NEW HISTORY SERIES

The Witch Hunts: Lucy Worsley Investigates, 9pm, BBC2

IN THIS fascinating new series, Lucy (pictured) uses the latest scientific advances and a modern perspective to shed light on some of history’s most controversial chapters. So, who did kill the princes in the tower in 1483? What were the actual causes of the Black Death? Was King George III really as mad as we have been led to believe? And, first, why did Britain go witch-hunting crazy in the 16th century?