Ghost Ship: The Mary Celeste

Ghost Ship: The Mary Celeste

In 1872 the ghost ship Mary Celeste is found sailing across the Atlantic without a single crew member left on board. Theories over what happened on the Mary Celeste range from insurance fraud to a violent mutiny... this week, Maddy and Anthony discuss what they think happened to the ship's crew.


Edited by Tom Delargy. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.


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Myth of the Minotaur: Half Man Half Bull

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The Black Death: The Deadliest Plague

The Black Death: The Deadliest Plague

It was beyond Biblical in its horror. Around half of all Europeans are estimated to have died in the Black Death. Death ravaged towns and villages, castles and hovels. What did it feel like to live th...

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Macabre Death of Edgar Allan Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe was a poster boy for the macabre whose work thrilled readers throughout America and beyond. How did he end up in a gutter in Baltimore, delirious, and wearing clothes that were not his...

2 Syys 202435min

Corpse Medicine: Eating Egyptian Mummies

Corpse Medicine: Eating Egyptian Mummies

A skull a day! People ate people in the name of medicine across Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. Charles II kept powdered skull in a bag on his belt and mummified corpses were the greatest cure ...

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Giggling Granny Serial Killer

Giggling Granny Serial Killer

Picture a serial killer in your mind’s eye. What do you see... Is it your gran?Today is the story of one of America’s most notorious female serial killers: Nannie Doss, aka the Giggling Granny. She ki...

26 Elo 202434min

Salem Witch Trials: Interrogation & Torture

Salem Witch Trials: Interrogation & Torture

The second part of our story on the Salem Witch Trials. Anthony Delaney takes Maddy Pelling inside the courtroom as unbelievable stories of witchcraft are told and a terrifying power dynamic reveals i...

22 Elo 202453min

Salem Witch Trials: Hysteria & Accusations

Salem Witch Trials: Hysteria & Accusations

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19 Elo 202447min

Harry Houdini: the Original Ghostbuster

Harry Houdini: the Original Ghostbuster

Harry Houdini was the greatest magician that ever lived. He was also the greatest ghostbuster ever, exposing countless spiritual mediums as frauds. Why?Maddy Pelling and Anthony Delaney are joined by ...

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