The Hitler Diaries
It is the early 1980s, and in a house in West Germany a man called Gerd Heidemann is flicking through a book with mounting excitement. Sentences leap from the page: ‘The burning of the books was not...
2 Nov 202240min
The S-Bahn Murderer: A Serial Killer in Nazi Berlin
It’s 1940 and there’s a serial killer on the streets of Berlin looking for his next victim. Elfreda Franka is travelling home on the late train after work. Sitting alone in the dark carriage she stare...
26 Okt 202237min
The Strange Life of Peter the Great
It’s the early morning of June the 26th, 1718 and in the basement of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St Petersburg, Russia, lies a young man. His face is covered in bruises, his back is bleeding, and h...
19 Okt 202242min
Prince George – Tragedy or Treason?
On the 25th of August 1942, during the height of the Second World War, a flying boat destined for Reykjavik in Iceland crashed into the side of a hill in the Scottish Highlands. Among those who lost t...
12 Okt 202236min
Hitler’s Niece - Suicide or Murder?
It’s the morning of September 18th, 1931, and through the walls of their apartment in Munich, Germany, a man and woman can be heard arguing. The man is Adolf Hitler, who would go on to lead as German ...
12 Okt 202236min
Introducing: Forbidden History
Forbidden History is a documentary podcast series which explores the past’s darkest corners, sheds light on the lives of intriguing individuals, and uncovers the truth buried deep in history’s most co...
28 Sep 20221min
