Black Death: The Origin Story
The myth goes thus: the Black Death reached Christendom at the Siege of Caffa when Mongols catapulted diseased bodies over the walls. Where did we get this story? What actually happened at Caffa? And ...
10 Mar 202540min
Death at the Savoy Mansions: Post-War London's Drug Underworld
During the victory celebrations of World War One, a rising star is found dead in her bed after a suspected overdose.22-year-old Billie Carlton’s death caused shockwaves across the nation, adding fuel ...
6 Mar 202539min
The Servants' Revenge: Arsenic & a Poisoned Pint of Beer
Why did two servants living in Plymouth, England, poison their whole household in 1675? How did they sneak arsenic into the food? And what on earth is pottage?Today Maddy Pelling and Anthony Delaney t...
3 Mar 202551min
The Curse of King Tutankhamun's Tomb
Untimely deaths followed the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter. Coincidence or ancient curse? When the tomb of King Tutankhamun was sealed more than 3000 years ago, it was rumoured to be ...
26 Feb 202557min
Final Days of Thomas Cromwell
From ruthless schemer to pragmatic hero - who is the real Thomas Cromwell? And how did he meet his end? Today Anthony Delaney tells Maddy Pelling the story.Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Freddy ...
24 Feb 202553min
Glencoe Massacre: Haunted Highlands
(Part 2/2) On the 13 February 1692, Scottish government troops slaughtered between 30-40 members of Clan MacDonald in their home in Glencoe, in the Scottish Highlands. Who was behind the killings? How...
20 Feb 202539min
Peasants' Revolt: Murder in the Tower of London
(2/2) A boy King, a rebel army, and the first ever execution at Tower Hill. Maddy Pelling tells Anthony Delaney the days in the summer of 1381 when rebels took control of London and King Richard II, o...
17 Feb 202542min
Glencoe Massacre: Hell in the Scottish Highlands
On the 13 February 1692, Scottish government troops slaughtered between 30-40 members of Clan MacDonald in their home in Glencoe, in the Scottish Highlands. They fell upon them without warning, killin...
13 Feb 202535min
