The Gunpowder Plot: Timewatch
The Gunpowder Plot
Season 23 Episode 3 of 4
An investigation into the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. The programme focuses on how a group of Catholic Englishmen became so radicalised and intent on mass murder they attempted to destroy the Houses of Parliament. State-of-the-art CGI shows the building as it would have looked, and the extent of the damage if the explosion had taken place
The Gunpowder Plot: Timewatch airs on BBC Four HD at 12:20 AM, Thursday 29 October. (Subtitles, audio description.)
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Michael Wadding
Director
John Farren
Executive Producer