Wounds of Christ: Macabre History of Stigmata
The wounds that Christ received on the cross - the stigmata - have had a strange afterlife, reappearing on the flesh of followers from St Francis of Assisi right through to the present. The stigmata a...
26 Sep 202435min
Who was Jack the Ripper? The Barber (Suspect 2)
Part 2/4. By looking at the men accused of being Jack the Ripper, we uncover dark truths about Victorian society - and our own. Why were these men, most of them almost certainly innocent, singled out ...
23 Sep 202451min
Ned Kelly: Australia's Notorious Outlaw
Ned Kelly is a murdering, bank-robbing, Australian folk hero. What is the true history of this mythic figure? And how did an outlaw - or bushranger - rise up to become a symbol for a new nation?Anthon...
19 Sep 202438min
Who was Jack the Ripper? The Prince (Suspect 1)
Part 1/4. By investigating the men accused of being Jack the Ripper, we uncover dark truths about Victorian society - and our own. Why were these men, most of them almost certainly innocent, singled o...
16 Sep 202437min
Lost Colony of Roanoke: Mystery of England's First American Settlers
The colonists of Roanoke Island in the 1580's were the very first English people to try to establish a permanent settlement in America. They completely disappeared. The only clue was the word 'CROATOA...
12 Sep 202440min
Myth of the Minotaur: Half Man Half Bull
The myth of the Minotaur has endured thousands of years for good reason... it's hard to forget! Today, Maddy Pelling tells Anthony Delaney the story of King Minos of Crete, the monster in his maze, an...
9 Sep 202435min
The Black Death: The Deadliest Plague
It was beyond Biblical in its horror. Around half of all Europeans are estimated to have died in the Black Death. Death ravaged towns and villages, castles and hovels. What did it feel like to live th...
5 Sep 202448min
Macabre Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was a poster boy for the macabre whose work thrilled readers throughout America and beyond. How did he end up in a gutter in Baltimore, delirious, and wearing clothes that were not his...
2 Sep 202435min
