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Titanic's Biggest Myths Debunked
Apr 20, 2026Is it true that third-class passengers were locked below decks? Or that more lifeboats would have saved more lives? Did the band really play as the Titanic went down? Anthony is joined once again by t...
The Murder that Shook Mary Queen of Scots
Apr 16, 2026On the night of Saturday the 9th of March, 1566, a pregnant Mary Queen of Scots was having a dinner party. It was a night that ended in the brutal murder of one of her closest friends, David Rizzio, l...
The Victorian Sex Scandal of Fanny & Stella
Apr 13, 2026The Victorians are seen as the ultimate guardians of rigid gender boundaries. When Fanny Park and Stella Boulton transgressed those imagined lines, they triggered a scandal that reached the length and...
Henry VIII's Descent into Darkness
Apr 09, 2026He's known as one of history's most murderous kings, but was he always a monster? Or was he acting in ways expected of a king during his time. Joining Anthony as special guest co-host is author and hi...
The Victorian Era's Wildest Murder
Apr 06, 2026It was one of the most gruesome crimes of the Victorian era... and it ended up in David Attenborough's garden! Kate Webster, a servant, killed and dismembered her mistress, Julia Martha Thomas in 1879...
The Real Outlander
Apr 02, 2026The book and TV series "Outlander" has introduced millions of fans to Scottish history and the story of the Jacobites. One of those fans is Maddy Pelling! Maddy is back (in a pre-recorded episode) to ...
The Man Who Ate Everything
Mar 30, 2026Listener warning: this episode contains a description of cruelty to animals One of the strangest tales to emerge from Napoleonic France was that of Tarrare - the man who ate everything. The stories go...
Britain's First Ghost Hunt
Mar 26, 2026It was the original modern ghost hunt, the one that set the template for all the haunted houses to come. When a wealthy plantation family moves into a crumbling Georgian mansion in the 1760's the haun...
Dark Side of the Celts: Wicker Men and trophy heads
Mar 23, 2026The Ancient Celts: feared in battle, guided by Druids, and bound together by ritual. Long before Rome pushed north, Celtic peoples ruled forests, hilltops, and river valleys. But in this episode we'll...
Were the Princes in the Tower murdered?
Mar 19, 2026It's one of history's greatest mysteries - 'what happened to the Princes in the Tower?' In 1483, young Edward V and his brother Richard were awaiting Edward's coronation. But next thing we know, they ...