
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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Air Date: 2007-11-11
The little known story of how Napoleon Bonaparte first emerged from obscurity and entered the national consciousness....
Air Date: 2008-02-13
Exploring the myth of the crude Attila. Part genius, part psychopath, Attila is unlike the other Huns. A calculating,...
Air Date: 2008-02-29
The story of Spartacus.
Air Date: 2008-03-15
The story of Hernan Cortes and the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
Air Date: 2008-03-22
The story of Richard I of England and the Third Crusade.
Air Date: 2008-03-29
Drama-documentary about the Samurai general Tokugawa Ieyasu, a towering figure of Japanese history. He overthrew the ...