A variety of TV shows on medieval life will be broadcast in the UK this month.
Programmes devoted entirely to medieval times are rare, so this is a real treat for UK viewers. The season includes hour-long shows by Professor Robert Bartlett, a leading medievalist. His four programmes are titled knowledge, sex, belief and power and will aim to understand the medieval mind and how people in the Middle Ages interacted with each other and viewed the world around them
There will also be a drama based on villains stealing a king’s treasure, a show about the oldest surviving road map in Britain and a documentary on the world’s first commercial printing press, an invention which changed the world.
The season begins on Thursday 10 April at 7.30pm on BBC Four with ‘A Journey Through Britain in the Middle Ages with Dr Alixe Bovey. For more information see TV listings on the BBC's website.
