Ghosts, grief and the paranormal

Ghosts, grief and the paranormal

Why are we so spooked – and yet so fascinated – by things that go bump in the night? And can science really prove that ghouls exist? Alice Vernon talks to Jon Bauckham about the evolution of ghost-hunting over the past 200 years, and how tales of pesky poltergeists and ectoplasm-filled séances have turned even some of the hardest sceptics into true believers. (Ad) Alice Vernon is the author of Ghosted: A History of Ghost Hunting and Why We Keep Looking (Bloomsbury, 2025). Buy it now from Waterstones: https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fghosted%2Falice-vernon%2F9781399418706. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Pompeii comes to London

Pompeii comes to London

Rob Attar takes a tour of the British Museum's major new Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition in the company of curator Paul Roberts. Plus we broadcast the winning entries of our Young Historians' Podca...

4 Apr 201348min

With Anne Boleyn at the Tower

With Anne Boleyn at the Tower

Suzannah Lipscomb and Charlotte Hodgman explore the downfall of Anne Boleyn, at the Tower of London where she met her end. Plus Kate Donington describes the nature of British slave ownership. Rob Atta...

28 Mar 20131h 2min

Henry V and Thomas Cromwell – hero and villain

Henry V and Thomas Cromwell – hero and villain

We challenge the reputations of two titans of English history. Anne Curry explores Henry V's disreputable youth, while Diarmaid Macculloch offers a robust defence of Wolf Hall star Thomas Cromwell. Ro...

21 Mar 201350min

German prisoners and Nelson's navy

German prisoners and Nelson's navy

Panikos Panayi explores the experiences of German internees in Britain during the First World War, while Sam Willis introduces some first-hand accounts from Nelson's navy. Rob Attar presents Hosted on...

14 Mar 201352min

Papal election special

Papal election special

To mark the upcoming papal election, historian Stella Fletcher explores the long tradition of conclaves. Rob Attar presents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more abou...

7 Mar 201344min

The Industrial Revolution and post-war eugenics

The Industrial Revolution and post-war eugenics

Emma Griffin discusses the beneficiaries of the growth of British industry, while Clare Hanson explores the controversial eugenics movement of the post-war period. Rob Attar presents Hosted on Acast. ...

28 Feb 201336min

Georgian banking and medieval royalty

Georgian banking and medieval royalty

Anne Murphy discusses an 18th-century investigation into the Bank of England, while Judith Green reveals what Henry I spent his money on. Presented by Rob Attar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...

21 Feb 201341min

Hitler's philosophers, and a Bronze Age boat

Hitler's philosophers, and a Bronze Age boat

Yvonne Sherratt explains why German thinkers were enraptured by the Nazis, while Robert Van De Noort introduces a project to recreate a Bronze Age boat. Presented by Rob Attar Hosted on Acast. See aca...

14 Feb 201342min

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