An unprecedented exploration of blood's integral role in world history, links such pivotal events as the death of George Washington, the Holocaust and the rise of popular icons like Frankenstein and Dracula-through blood. Based on Douglas Starr's critically acclaimed book Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce, the series addresses the ways in which people have understood and misunderstood blood's function, its conversion into an international commodity and its global role across thousands of years. Commentary from experts, a collection of experimental scientific equipment from different time periods, compelling re-enactments, and dramatic microphotography meld to reveal a rare look at the incredibly complex role of blood-both inside and outside the body-in the world.