Ghosts, grief and the paranormal

Ghosts, grief and the paranormal

Why are we so spooked – and yet so fascinated – by things that go bump in the night? And can science really prove that ghouls exist? Alice Vernon talks to Jon Bauckham about the evolution of ghost-hunting over the past 200 years, and how tales of pesky poltergeists and ectoplasm-filled séances have turned even some of the hardest sceptics into true believers. (Ad) Alice Vernon is the author of Ghosted: A History of Ghost Hunting and Why We Keep Looking (Bloomsbury, 2025). Buy it now from Waterstones: https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fghosted%2Falice-vernon%2F9781399418706. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Walter Ralegh: enemy of the state

Walter Ralegh: enemy of the state

Anna Beer, biographer of Walter Ralegh, explores the extraordinary life and incendiary legacy of the Tudor polymath. She reveals how he became a favourite of Elizabeth I, only to fall foul of her succ...

29 Marras 201843min

The Germans who fought Hitler

The Germans who fought Hitler

Paddy Ashdown tells the stories of German opponents of Nazism who plotted to bring down Hitler’s regime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. ...

26 Marras 201847min

Hunting Britain’s Nazis

Hunting Britain’s Nazis

Journalist and author Robert Hutton talks about his new book Agent Jack, which describes the activities of Nazi sympathisers in Britain during World War Two and reveals the brilliant methods MI5 used ...

22 Marras 201828min

Tales from D-Day

Tales from D-Day

Author and historian Giles Milton describes some dramatic but lesser-known stories of soldiers and civilians who were involved in the Normandy landings of June 1944 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

19 Marras 201837min

Bernard Cornwell on the Last Kingdom

Bernard Cornwell on the Last Kingdom

As the third series of the Anglo-Saxon drama is about to air, we speak to the renowned historical novelist Bernard Cornwell about his books that inspired the programmes, and about his writing career m...

15 Marras 201837min

Nietzsche’s dangerous ideas

Nietzsche’s dangerous ideas

The award-winning biographer Sue Prideaux discusses the life and work of the influential 19th-century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and explains how his ideas came to be associated with Nazi Germany...

12 Marras 201849min

Dan Snow on shell shock

Dan Snow on shell shock

The popular historian discusses war trauma over the past century, the subject of his upcoming BBC Two documentary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad ...

8 Marras 201828min

The end of the First World War

The end of the First World War

As we approach the centenary of the Armistice, Gary Sheffield explores the final moments of the conflict that devastated the world for four and a half years Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...

5 Marras 201847min

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