• 535
    watchers
  • 2.3k
    plays
  • 1.7k
    collected

Heroes and Villains

Season 1 2007 - 2008

  • 2007-11-11T00:00:00Z on BBC One
  • 6h
  • 6h (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary, Drama, History
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".

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2007-11-11T00:00:00Z

1x01 Napoleon

Series Premiere

1x01 Napoleon

  • 2007-11-11T00:00:00Z1h

The little known story of how Napoleon Bonaparte first emerged from obscurity and entered the national consciousness. A life and death struggle both on and off off the battlefield.

2008-02-13T00:00:00Z

1x02 Attila the Hun

1x02 Attila the Hun

  • 2008-02-13T00:00:00Z1h

Exploring the myth of the crude Attila. Part genius, part psychopath, Attila is unlike the other Huns. A calculating, ruthless gambler, his one goal is conquest - and he's set his sights on Roman cities to test out his brilliant new siege tactics.

2008-02-29T00:00:00Z

1x03 Spartacus

1x03 Spartacus

  • 2008-02-29T00:00:00Z1h

The story of Spartacus.

2008-03-15T00:00:00Z

1x04 Cortes

1x04 Cortes

  • 2008-03-15T00:00:00Z1h

The story of Hernan Cortes and the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.

2008-03-22T00:00:00Z

1x05 Richard the Lionheart

1x05 Richard the Lionheart

  • 2008-03-22T00:00:00Z1h

The story of Richard I of England and the Third Crusade.

Season Finale

2008-03-29T00:00:00Z

1x06 Shogun

Season Finale

1x06 Shogun

  • 2008-03-29T00:00:00Z1h

Drama-documentary about the Samurai general Tokugawa Ieyasu, a towering figure of Japanese history. He overthrew the governing dynasty of Japan and became the Shogun - the supreme military leader - of Japan. Ieyasu's rise to power climaxes in the biggest Samurai battle in history, with 160,000 soldiers fighting for the future of Japan.

On the way, there is a story of love for a reckless son, a politician in drag, a night time Ninja attack, suicide and betrayal.

Loading...