Tony Robinson's Gods and Monsters: Gods

More4 presents the first opportunity to see all five parts of Tony Robinson's series that explores the weird and wonderful history of belief, superstition and religious experience in Britain. For 2000 years, Britain has been a Christian country. Or has it? In fact, our ancestors actually kept many other dark, fantastical beliefs alive. It was a world underpinned by outlandish, dangerous and unusual beliefs. Ideas that today seem unbelievable, but were seen as uncontroversial and hugely influential; some shaped our history as much as mainstream religion. Two thousand years ago, when Britain was a Pagan country, our gods were cruel and unforgiving. Altars ran with the blood of human sacrifice. Far from inheriting the earth, the meek were more likely to be slaughtered. In this previously unseen episode, Tony Robinson's journey to meet these vicious gods and discover what they demanded of our ancestors begins 2500 years ago in Celtic Britain.