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Episode Guide
Evil Spirits
Series: Tony Robinson's Gods And Monsters
Series Progress: Episode 2 of 540% Completed
Synopsis
Tony Robinson explores the weird and wonderful history of belief, superstition and religious experience in Britain. For 2000 years, Britain has been a Christian country; or has it? Our ancestors actually kept many other dark, fantastical beliefs alive. It was a world underpinned by outlandish, dangerous and weird beliefs. Ideas that today seem unbelievable, but were seen as uncontroversial and hugely influential, with some having shaped our history as much as mainstream religion. Imagine a world full of demons who could enter your body and take control of it; a world populated by spirits you couldn't see that would steal humans - and especially babies, leaving 'changelings' in their place - a world where inappropriate behaviour or mental illness was taken as evidence of possession by a devil, and a sign that your soul was damned to Hell. For thousands of years this was the world our ancestors believed they lived in, and it was utterly terrifying. But why did they believe this? What did they think spirits were? And what did they do to try and defend themselves against them? With the aid of dramatic reconstructions Tony tries to answer these questions. He travels from Roman Britain to 19th-century Ireland; on the way he reveals the story of a woman who became possessed when she was enveloped in a white cloud, he learns how to perform an exorcism, summons up demons using mediaeval black magic, and reveals the horrifying story of a 19th-century woman who was killed by her husband because he thought she'd been replaced by a fairy.
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📊 Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 5 hours 0 minutes (5 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Relaxed Watch - Easy viewing. Perfect for casual watches.
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1 episode/day: 5 days
3 episodes/day: 2 days
5 episodes/day: 1 days
Episodes (5)
- S01E01 - The Undead
- S01E02 - Evil Spirits Viewing
- S01E03 - Disease
- S01E04 - Witches
- S01E05 - Gods