
The lives and deaths of the heroes and villains who have shaped our world. History is peppered with men and women who changed the world, only to become more controversial in death than they were in life. ʻThe Last Days of...ʼ examines six giants of history who suffered bloody and brutal deaths, retelling their stories, which are packed with unexpected twists and turns. Each episode features a panel of writers, thinkers and historians who set about exploring the downfall and legacy of these characters. This is history as it should be - compelling, dramatic and highly contested. It makes us question everything we thought we knew about the lives and deaths of the heroes and villains who have shaped our world.
Air Date: 2015-04-09
John Guy, Kate Williams and Robert Hutchinson are among those debating the legacy of one of Britain's most tragic mon...
Air Date: 2015-04-16
Helen Rappaport and Dominic Lieven are among the writers, thinkers and historians exploring the downfall and legacy o...
Air Date: 2015-04-23
Writer and actor Mark Gatiss, academic Hannah Dawson and human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson are among those gi...
Air Date: 2015-04-30
Was Jesus crucified because it was ordained, or because he was a threat to Roman rule? Retired Anglican bishop Tom Wr...
Air Date: 2015-05-14
Was the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 a spectacular act of rebellion, or a fanatical act of terrorism? Retelling the last da...
Air Date: 2015-05-21
More than 2,000 years after the event, the assassination of Roman dictator Julius Caesar still fascinates like no oth...