After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
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Day in the Life of a Tudor Executioner
10 november 2025 · 42 min
Did they wear black hoods? Whose axe did they use? How did you get the job in the first place? Today Anthony Delaney takes Maddy Pelling inside the world of the Tudor Executioner. Lees meer
Research by Phoebe Joyce, edited by Tim Arstall, produced by Freddy Chick.
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Henry VIII's Murderous Reign
6 november 2025 · 52 min
Henry VIII was a monarch everyone was excited for, and turned into someone who weaponised his powers for murder. Lees meer
What happened in his life that caused the death toll to suddenly rise?
In this episode, Anthony and Maddy are joined by historian and author, Gareth Russell, to unpack the warning signs that led to beheadings, burnings and savagery in the Tudor court.
Find out more about Gareth's work: https://www.garethrussell.co.uk/
This podcast was edited by Tim Arstall and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.
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The Perfume Poisoner Who Killed 500 Men
3 november 2025 · 31 min
Deep in Renaissance Rome, it is said that a woman called Giulia Tofana supplied poison to kill some 500 abusive men. Lees meer
Is this the stuff of myth and folklore? What historical truth is there to be found? And how was Santa involved in this story?!
Join Anthony and Maddy as they go back to the 17th century to explore this story more.
This podcast was edited by Tim Arstall and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.
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Introducing a chilling new podcast: TWISTED TALES WITH HEIDI WONG
1 november 2025 · 8 min
Reality is the real horror. Lees meer
Every Monday, poet and paranormal obsessive Heidi Wong unearths the chilling true stories behind the world’s most terrifying legends. From haunted dolls to cursed houses, each episode of Twisted Tales reveals the disturbing real-life events that inspired horror’s biggest blockbusters and the ones too twisted to make it to screen. Some stories are stranger than fiction. These are darker.
New episodes every Monday. Twisted Tales is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Listen here: https://link.podtrac.com/listentotwistedtales
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Truth About Irish Funeral Beliefs
30 oktober 2025 · 38 min
What are the origins of keening for the dead? What is the history of Irish wakes? And why must you never put a coffin down on the way to the funeral? Lees meer
Anthony tells Maddy and special guest Dan Snow about the history of Irish funerary traditions.
Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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'She Devil' Serial Poisoner of Victorian England
27 oktober 2025 · 45 min
Sarah Dazley was one of the most infamous women in the world for a moment in 1843 when she was accused of poisoning not one but two former husbands. Our guest today is Nat Doig - creator of the podcast Weird in the Wade - a podcast about all that's weird and wonderful in/around the town of Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Lees meer
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Witches of Cornwall
23 oktober 2025 · 44 min
From the spookiest corner of the British isles, comes two stories of witches. Stories of fairies and magical powers, of skeletons and haunted history. Our guest is the manager of Bodmin Jail in Cornwall - Jess Marlton - https://www.bodminjail.org/. Lees meer
This episode was edited by Tom Delargy and produced by Freddy Chick. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.
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Britain's Coldest Murder Case
20 oktober 2025 · 34 min
Eugene Aram was an 18th century schoolmaster who got away with murder for fourteen years. Then a skeleton was unearthed and a case that had been forgotten burst into life & created a legend. Lees meer
Maddy Pelling tells Anthony Delaney the story this week.
Research by Phoebe Joyce. Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Day in the life of a Black Death Rat
16 oktober 2025 · 33 min
What did Medieval people think about rats? Did they have any idea that they were the cause of the Black Death? How did they use charms and poisons to try to get rid of them? Today we explore the world of the Black Death Rat with Kathleen Walker-Meikle, historian of Medieval pets and animals whose books include 'Medieval Pets', 'Cats in Medieval Manuscripts', 'Dogs in Medieval Manuscripts'. Lees meer
This episode was edited by Tom Delargy and produced by Freddy Chick. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.
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The Dark Truth About Madam Tussauds
13 oktober 2025 · 54 min
Behind the current display of celebrity waxworks lies the dark and bloody history of Madam Tussauds. Lees meer
Join Anthony and Maddy as they go back to the 18th century, when Marie Tussaud escapes the guillotines of Revolutionary France to carve (and mould) her fortune and legacy in wax.
This episode was edited by Tom Delargy and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.
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Who Was The Ultimate Tudor Traitor?
9 oktober 2025 · 45 min
The Tudor court was dangerous and high stakes at the best of times, where survival could often mean betraying others. Lees meer
Enter: Jane Boleyn, thrust into the Tudor limelight when her sister-in-law, Anne Boleyn, marries Henry VIII.
Did she really contribute to the axe falling on Anne Boleyn's neck? Was she a spy for Thomas Cromwell? Was all of this just what it took to survive as a woman in this world?
Joining Anthony and Maddy today is the fantastic Philippa Gregory, historian and author of Boleyn Traitor.
This episode was edited by Tom Delargy, and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer is Charlotte Long.
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The Railway Murder That Shook Victorian Britain
6 oktober 2025 · 44 min
It's 1864 and the height of industrialisation. The thrill of railway travel is shattered with the first murder that takes place on it. Lees meer
Join Anthony and Maddy as they pick apart the murder of wealthy banker John Briggs, that takes them from a blood-stained first class carriage in London to a police chase to New York.
This episode was edited by Tom Delargy, and produced by Stuart Beckwith. Research by Phoebe Joyce. The senior producer is Charlotte Long.
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The Dark Reality of Life at Sea
2 oktober 2025 · 39 min
Dan Snow joins After Dark to reveal the brutal reality of life of sailors during the golden age of sail. From the cat o' nine tails, to the pressgang, from scurvy to mutineers. How did people survive the most extreme conditions imaginable? Lees meer
Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Freddy Chick and Mariana Des Forges. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Dark Side of Elizabeth I
29 september 2025 · 44 min
The end of Elizabeth I's life was shrouded in darkness and plots as powerful figures circled her throne. How did Elizabeth hold off contenders reaching for the crown? And did James VI & I steal it in the end? Lees meer
Our guest today is Dr Tracy Borman whose new book The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty is out now.
Edited by Tom Delargy. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Who Was Ancient Egypt's Most Evil Pharaoh?
25 september 2025 · 54 min
We often think of Egyptian Pharaohs as a glamorous god-king of Ancient times, yet the truth of these people is a lot, lot darker. Lees meer
Who was the first Pharaoh? What shocking, violent stories surround some of these figures? How did their rule of Ancient Egypt come to an end?
Joining Anthony and Maddy today is the always-fantastic Campbell Price, Egyptologist at University of Liverpool, and curator of Egypt and Sudan at the Manchester Museum.
Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Who Was Ancient Rome's Darkest Emperor?
22 september 2025 · 42 min
There are a disturbingly high number of contenders for the title of Rome's Darkest Emperor - so as you can imagine, things get extremely disturbing in this episode. Lees meer
Joining Anthony and Maddy to introduce you to a couple of them, is Rome-based historian and tour guide, Alexander Meddings.
Edited by Tom Delargy. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Day In The Life Of A Body Snatcher
18 september 2025 · 42 min
Join Anthony and Maddy as they spend a day - or should that be night? - in the life of a 19th century body snatcher. Lees meer
Find out which months they favoured for body snatching, why they never stole the dead body's possessions, and why they would never steal a body under a full moon - all referenced from a real-life grave robber's diary.
Edited by Tom Delargy. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Georgian England's Notorious Dumpling Poisoner
15 september 2025 · 43 min
Did she do it? Did serving girl Eliza Fenning poison the dumplings she served the Turner family? This is a true crime case from 1813 that brings together class tensions, sexism, the law. have a go hero forensics! It's easy to see why this trial gripped the nation. Maddy tells Anthony the story of Eliza Fenning and the poisoned dumplings. Lees meer
Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Dark Truth About Ancient Egypt's Mummification
11 september 2025 · 56 min
The Ancient Egyptians had a very different idea about death than most people do today. Lees meer
And the idea of mummification is (excuse the pun) wrapped up in so many modern ideas, that we can lose its real purpose.
Joining Anthony and Maddy today to take us through the gory details of mummifying a body, and explaining where the term 'mummy' even comes from, is Dr. Campbell Price, author and Egyptologist at University of Liverpool.
Edited by Tom Delargy. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Who was the 'Man-Monster' Of New York?
8 september 2025 · 48 min
On June 16, 1836, in New York City, Mary Jones stood in a courtroom that was a cauldron of hatred. Mary was African American and one of the first known transgender women in US history. Anthony Delaney tells Maddy Pelling the final story from his new book out now: Queer Georgians: A Hidden History of Lovers, Lawbreakers and Homemakers (published as Queer Enlightenments in the US). Lees meer
Edited by Richie Power. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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BONUS: Hear a chapter of Anthony's new book, Queer Georgians
5 september 2025 · 45 min
Hear a chapter of Anthony's new book, Queer Georgians: A hidden history of lovers, lawbreakers and homemakers. It's out now! Lees meer
For more information, click here.
Anthony tells listeners why he wanted to write this book, and introduces a special chapter, exclusive for After Dark listeners!
After Dark will return to its normal programming on Monday (Sunday for subscribers).
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Dark Side of Ancient Rome's Colosseum
4 september 2025 · 42 min
In today's episode, we're taking you inside the towering walls of Ancient Rome's Colosseum to find out the dark reality of what happened there. Lees meer
From the sex appeal of gladiators, to the choreographed means of human sacrifice, and the eternal question: did they really have sharks in there?!
Joining Anthony and Maddy today is historian and Rome-based tour guide, Alexander Meddings, to take us back to this world.
Edited by Amy Haddow. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Gay Sex Scandal that Outraged the Georgians
1 september 2025 · 56 min
What price might a man pay for sex in the 18th century? Well, if it was with another man, he might pay with his life. Lees meer
In this episode, Anthony introduces us to 43-year-old milkman Gabriel Lawrence. Together, he and Maddy take us inside the Molly Houses of Georgian Britain, and through the criminal system from arrest, to imprisonment, to sentencing and execution.
This story can be found in more detail in Anthony's new book, 'Queer Georgians: A Hidden History of Lovers, Lawbreakers and Homemakers'!
Edited by Amy Haddow. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Jack the Ripper: Invention of a Monster
28 augustus 2025 · 40 min
Jack the Ripper as we think of him, is an invention of the Victorian media. They took the complete absence of hard facts about the killer, and populated it with the period's anxieties, fantasies and fears. Lees meer
We're joined again by Dr Bob Nicholson, presenter of ‘Killing Victoria’ podcast on BBC Sounds.
Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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The Dark Side of Medieval England
25 augustus 2025 · 42 min
This episode contains descriptions of execution and torture. Lees meer
To be Hanged, Drawn & Quartered. Put on the Rack. Impaled on a spike. This list paints a very dark picture. What was the reality of execution and torture in the Medieval world? Was it as bad as we think? Worse?
Guiding us through this very grim history is Matt Lewis host of the History Hit podcast 'Gone Medieval'.
Produced by Annie Coloe. Edited by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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The Darkest Scandal in Victorian Britain
21 augustus 2025 · 42 min
Today we step into the shadowy world of W.T. Stead—a Victorian journalist whose life was as controversial as it was groundbreaking. Lees meer
Hear how he uncovered a sex scandal which shocked the nation, dabbled in the supernatural, and also… predicted the Titanic disaster (and ultimately, his own death).
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New York's Wildest Murder Case
18 augustus 2025 · 39 min
This 1897 New York murder case that has it all - a villain, an incredibly useless police force, and a duck who saves the day. The incredible Dr Cat Byers (@heymorguegirl) joins Maddy and Anthony to tell this story. Lees meer
Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Victorian Love Triangle Murder
14 augustus 2025 · 48 min
Through the industrial fog of Victorian London, in one of the city's most notorious slums, a murder took place that shocked a nation. Lees meer
The Bermondsey Horror, as it was called at the time, centred around a young woman and her older partner, and a wealthy man who was lured to their home one night.
How did the gruesome events unfold? What did Charles Dickens have to say about the public execution? And what was the social impact of this story?
Edited by Tom Delargy. Research by Phoebe Joyce. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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The Body In The Trunk: France's Shocking 19th Century Murder Case
11 augustus 2025 · 48 min
It was a murder mystery that gripped 19th century France and changed crime investigation forever. Lees meer
Who was the body in the trunk? What were the groundbreaking techniques used in the forensics investigation? And how did the murder case unfold from there?
Taking Anthony and Maddy back to France in 1889 and through this story is historian and author Dr. Cat Byers.
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Bloodiest Mutiny & Shipwreck in History: Batavia
7 augustus 2025 · 49 min
What happens when you're left on a desert island with a psychopath? This is a story so horrendous it would be hard to believe were it not for the skeletons left behind. Maddy Pelling takes Anthony Delaney through the shipwreck of the Batavia. Lees meer
Edited by Tim Arstall. Research by Phoebe Joyce. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Britain’s Most Prolific Executioner
4 augustus 2025 · 38 min
For Albert Pierrepoint, execution was a family affair. His father and uncle were hangmen and from the 1940s until the late 1950s Albert was Britain's "Number One" executioner. Which meant he was the one sent to hang the Nazis who ran the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at the end of the war. Lees meer
Who was Albert Pierrepoint? What does it take to be able to execute hundreds of people? And what is 'The Drop'?
Edited and produced by Freddy Chick, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Could You Survive The Victorian Workhouse?
31 juli 2025 · 46 min
Today we’re going behind the foreboding doors of the Victorian workhouse to ask - ‘Could we survive it?’. From Oliver Twist's gruel to songs about flogging, from lice-ridden clothing to soul destroying isolation. Our guest is Oskar Jensen, author of "Vagabonds: Life on the Streets of Nineteenth Century London". Lees meer
Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Freddy Chick, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Day In The Life Of A Plague Doctor
28 juli 2025 · 38 min
If you think your job is bad, have you tried being a plague doctor in 17th century Venice? Lees meer
Join Anthony and Maddy as they wake up on a quarantine island and take you through a day in the life of a plague doctor, including the sights, smells and horrors of what you would have seen as you explored plague-riddled Venice in 1631.
Find out what they would have worn, what they did on their lunch break, and what the perks of the job were!
This podcast was edited by Tom Delargy and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.
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Final Days of Napoleon
24 juli 2025 · 44 min
Conspiracy theories swirl about the final days of Napoleon. Was he poisoned by a friend? By the British? By his wallpaper? Did he cologne himself to death? Was his penis taken away by a vengeful priest!? Anthony and Maddy sweep aside the myths to find the truth of the final days of Napoleon Bonaparte. Lees meer
Edited by Tim Arstall. Research by Phoebe Joyce. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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The Great Plague of London
21 juli 2025 · 32 min
What was it like living in London, 1665, when the plague first crept in? Lees meer
Within weeks, the gruesome symptoms were being spotted around London, crosses were marked on the doors of the damned, and King Charles II had fled the city.
To take us back to this time and find out how the city reacted, Anthony and Maddy are joined by historian and author Rebecca Rideal.
Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Dark History of the Luddites
17 juli 2025 · 44 min
Would you have joined the OG Luddites? In 1811 and 1812 across the midlands and north of England which were the Silicon Valley of the day, Luddites smashed machines. They would not stop, not even at murder, in order to fight technology that was tearing down their way of life. Maddy tells Anthony the story this week. Lees meer
Edited by Tomos Delargy, produced by Freddy Chick, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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The Plague That Shook The Roman Empire
14 juli 2025 · 48 min
In the 6th century, the Roman Empire was split and its future hung in the balance. Lees meer
Emperor Justinian dreamed of restoring it to its former glory. That was until the first great plague devastated Constantinople.
Thousands died, bodies were piled in the streets - even the Emperor fell ill.
How did this effect ambitions to restore the Empire to its former glory? And how did citizens react to this deadly disease?
Joining Anthony and Maddy is Kyle Harper, historian and author of The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease.
Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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The Truth About Frankenstein
10 juli 2025 · 48 min
Against a time of radical change, a gothic masterpiece was written by the teenage Mary Shelley. Lees meer
Published in 1818, Frankenstein takes us into a dark world where man and monster meet in mutual torment. A world of raw, animalistic fear.
How was this story influenced by the tragedies in Mary Shelley's own life, and the early 19th century obsessions with playing God?
Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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How Bloody Was 'Bloody Mary'?
7 juli 2025 · 40 min
Last week we heard about Mary's formative years. Today we get to her reign, the infamous burnings and ask ourselves if Bloody Mary was as bad as people think. Lees meer
Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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The Final Days of Anastasia Romanov
3 juli 2025 · 51 min
In the aftermath of the bloody Russian revolution, the Romanovs went from being a glittering royal family, to vulnerable everyday citizens who were soon murdered. Lees meer
In the wake of their deaths, the that one family member survived, began to gain traction.
How do the claims of Princess Anastasia's survival begin? Why did people want her to survive? And why do humans need to believe in myths?
Joining Anthony and Maddy today is author and historian Leonid Trofimov.
This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. It was produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer is Charlotte Long.
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Bloody Mary: The Real Woman in the Mirror
30 juni 2025 · 43 min
Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary. Mary I is known as a brutal tyrant. But what was the reality? In the next two episodes Anthony and Maddy will explore Mary's story. Today they explore the traumatic early years that shaped her. Lees meer
Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Poison in the Tower of London
26 juni 2025 · 44 min
Today’s story is one that takes us to a very familiar setting - the Tower of London - but shows it in a new light. Edward Francis was an enslaved man who lived in the Lion Tower. In 1691 he decided to poison his enslavers. Maddy and Anthony are joined by (friend of the pod) Dr Misha Ewen who helped bring this history to light. Misha is the author of "The Virginia Venture: American Colonization and English Society, 1580-1660". Lees meer
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Stonehenge: 10 Strangest Facts
23 juni 2025 · 36 min
It wasn't made by Druids (or Aliens or Merlin the wizard). But it was a garden centre. Get ready for the 10 strangest facts (mostly) about Stonehenge! Maddy Pelling takes Anthony Delaney back among the stones. Lees meer
Edited by Amy Haddow. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Could You Survive Victorian Surgery?
19 juni 2025 · 41 min
You're laid out on the surgeon's table. Wide awake. He stands over you knife in hand and behind him, in the stands, is a noisy crowd all joking, smoking and scoffing oysters, waiting for the show to start. Welcome to Victorian surgery! Could you survive? Lees meer
Joining Maddy Pelling and Anthony Delaney this week is Sara Yorath, from the Old Operating Theatre museum in London.
Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Murder at Stonehenge
16 juni 2025 · 41 min
A body is found at Stonehenge. It's the skeleton of a man - an archer - who lived at the time when it was built. How did he die? What secrets does his skeleton reveal about his life and the purpose of Stonehenge? Lees meer
In today's episode, Anthony and Maddy investigate a 4,000 year-old murder mystery, as well as exploring the big questions that surround Stonehenge: how was it built? Who built it, and why?!
A special thanks to Adrian Green, Director at Salisbury Museum.
Edited by Tomos Delary. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Dark Side of Ancient Mesopotamia
12 juni 2025 · 47 min
A four thousand(ish) year old murder trial. A procession of the dead. Kings who believed they could escape the gods by dressing gardeners in royal clothes...then killing them. Welcome to the Dark Side of Ancient Mesopotamia! Guiding Maddy and Anthony through this most ancient and most fascinating civilisation is the incredible Professor Amanda Podany, author of 'Weavers, Scribes and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East'. Lees meer
Edited by Tomos Delarggy. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Final Days of Sir Walter Raleigh
9 juni 2025 · 30 min
'Strike, man, strike!' were the last words of Sir Walter Raleigh as his neck lay on the block. After thirteen years in the Tower of London, (multiple) expeditions to find a city of gold, and a plot to kill the king, Walter Raleigh finally met his end. Maddy Pelling tells Anthony Delaney the story of how it all played out. Lees meer
Edited by Tomos Delargy. Research by Phoebe Joyce. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Inside the Paris Catacombs
5 juni 2025 · 39 min
Beneath the streets of the French capitol lurks a city of the dead: the Paris Catacombs. Lees meer
Why they were piled up there is a dark and fascinating story, that includes everything from the bloody days of the French Revolution, to the making of 'corpse candles' and a mystery man found amongst its passageways.
Joining Anthony and Maddy for today's episode is the fantastic Cat Irving, Human Remains Conservator for Surgeons’ Hall in Edinburgh, to take us down to this underworld.
Edited by Tomos Delargy, Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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Victorian England's Most Gruesome Murder
2 juni 2025 · 40 min
It 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. It's a story that show us the everyday life of Victorian Londoners, and how that world can be turned upside down. Lees meer
Edited by Tomos Delargy, Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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The Ghost of Mary Queen of Scots
29 mei 2025 · 41 min
*TW: This episode contains references to sexual violence.* Lees meer
Mary Queen of Scots' life was defined by violence, heartbreak and ultimately, betrayal.
Since her bloody death at the hands of her cousin, Elizabeth I, many have claimed to have seen chilling sightings of her ghost.
What are these sightings like? And what do they say about the tragic events of her life? And what do they say about the history of Scottish ghost culture?
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