The Real Frankenstein

The Real Frankenstein

In this episode we uncover the true origins of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a story born from scientific curiosity and the eerie promise of reanimation. Over 200 years later, its questions about creation, responsibility, and the limits of human ambition are more prominent than ever in the age of artificial intelligence... Cast List: Guy Walters: Author, historian and journalist Eric Meyers: Narrator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Murder of the Romanovs

The Murder of the Romanovs

In this episode, we look at the murders of the last Tsars (royal family) of Russia in 1918, including the decline of Tsar Nicholas as ruler and the increasing instability of Russia throughout WWI. We ...

24 Mai 202340min

Forbidden History Series 2 - Coming Soon

Forbidden History Series 2 - Coming Soon

Forbidden History is back. In our second season, we continue to explore the past’s darkest corners, delve into the history archives and reveal new perspectives on familiar stories. Series two starts M...

17 Mai 20232min

The Woman in the Wych Elm

The Woman in the Wych Elm

In April 1943, during the dark days of World War II, four teenage boys in Birmingham, England were hunting for birds’ eggs in a remote woodland called, Hagley Wood. The slightest of the boys stopped a...

7 Des 202237min

The Triumph and Tragedy of Nikola Tesla

The Triumph and Tragedy of Nikola Tesla

It’s 1943, and a tall moustached man is crossing the road to his hotel in New York City, pausing only to feed the birds. He rides the elevator up to the 33rd floor, and heads to his room, 3327. He is ...

30 Nov 202242min

The Madness of King Ludwig II

The Madness of King Ludwig II

On the 13th of June 1886, the body of Ludwig II, the so-called Mad King of Bavaria, was found floating in two feet of water on Lake Starnberg, Germany. The official verdict given by the authorities wa...

23 Nov 202239min

The Murder Bureau

The Murder Bureau

It is August 1978; Georgi Markov is in his London flat when the phone rings. He’s greeted by the sound of a cold and distorted voice. “Georgi Markov you’re going to die”.   Markov is used to these dea...

16 Nov 202236min

Finding Mary Magdalene

Finding Mary Magdalene

According to all four gospels, Jesus chose one person as the first witness of his resurrection. One person, who was entrusted with spreading this momentous news; a follower whose life is still shroude...

9 Nov 202239min

The Hitler Diaries

The Hitler Diaries

It is the early 1980s, and in a house in West Germany a man called Gerd Heidemann is flicking through a book with mounting excitement. Sentences leap from the page:   ‘The burning of the books was not...

2 Nov 202240min

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