The Dalby Spook: Gef the Talking Mongoose (Part 1)
In the 1930s a peculiar story began filtering out from the towns and villages surrounding a small farm on the western coast of the Isle of Man. Reports of a talking animal, a local spook that could si...
20 Nov 20231h 4min
Thames Torso Mysteries: London in the Shadow of the Ripper
For over a century, 19th century criminal history has been dominated by a single name. With his murders so violent, his acts so senseless, his victims so vulnerable and his legacy so profound, Jack th...
30 Okt 20231h 21min
Listen Now: MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries
Follow MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge the first 8 episodes, early and ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music app today. The human body is a mir...
17 Okt 20238min
The Ratcliffe Highway Murders of 1811
In 1811 a series of brutal murders on the Ratcliffe Highway in the east end of London shook the locals to the very core with their unrivalled brutality and seemingly random, everyday targets. The murd...
17 Okt 20231h 19min
The Lancashire Seven: Possessions, Exorcisms & Executions
In the late 1500s, Britain was, spiritually speaking, in something of a confusing place for the average citizen. With the protestant reform in full swing, many old traditions were being unceremoniousl...
1 Okt 20231h
The Haunting of Hinton Ampner
In an old estate situated just outside Chichester, on the South coast of England sits the HInton Ampner manor house. Rebuilt several times over its 1000 year existence, its current iteration is an inn...
17 Sep 202348min
Hypnotism & Murder: The Bloody Trunk of Eyraud & Bompard
Amid the opulence of Belle Époque France, a trial took place that threatened to unravel the very meaning of human legal justice. Michel Eyraud and Gabrielle Bompard, two French citizens living their l...
6 Sep 20231h 21min
The Assassination of Orléans: The Rise & Fall of a Medieval Detective
On the eve of the worst winter for over a century and with France on the brink of war with the English, the 1400s in Paris were a tumultuous period. With a mentally unstable king and a collection of d...
22 Aug 20231h 5min
