Who was the Last Witch of Scotland?
With the nights closing in, what better time to re-visit a favourite episode of ours.In 1727, Janet Horne of the Highland community of Dornoch became the last person in Britain to be tried and execute...
24 Nov 202529min
Could you Survive the Medieval Apocalypse?
For Medieval Europe, the Apocalypse wasn’t just a metaphor - it was very real and very imminent.We are talking about the four horsemen, locusts the size of horses, the beast of the abyss, the Whore of...
20 Nov 202545min
Why Did Henry VIII Kill Catherine Howard?
In 1540 Henry VIII was getting old, and his eyes turned to teenager Catherine Howard.He fell hard and fast for Catherine - his "rose without a thorn" - but when he found out about her past, all hell b...
17 Nov 202552min
Who Was Nostradamus?
Did Nostradamus really predict everything from the Great Fire of London to the rise of Hitler?We predict that you'll find out in this episode...Join Anthony and Maddy as they explore the life of 16th ...
13 Nov 202532min
Day in the Life of a Tudor Executioner
Did they wear black hoods? Whose axe did they use? How did you get the job in the first place? Today Anthony Delaney takes Maddy Pelling inside the world of the Tudor Executioner.Research by Phoebe Jo...
10 Nov 202542min
Henry VIII's Murderous Reign
Henry VIII was a monarch everyone was excited for, and turned into someone who weaponised his powers for murder.What happened in his life that caused the death toll to suddenly rise?In this episode, A...
6 Nov 202551min
The Perfume Poisoner Who Killed 500 Men
Deep in Renaissance Rome, it is said that a woman called Giulia Tofana supplied poison to kill some 500 abusive men.Is this the stuff of myth and folklore? What historical truth is there to be found? ...
3 Nov 202530min
Introducing a chilling new podcast: TWISTED TALES WITH HEIDI WONG
Reality is the real horror.Every Monday, poet and paranormal obsessive Heidi Wong unearths the chilling true stories behind the world’s most terrifying legends. From haunted dolls to cursed houses, ea...
1 Nov 20257min
