Witches: Truth Behind the Trials
2024– · Nat Geo TV · 60 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Ireland – Possessed By The Devil
Fri, 4 Oct, 11:00 am
Cinematic reconstruction, analysis, and expert interviews tell the terrifying tale of demonic possession, witch trials, and punishment in 18th Century Ireland.
About
This exciting six-part series brings the world of so-called witches and witch-hunters vividly to life using cinematic recreations and testimony from the most respected historians and experts working in the field today. The events surrounding six of the world's worst and most fascinating witch trials are brought thrillingly to life with contemporary interpretation and analysis shedding a fresh light on the reasons for these terrifying deaths and miscarriages of justice. With stories from Germany, Scotland, England, Sweden, the USA and Ireland.
Episodes
- E01
America - Salem's Hunts and Hysteria
Mon, 30 Sept· 60 minThe most-famous witch trials of them all: Salem, Massachusetts.
- E02
Germany – The Witch Hunts Begin
Mon, 30 Sept· 60 minWhy are witches mainly women and why were they hunted and tried for an impossible crime? Examine the brutal Trier witch trials and the origins of witch-hunting.
- E03
Scotland – The King and The Witches
Fri, 4 Oct· 60 minThe terrifying true story of the first major witch trials in Scotland and new expert analysis of King James VI of Scotland's obsession with witchcraft.
- E04
England – The Witchfinders' Cruel Crusade
Fri, 4 Oct· 60 minTwo self-appointed witch-hunters investigate and torture so-called witches in exchange for money during the turmoil of England's Civil War.
- E05
Sweden – The Legend of Båkulla
Fri, 4 Oct· 60 minAn event in Sweden in the 17th Century creates a hysteria driven by terrified parents convinced witches are abducting their children. The children tell stories of a place where witches took them.
- E06
Ireland – Possessed By The Devil
Fri, 4 Oct· 60 minCinematic reconstruction, analysis, and expert interviews tell the terrifying tale of demonic possession, witch trials, and punishment in 18th Century Ireland.
