10 | McCaig’s Folly – Scotland’s Colosseum & Oban’s Hidden Gem
Did you know there’s a replica of the famous Colosseum of Rome in Scotland? Let’s find out where it came from, who built it, and why, in this episode of Curious Britain.📢 Get in Touch & Support the S...
2 Apr 20256min
9 | The Headless Boggart of Longridge
We explore the cryptic inscription on a stone slab which hints at the terror wrought by a boggart in the village of Longridge, Lancashire. Many people in the area have reported tales over the centurie...
27 Mar 202513min
8 | The Counterfeit Colonel and the Crown Jewels
Disguises, sword fights, kidnapping, and a band of 17th century rogues – they’re all here in this eventful episode of Curious Britain, as we explore this historic attempt to purloin every thief’s drea...
20 Mar 202514min
7 | Mother Shipton's Prophecies
Did a 15th century witch who lived in a remote North Yorkshire cave really predict the rise and fall of monarchs, world wars, planes, and even the internet? Some people think so, and even today touris...
13 Mar 202514min
6 | Coningsby’s Curious Church Clock
St Michael’s Church Clock in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, is the largest of its kind in the country. But what else is unique about this historic timepiece? Find out in this episode of Curious Britain.Get ...
6 Mar 20257min
5 | Aliens or Airships - The Forgotten UFOs of Ireland
UFO sightings today are often blamed on modern aircraft. But how can we explain the reports of moving lights and mysterious airships across Ireland as early as 1909, in the infancy of aviation?Get in ...
27 Feb 202512min
4 | The Cheddar Man
When a group of workers on a routine drainage project accidentally discovered something buried in a cave in the Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, they could never have predicted that it would become one of the...
19 Feb 202512min
3 | The Rollright Stones
Who (or what) placed these curious monuments on top of a Cotswold hill between 3,500 and 1,500 BC, and what was their purpose? Let’s explore the archaeology and folklore that surrounds the Rollright S...
12 Feb 202515min
