The Most Dangerous Job in the World | Ken Follett’s Jouney Into the Dark Ages
As the plague comes to Winchester and the Catholic Church attempts to offer solutions, monks are left with the dangerous task of providing spiritual and medical help to the sick. Contains reconstructions of sickness and death which some viewers may find disturbing.
Tweet- Clip length: 8'22''
- Broadcast year: 2012
- History | Medicine in Britain, c1000-present | c1000-c1500: Medicine in medieval England | Approaches to prevention and treatment
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
- Provider: Channel 4
- Channel: Channel 4
- Programme: Ken Follett's Jouney Into the Dark Ages
- Episode: Black Death
Black Death | Ken Follett's Journey Into the Dark Ages
Ken Follett tells the story of the Black Death through the true stories of a monk in Winchester, a doctor in Florence and a farm girl and family.
Death and the Pioneers | How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
Ray examines the types of illnesses common amongst the Pioneers and how many wouldn't survive the long trip.