Gunpowder and Treason: The Real Guy Fawkes

Travel back to a world of religious persecution, political intrigue and extraordinary acts of rebellion to uncover the real Guy Fawkes.

Explore why Guy Fawkes became the face of a traitor when he was just one person in a group of men who planned to blow up Parliament and kill the King in 1605.

From his roots in York to the conspiracy that made him infamous, explore whether history has been telling the wrong story.

Presenter: Matthew Lewis
Producer: Hannah Sackville-Bryant
Sounds Producer: Gemma Maull
Online Producer: Rachael Smith
Story Consultant: Gareth Hydes
Executive Producer: Rob Dowell
Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin