Heroes and Villains(2007)
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First Air Date: 2007-11-11
Average Runtime: 6h 0m
Rating: 7.0
Votes: 5
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
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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Season 1
Episodes: 6E01
Napoleon
Air Date: 2007-11-11
The little known story of how Napoleon Bonaparte first emerged from obscurity and entered the national consciousness....
E02
Attila the Hun
Air Date: 2008-02-13
Exploring the myth of the crude Attila. Part genius, part psychopath, Attila is unlike the other Huns. A calculating,...
E03
Spartacus
Air Date: 2008-02-29
The story of Spartacus.
E04
Cortes
Air Date: 2008-03-15
The story of Hernan Cortes and the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
E05
Richard the Lionheart
Air Date: 2008-03-22
The story of Richard I of England and the Third Crusade.
E06
Shogun
Air Date: 2008-03-29
Drama-documentary about the Samurai general Tokugawa Ieyasu, a towering figure of Japanese history. He overthrew the ...
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