Secrets Of Great British Castles
Dan Jones visits Lancaster Castle to explore its grisly history of crime and punishment, including the infamous Lancashire Witches trials and the martyrdom of the Jesuit priest Saint Edmund Arrowsmith.
Dan Jones visits Lancaster Castle to explore its grisly history of crime and punishment, including the infamous Lancashire Witches trials and the martyrdom of the Jesuit priest Saint Edmund Arrowsmith.
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Dan Jones explores the history of Cardiff castle over more than 2,000 years and reveals how it became transformed from a strategically important Roman and Norman stronghold to a lavish fairy-tale Victorian home.
Edinburgh's handsome hilltop bastion is Scotland's most popular paid tourist attraction. With a slew of sieges to its name, it is no surprise that the site boasts some formidable defences, and Dan puts one heavy duty cannon through its paces.
Dan takes a look behind the Arundel Castle and the infamous Earls of Arundel. He examines how its knights would've fought in the Hundred Years' War, as well as how they would've prepared the castle for Queen Victoria's visit in 1846.
Dan Jones visits Lancaster Castle to explore its grisly history of crime and punishment, including the infamous Lancashire Witches trials and the martyrdom of the Jesuit priest Saint Edmund Arrowsmith.
With the aid of dramatic reconstruction, Dan Jones explores the 900-year history of the beautiful Leeds Castle in Kent, from its origins as a royal Saxon family's manor and Norman stronghold to the private property of six medieval queens.
In medieval England, the North was ruled from York. Dan Jones explores the history of its castle, from the Viking Jorvik and the Normans, through the dark days of the anti-Jewish pogrom and the imprisonment of the Knights Templar, to one of its most colourful inmates - the legendary highwayman Dick Turpin.
Dan Jones explores the history of Cardiff castle over more than 2,000 years and reveals how it became transformed from a strategically important Roman and Norman stronghold to a lavish fairy-tale Victorian home.
Three former sceptics of the occult unveil how they became believers when they experienced an unworldly plane first hand.
The existence of an entity is seemingly proven when multiple people see the same spirit.
A fire-breathing crater burns in the middle of a desert, and some suspect it is a gateway to hell. Also, a deadly shark is found lurking in a golf course water hazard. A giant white blob threatens a town in California.
An explorer searching for treasure at a Mayan sacrificial site is attacked by a mysterious underwater fog thousands of fish spontaneously jump to their deaths something alien appears over the skies of Los Angeles.
Three former sceptics of the occult unveil how they became believers when they experienced an unworldly plane first hand.
The existence of an entity is seemingly proven when multiple people see the same spirit.
One of the world's best UFO hotspots is very close to home. Craig and Sarah examine the Scottish UFO phenomena — a myriad of extraordinary cases, including the 1991 sighting of a glowing red disc. This programme contains some flashing images.
This episode delves into the most alarming of alleged extra-terrestrial experiences: alien abduction. The most remarkable case on British soil was the abduction of Yorkshire policeman Alan Godfrey. This programme contains some flashing images.
Since reports of a disc crashing in Roswell in 1947, the archetypal UFO – the flying saucer – has captured public imagination. Craig and Sarah explore if flying saucers are evidence of extra-terrestrials. This programme contains some flashing images.
On 13 March 1997 in the night sky over Phoenix, Arizona one of the most spectacular mass UFO sighting of all time took place. Thousands witnessed bright orange orbs moving in formation. This programme contains some flashing images.
One of the world's best UFO hotspots is very close to home. Craig and Sarah examine the Scottish UFO phenomena — a myriad of extraordinary cases, including the 1991 sighting of a glowing red disc. This programme contains some flashing images.
Over the past 50 years a fascinating pattern has emerged, linking UFOs with military personnel and installations. One of the most significant of these events took place on British soil in 1980. This programme contains some flashing images.
The US government officially recognise UFOs, calling them Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. In this episode Craig and Sarah take on the US Navy UAP videos. They speak to an ex-MOD official, Nick Pope. This programme contains some flashing images.
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