Tales From The Tower

Tales from the Tower - bringing alive great events of history.

A Co-production with The Learning Channel

5 x 60 minute episodes

The Tower of London is the United Kingdom’s no.1 tourist attraction. This impressive castle has been part of London’s royal heritage for more than 1000 years, changing roles from fortress to palace to prison. If the stones of this mighty building could talk imagine what stories they could tell; what events had taken place here, what tragic and heroic characters have passed through these gateways. The programme is visually stunning, fast paced and shot in a magnificent fairy tale style by BAFTA award winner Robin Bextor.

Tales from the Tower brings to life just a few of the more amazing episodes in history that involve the Tower of London. These stories about torture, murder and rare escapes became the No.1 rated programme on the US cable output.

Now Ardent is producing more Tales from the Tower about the lives of those who went to great lengths to own the Crown, those who suffered the Tower’s vengeance and those who were accused of being spies. These tales date from the times of William the Conqueror and the 11th century to King George VI and the 20th century, and include tales from five other centuries. Be prepared! This is not for the squeamish or faint hearted. The uses and effects of various items of torture and execution are graphically depicted. For those who are suspected to be enemies of the state and are sent to the Tower, life is a potentially hazardous occupation that invariably leads to death.

• Lady Jane Grey, queen for nine days,

• Guy Fawkes,

• Sir Walter Raleigh,

• Colonel Blood, who tried to steal the crown jewels,

• Wat Tyler

• Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth I’s spymaster

• Henry Laurens, the only American to have been imprisoned in the Tower.