Witches: Truth Behind the Trials

Sunday 20:10 CAT

Trailer

Season 1
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Next trasmissions on tv

  1. Friday 8 November at 19:40 CAT

    Scotland: The King and the Witches

  2. Saturday 9 November at 00:40 CAT

    Scotland: The King and the Witches

  3. Sunday 10 November at 20:10 CAT

    Scotland: The King and the Witches

Synopsis

Why were thousands of people, mostly women, executed for an impossible crime? Six terrifying true stories from Europe and America uncover the truth.

Episodes

Season 1
  • Germany: The Witch Hunts Begin

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    Why are witches mainly women and why were they hunted and tried for an impossible crime? The story of Europe’s early witch trials in Trier.

  • Germany: The Witch Hunts Begin

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  • Scotland: The King and the Witches

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    The story of the first major witch trials in Scotland and new expert analysis of King James VI of Scotland’s obsession with witchcraft.

    Next Showing
    Friday 8 November at 19:40 CAT
    On National Geographic
    Next Showing
    Saturday 9 November at 00:40 CAT
    On National Geographic
  • England: The Witchfinders' Cruel Crusade

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    Two self-appointed witch-hunters investigate and torture so-called witches in exchange for money during the turmoil of England’s Civil War.

    Next Showing
    Wednesday 13 November at 20:30 CAT
    On National Geographic
    Next Showing
    Thursday 14 November at 01:30 CAT
    On National Geographic
  • Sweden: The Legend of Blåkulla

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    An event in Sweden in the 17th Century creates a hysteria driven by terrified parents convinced witches are abducting their children.

    Next Showing
    Wednesday 20 November at 20:30 CAT
    On National Geographic
    Next Showing
    Thursday 21 November at 01:30 CAT
    On National Geographic
  • America: Salem's Hunts and Hysteria

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    Cinematic reconstructions, new analysis and expert interviews shed fresh light on the most famous witch trials of them all in Salem, Massachusetts.

    Next Showing
    Wednesday 27 November at 20:30 CAT
    On National Geographic
    Next Showing
    Thursday 28 November at 01:30 CAT
    On National Geographic
  • Ireland: Possessed By the Devil

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    Cinematic reconstruction, analysis and expert interviews tell the story of demonic possession, witch trials, and punishment 18th century Ireland.

    Next Showing
    Wednesday 4 December at 20:30 CAT
    On National Geographic
    Next Showing
    Thursday 5 December at 01:30 CAT
    On National Geographic