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Mark Windows is a film maker, broadcaster and host of the weekly radio show Windows on the World which previews every Sunday at 9pm GMT at windowsontheworld.
He's also an actor whose films include 24 Hour Party People, Every Picture Tells a Story, Warrior Sisters, and Dummy, as well as making "The Heretics of London", a feature length documentary. The film features heretics who were burnt at the stake in the London suburb of Smithfield during the 1500's. The area then known as Smoothfield has a long and fascinating history. From the foundation of St Bartholomew's Church and hospital for the poor in 1127 by the monk Rahere to the many executions, including Scottish rebel William Wallace and the killing of peasants revolt leader Watt Tyler, this small area has been the scene of many horrific events. Today it still has the famous meat market and much of it is the same as it was when heretics were lead through the ancient arch out of St. Bartholomew's to be burned publicly in front of huge crowds.
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