
Bloody Britain is a British history documentary, presented by TV comedian Rory McGrath and produced by Sophie Theunissen for the Discovery Channel. 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.
Air Date: 2004-01-01
Rory McGrath looks back at one of Britain's most famous military victories, the gory and glorious Battle of Trafalgar.
Air Date: 2004-01-08
Rory McGrath explores Mary Tudor's murderous reign, learning about various Tudor techniques for torture, and finds ou...
Air Date: 2004-01-15
Rory McGrath investigates body snatching in 19th century London, travelling to graveyards and learning how to get a b...
Air Date: 2004-01-22
Rory McGrath finds out how King John was able to burn down Rochester Castle in 1215 using the fat of forty pigs and l...
Air Date: 2004-01-29
Rory McGrath finds out about the savage witch-hunts of the 1640s, learning how to test for a witch and how to protect...
Air Date: 2004-02-05
Investigating the rebellion of 1685, Rory McGrath travels to Dorset, learns how to fire a musket and takes on a horse...
Air Date: 2004-02-12
Rory McGrath investigates the killings of Jack the Ripper, tracking a villain with a bloodhound to find out whether t...
Air Date: 2004-02-19
Rory McGrath travels to Northumberland to learn the story of a Viking raider nicknamed 'Hairy Trousers' and finds out...
Air Date: 2004-02-26
Rory McGrath learns about an attempt to seize Wales from the English in the 1400s, trying out for himself the weapons...
Air Date: 2004-03-04
Rory McGrath finds out why the peasants stormed London in 1381, learning how they would have fought knights and how m...