Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore - Miniseries
1 - Conquest
Air Date: December 8, 2015
In the first episode, Simon explores Spain's early years, its emergence as the battleground of empires and its golden age under the Cordoba Caliphate.
2 - Reconquest
Air Date: December 15, 2015
Simon uncovers the truth about Spain's hero El Cid. He also investigates the horror of the Spanish Inquisition and in the process discovers an unsettling story about one of his own ancestors.
3 - Nation
Air Date: December 22, 2015
Simon explores Spain's golden age under Philip II through to the Spanish Civil War and dictatorship under Franco, from which Spain has emerged as a modern democratic monarchy.