Final Days of Captain Cook
The violent death of Captain James Cook, British explorer, on a Hawaiian beach in 1779 has become the stuff of legend. Should we believe the story that's been handed down? How should we remember a man...
11 Marras 202437min
Ghosts of Hampton Court Palace
The ghost of Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, screaming down a corridor. A nursemaid's spinning wheel clicking in the walls. Robed Tudor figures slamming open fire exits. A noisy group of g...
7 Marras 202442min
The King's Witch Trial: North Berwick Witches
Maddy and Anthony have a new TV documentary out all about King James VI of Scotland's witch hunts, available on History Hit TV.When James VI of Scotland's new wife, Anne of Denmark, is almost lost in ...
31 Loka 202433min
Titanic: The Doomed Ship (Part 1)
Part 1/2. Come on board the White Star Line's latest marvel, the splendour of the sea, the Titanic. Today we begin the story of the most ill-fated voyage in history.Maddy Pelling tells Anthony Delaney...
28 Loka 202443min
Irish Origins of Halloween
Pumpkins, trick or treating and ghost stories are what we associate with Halloween, but what about turnips, fairies and a fortune-telling cake? Anthony and Maddy are joined by historian Dan Snow, and ...
24 Loka 202449min
Execution of Lady Jane Grey
This Tudor's story is intense and tragic. She's known as Lady Jane Grey but we ought to change that to 'Queen Jane'. That's who she was, even though she didn't want it, and it cost her her life in the...
21 Loka 202440min
Final Days of Anne Boleyn
Today we’re exploring the grim and heroic final days of the Anne Boleyn, the thousand day queen.We are joined by the one-and-only Dr Tracy Borman who bestselling book on this topic is Anne Boleyn & El...
17 Loka 202436min
