Duration
60 minutes
Series Info
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3
Quick Summary
The contrasting fates of three people imprisoned for treason
About This Program
Historian Suzannah Lipscomb and journalist Joe Crowley investigate stories connected to the Tower of London, looking at the contrasting fates of three people imprisoned in the Tower of London for treason. They examine what happened to Jesuit priest Fr John Gerard after he was accused of being sent by the pope to overthrow Elizabeth I, and look at the cases of Gunpowder Plot conspirator Guy Fawkes and German spy Josef Jakobs, who was captured in 1941 after breaking his ankle while parachuting into England on a mission
Bloody Tales of the Tower broadcasts on National Geographic Channel +1 at 7:00pm, Saturday, 27 December 2025.
Channel Numbers:
Sky HD778Sky229Sky230Virgin383
Production Details
Runtime60 mins
DirectorMark Bridge
Cast & Crew
MB
Mark BridgeDirector
LM
Luke McLaughlinDirector
MB
Mark BridgeProducer
LM
Luke McLaughlinProducer
JC
Joe CrowleyPresenter
GM
Glyn MiddletonExecutive-producer
SL
Suzannah LipscombPresenter
NS
Nacressa SwanSeries-producer
