E1 - Knowledge

Aired: April 17, 2008

Robert Bartlett examines the way we thought during medieval times. As the Middle Ages wore on, a world which previously seemed enchanted became a place to be mastered.

E2 - Sex

Aired: April 24, 2008

Robert Bartlett examines the way we thought during medieval times. He unearths remarkable evidence of the complex passions of men and women during the Middle Ages.

E3 - Belief

Aired: May 01, 2008

Robert Bartlett examines the way we thought during medieval times. As the church's grip on their beliefs increased, people came before religious courts and many were killed.

E4 - Power

Aired: May 08, 2008

Robert Bartlett lays bare the framework of the medieval class system, where inequality was part of the natural order and the life of serfs little better than those of animals.