Witches: Truth Behind the Trials
Six-part series recreating witch trials from Germany, Scotland, England, Sweden, USA, and Ireland through expert analysis. Explores reasons behind deaths and injustices, bringing events to life.
S1.E1 ∙ America: Salem's Hunts and Hysteria
The most-famous witch trials of them all: Salem, Massachusetts.
S1.E2 ∙ Germany: The Witch Hunts Begin
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.
S1.E3 ∙ Scotland: The King and the Witches
The story of the first major witch trials in Scotland and new expert analysis of King James VI of Scotland's obsession with witchcraft.
S1.E4 ∙ England: The Witchfinders' Cruel Crusade
Two self-appointed witch-hunters investigate and torture so-called witches in exchange for money during the turmoil of England's Civil War.
S1.E5 ∙ Sweden: The Legend of Blåkulla
An event in Sweden in the 17th Century creates a hysteria driven by terrified parents convinced witches are abducting their children.
S1.E6 ∙ Ireland: Possessed by the Devil
Cinematic reconstruction, analysis and expert interviews tell the story of demonic possession, witch trials, and punishment 18th century Ireland.
