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Machines of Malice

All Episodes 2008 - 2009

  • Ended
  • 2008-09-23T04:00:00Z
  • 45m
  • 4h 30m (6 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
Learn the history of mankind's death devices -- from their invention and purpose, to why the most devious devices are often at the pinnacle of design - as execution, torture and technology come together in the most frightening ways.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2008-09-23T04:00:00Z

1x01 Ancient Machines

Series Premiere

1x01 Ancient Machines

  • 2008-09-23T04:00:00Z45m

Learn about the ingenious technology behind some of the first death devices ever created - the Wickerman, the Brazen Bull, the Crucifix, and the matrix of deadly machines hidden under the Roman Coliseum.

2008-10-06T04:00:00Z

1x02 Going Medieval

1x02 Going Medieval

  • 2008-10-06T04:00:00Z45m

Deconstruct the deadly machines of the Middle Ages and learn what draconian devices like the Rack, the Skull Crusher, and the Pendulum say about the civilizations that created them.

2008-11-03T05:00:00Z

1x03 Modern Machines

1x03 Modern Machines

  • 2008-11-03T05:00:00Z45m

From the French Revolution to the present day, explore the sophisticated engineering behind the more recent lethal machines - including the Guillotine, the Electric Chair, and the Garrote.

Season Premiere

2009-09-14T04:00:00Z

2x01 Roman Machines

Season Premiere

2x01 Roman Machines

  • 2009-09-14T04:00:00Z45m

2009-09-21T04:00:00Z

2x02 Witches and Heretics

2x02 Witches and Heretics

  • 2009-09-21T04:00:00Z45m

2009-09-28T04:00:00Z

2x03 The Inquisition

2x03 The Inquisition

  • 2009-09-28T04:00:00Z45m

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