The Victorian Sex Scandal of Fanny & Stella
The Victorians are seen as the ultimate guardians of rigid gender boundaries.When Fanny Park and Stella Boulton transgressed those imagined lines, they triggered a scandal that reached the length and ...
13 Apr 58min
Henry VIII's Descent into Darkness
He's known as one of history's most murderous kings, but was he always a monster? Or was he acting in ways expected of a king during his time.Joining Anthony as special guest co-host is author and his...
9 Apr 49min
The Victorian Era's Wildest Murder
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...
6 Apr 40min
The Real Outlander
The book and TV series "Outlander" has introduced millions of fans to Scottish history and the story of the Jacobites.One of those fans is Maddy Pelling! Maddy is back (in a pre-recorded episode) to d...
2 Apr 1h 2min
The Man Who Ate Everything
Listener warning: this episode contains a description of cruelty to animalsOne of the strangest tales to emerge from Napoleonic France was that of Tarrare - the man who ate everything. The stories go ...
30 Mar 43min
Britain's First Ghost Hunt
It was the original modern ghost hunt, the one that set the template for all the haunted houses to come. When a wealthy plantation family moves into a crumbling Georgian mansion in the 1760's the haun...
26 Mar 53min
Dark Side of the Celts: Wicker Men and trophy heads
The Ancient Celts: feared in battle, guided by Druids, and bound together by ritual.Long before Rome pushed north, Celtic peoples ruled forests, hilltops, and river valleys. But in this episode we'll ...
23 Mar 49min
Were the Princes in the Tower murdered?
It's one of history's greatest mysteries - 'what happened to the Princes in the Tower?' In 1483, young Edward V and his brother Richard were awaiting Edward's coronation. But next thing we know, they ...
19 Mar 1h 3min
