21st November 2025

A murder committed just before Christmas stunned investigators when the killer attempted to hide the body inside a pizza oven on 23 December. This episode breaks down the timeline of the crime, how th...

23 Joulu 202515min

Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s life took a dramatic turn when the author of Crime and Punishment was arrested, sentenced to death, and taken to a firing squad before receiving a last-minute reprieve from the Ru...

22 Joulu 202517min

A special episode recorded inside a church sets the scene as we explore Walt Disney’s life and the creation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. This episode looks at how Disney risked everything on th...

21 Joulu 202516min

A retelling of The Robber Bridegroom unfolds entirely in Dan’s own words, revisiting the dark folk tale of courtship, deception, and violence. This episode explores the story’s origins, its unsettling...

20 Joulu 202515min

The murder of a doctor in 1950s Eastbourne shocked a quiet seaside town and became one of Britain’s most unsettling post-war crime cases. This episode examines who the doctor was, how the killing unfo...

19 Joulu 202520min

The discovery of Saturn’s co-orbital moons Janus and Epimetheus revealed one of the strangest arrangements in the solar system. This episode explains how the two moons share the same orbit, periodical...

18 Joulu 202514min

The first episode of The Simpsons marked the unlikely beginning of what would become the longest-running scripted TV show in history. This episode explores the show’s rough early animation, its debut ...

17 Joulu 202515min

The controversy surrounding Saturday Night Fever is unpacked as we explore how the film’s gritty themes, violence, and portrayal of race and gender clashed with its disco-glamour reputation. This epis...

16 Joulu 202515min