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All Episodes of Heroes and Villains

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Heroes and Villains was a 2007-2008 BBC Television docudrama series looking at key moments in the lives and reputations of some of the greatest warriors of history. Each hour long episode featured a different historical

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Napoleon
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/11/2007
The little known story of how Napoleon Bonaparte first emerged from obscurity and entered the national consciousness. A life and death struggle both on and off off the battlefield.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Attila the Hun
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/13/2008
Exploring the myth of the crude Attila. Part genius, part psychopath, Attila is unlike the other Huns. A calculating, ruthless gambler, his one goal is conquest - and he's set his sights on Roman cities to test out his brilliant new siege tactics.
Director: Gareth Edwards
Writer: Unknown
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Spartacus
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/29/2008
The story of Spartacus.
Director: Unknown
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Cortes
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/15/2008
The story of Hernan Cortes and the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
Director: Andrew Grieve
Writer: Unknown
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Richard the Lionheart
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/22/2008
The story of Richard I of England and the Third Crusade.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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Shogun
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/29/2008
Drama-documentary about the Samurai general Tokugawa Ieyasu, a towering figure of Japanese history. He overthrew the governing dynasty of Japan and became the Shogun - the supreme military leader - of Japan. Ieyasu's rise to power climaxes in the biggest Samurai battle in history, with 160,000 soldiers fighting for the future of Japan. On the way, there is a story of love for a reckless son, a politician in drag, a night time Ninja attack, suicide and betrayal.
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