The Gruesome History of Sexual Disease
*Warning: this episode contains discussions of puss*Gonorrhea and syphilis are no laughing matter, especially in a time before antibiotics.How were symptoms first recorded and what were the disturbing...
4 Jun 1h 3min
Who tried to kill Queen Victoria?
Queen Victorian was an icon of Britain at the zenith of its power... but that didn't mean she was invulnerable to attack. In today’s episode, we’ll be exploring some of the many assassination attempts...
1 Jun 45min
Burke & Hare's Serial Killing Dissection Business
What did Ancient Egyptians discover while dissecting bodies? What did the first medieval dissecting manual say? Who were the serial killers who supplied 19th century surgeons with bodies in Edinburgh?...
28 Mai 52min
Ancient Rome's Bloodiest Murders
Today we're delving back to an early episode of After Dark, where Anthony and Maddy explore the goriest murders of Ancient Rome.From flesh-eating fish and humiliating deaths inside sacks, to a deadly ...
26 Mai 37min
The Doctor Who Shocked Victorian Britain
What lurks behind the door of Dr. Kahn's Grand Anatomical Museum in Victorian London?Step inside and find out what shocked the public (and medical establishment) of the 19th century Britain so much, t...
21 Mai 42min
Inside the Egyptian Underworld
For the Ancient Egyptians, death marked the beginning of a new chapter: a journey through a shadowy realm of trials, monsters, and divine judgment, ruled by the God Osiris. What does the Ancient Egypt...
18 Mai 55min
400 Year Old Artist's Dark Revenge
Artemisia Gentileschi's paintings personify female rage against men. She paints women beheading men, hammering nails into their skulls, brandishing their dead faces. In her personal life, Artemisia wa...
14 Mai 45min
BONUS: Hear a chapter of Maddy's new book, Hoax
Hear a chapter of Maddy's new book, "Hoax: Truth and Lies in the Age of Enlightenment". It's out now! It's the story of three women and their hoaxes in the age of Enlightenment. One saw ghosts, the ot...
12 Mai 54min
