Unexplained

On December 4th 1872, the crew of the cargo ship Dei Gratia, came across a ghost ship set adrift in the Atlantic Ocean, 400 miles to the east of the Azores. The fate of the vessel, Mary Celeste, and t...

9 Aug 202433min

It could be said that all stories are ultimately about one thing – death. None more so than the stories we tell each other concerning what awaits us after life. It is a theme that can be found in stor...

2 Aug 202422min

Unexplained Season 7 has now finished but we’ll be back on Friday September 6th to begin Season 8. In the meantime, I’m going to be replaying some of my favourite episodes from the archives. This week...

26 Jul 202430min

One chilly morning in a small village in Romania, in February 1925, 11-year-old Eleonore Zugun found a coin on the way to her grandmother's house.  Eleonore's cousin warned her not to pick it up; that...

19 Jul 202430min

The third and final part of Season 07 Episode 25: The City Upon a Hill  As accusations of witchcraft mount up soon the fear spreads beyond Salem and out into the wider Puritan community. With over 100...

12 Jul 202434min

Part two of Season 07 Episode 25: The City Upon a Hill  It's March 1692 in Salem. Three women - Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba - stand accused of witchcraft. All three have so far denied the acc...

5 Jul 202432min

June 1630, 700 puritans arrived from England at a place in New England, America, known to many local communities as Naumkeag. To those new arrivals however, it was known as something different. Inspir...

28 Jun 202434min

The volcanic landscape of Iceland exerts a strong pull on the psyche. So it's no wonder the nation's folklore is so rich with stories of the supernatural, of ghosts and trolls, but most of all, elves....

21 Jun 202431min