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Mystic Britain

Visit Stonehenge, Hadrian’s Wall, and other sacred British sites to unlock the secrets of the ancient Britons.
201910 episodesTV-PG
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  1. S1 E1 - Witches and Demons
    August 4, 2019
    48min
    TV-PG
    From Black Death rituals to Henry VIII’s sorcery ban to James I’s witch hunts, witness medieval Britain’s war on evil.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Rollright Witch
    August 11, 2019
    48min
    TV-PG
    We examine the 6,000-year-old Rollright Stones and their legendary tales of witches, fairies, and druids.
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  3. S1 E3 - Hadrian's Mystic Wall
    August 18, 2019
    48min
    TV-PG
    See how a battle between druid-led Brits and a superstitious Roman Army led to the building of a massive, mystical wall.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Revenants
    August 25, 2019
    48min
    TV-PG
    Our hosts use ancient artifacts and modern technology to uncover the truth behind a grisly medieval mystery.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Pagan Prince
    September 1, 2019
    48min
    TV-PG
    Visit the recently unearthed 1,400-year-old burial chamber that stunned the archaeological world.
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  6. S1 E6 - Mummies
    September 8, 2019
    48min
    TV-PG
    Our hosts are on a cross-country quest to discover whether Bronze Age Britons mummified their dead.
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  7. S1 E7 - Human Sacrifice
    September 15, 2019
    48min
    TV-PG
    Visit seaside caves, grassy castles, and a Lego Iron Age village as we hunt down evidence of human sacrifice in Britain.
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  8. S1 E8 - Ice Age Shaman
    September 22, 2019
    48min
    TV-PG
    See how a recent archaeological find is changing everything we thought we knew about the hunter-gatherers of the Ice Age.
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  9. S1 E9 - Secrets of Stonehenge
    September 29, 2019
    48min
    TV-PG
    Our hosts try to crack one of Britain’s greatest mysteries: the origins and purpose of Stonehenge.
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  10. S1 E10 - Time Tripping
    October 6, 2019
    48min
    TV-PG
    Take a trip through time and across the U.K. as we examine the 10,000-year evolution of Britain’s mystic beliefs.
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