and how many people were beheaded.