Rory McGrath looks back at one of Britain's most famous military victories, the gory and glorious Battle of Trafalgar. Air Date : 1st-Jan-2004  Read More

Rory McGrath explores Mary Tudor's murderous reign, learning about various Tudor techniques for torture, and finds out how to burn a heretic. Air Date : 8th-Jan-2004  Read More

Rory McGrath investigates body snatching in 19th century London, travelling to graveyards and learning how to get a body out of a coffin. Air Date : 15th-Jan-2004  Read More

Rory McGrath finds out how King John was able to burn down Rochester Castle in 1215 using the fat of forty pigs and learns how to fire a crossbow. Air Date : 22nd-Jan-2004  Read More

Rory McGrath finds out about the savage witch-hunts of the 1640s, learning how to test for a witch and how to protect himself from witchcraft. Air Date : 29th-Jan-2004  Read More

Investigating the rebellion of 1685, Rory McGrath travels to Dorset, learns how to fire a musket and takes on a horse in a running race. Air Date : 5th-Feb-2004  Read More

Rory McGrath investigates the killings of Jack the Ripper, tracking a villain with a bloodhound to find out whether this method could have caught him. Air Date : 12th-Feb-2004  Read More

Rory McGrath travels to Northumberland to learn the story of a Viking raider nicknamed 'Hairy Trousers' and finds out how to fight Viking-style. Air Date : 19th-Feb-2004  Read More

Rory McGrath learns about an attempt to seize Wales from the English in the 1400s, trying out for himself the weapons and techniques used. Air Date : 26th-Feb-2004  Read More

Rory McGrath finds out why the peasants stormed London in 1381, learning how they would have fought knights and how many people were beheaded. Air Date : 4th-Mar-2004  Read More