Blood and Flowers: In Search of the Aztecs

The Aztecs are regarded as the most bloodthirsty of the Central American peoples, but they were also one of the most sophisticated. DrTony Spawforth discovers how, on arriving in Mexico, they created a new and brutal mythology from the relics of an earlier civilisation.

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From Here to Infinity
Episode 1 - From Here to Infinity
Pandemic
Episode 2 - Pandemic
Elephants or Ivory
Episode 3 - Elephants or Ivory
Electric Heart
Episode 4 - Electric Heart
Sudden Death
Episode 5 - Sudden Death
New Star in Orbit
Episode 6 - New Star in Orbit
New Asteroid Danger
Episode 7 - New Asteroid Danger
Skeleton Key
Episode 8 - Skeleton Key
Wings of Angels
Episode 9 - Wings of Angels
Mistaken Identity
Episode 10 - Mistaken Identity
Volcanoes of the Deep
Episode 11 - Volcanoes of the Deep
Anatomy of an Avalanche
Episode 12 - Anatomy of an Avalanche
The Midas Formula
Episode 13 - The Midas Formula
Blood and Flowers: In Search of the Aztecs
Episode 14 - Blood and Flowers: In Search of the Aztecs