Georgian London's Celebrity Criminal
What is it about a ‘bad boy’ that we love? That’s as true today as it was in the 18th century. In this episode of After Dark, Anthony and Maddy unravel the extraordinary rise, daring escapes, and fina...
7 Sep 55min
The Wild Story of America's Biggest Traitor
Benedict Arnold was celebrated as a war hero of the American Revolution before he betrayed George Washington and the Continental Army by joining the British.In today's episode Anthony and Maddy take y...
3 Sep 43min
Is This New York's Craziest Murder Case?
This week we're revisiting a favourite episode set in New York at the end of the 20th century.The year is 1897, and this murder case has it all: a villain, an incredibly useless police force, and a du...
31 Aug 38min
Magdalene Laundries: Ireland's Dark Secret
The Magdalene Laundries existed throughout Ireland up until the late 20th century. Women and young girls were sent to these institutions that were run by orders of nuns. They were told they could not ...
27 Aug 1h
The Brutal Murder of Catherine Howard
Today we're delving back into the After Dark vaults to revisit our classic episode on the death of the short-lived Tudor queen.In 1540 Henry VIII was getting old, and his eyes turned to teenager Cathe...
24 Aug 52min
18th Century France's Most Outrageous Spy
The Chevalier d’Éon was one of France’s most daring spies... until they began making headlines for all the wrong reasons.Armed with explosive state secrets and at the centre of a very public scandal o...
20 Aug 59min
The Spy Who Fooled The Nazis
She was the only person during World War Two to parachute from Britain behind enemy lines into Nazi-occupied Germany, all while wearing a dress.Who was Agent Zo? And what were the incredible missions ...
17 Aug 48min
The Murder That Changed Britain
Ruth Ellis made history in 1955 when she was the last woman hanged in Britain.She shot and killed her abusive lover, the racing driver David Blakely, at point blank range on a spring evening outside a...
13 Aug 1h 10min
