18 | Eyam Plague The Village of the Damned
An extraordinary sighting of a comet over London in 1664 heralded a double disaster of the following two years: The Great Plague and the Great Fire. But it wasn’t just Londoners who suffered. The Peak...
29 Maj 202519min
17 | The Mystery of the Devonshire Footprints
The heavy snowfall overnight in Devon in February 1855 was unusual. But what was even more unusual was the trail of footprints that appeared in the snow, ranging for over 100 miles, crossing rivers an...
22 Maj 202513min
16 | Adolph Beck A Case of Mistaken Identity
In 19th century England it seemed that having a distinctive moustache was risky, as chemist Adolf Beck found out to his misfortune. At the time, eyewitness descriptions of criminals were accepted as f...
15 Maj 202516min
15 | How Pigeons Helped Win WWII: The Secret History of Wartime Messengers
Few birds are as quintessentially British as the humble pigeon, but at best, they’re seen as comical, at worst, as vermin. But did you know that pigeons served as daring message carriers in the World ...
4 Maj 202524min
14 | The Drowned Village of Herne Bay
Hampton-on-Sea, a once-thriving Kent village, now lies beneath the waves—forgotten by time but not by history. Among its final residents was Detective Inspector Edmund Reid, famed for his role in the ...
1 Maj 20259min
13 | The Vanishing Heiress Violet Charlesworth
Fraud, deception, a striking red cloak, and a crashed car on a lonely Welsh clifftop road. What was the enigmatic story behind this curious little-known incident, and why is this spot still known as “...
24 Apr 202511min
12 | The Hammersmith Ghost – A Strange Murder Defence
If you shoot a ghost that’s been frightening people to death, is it against the law? This could be one of the strangest murder defences in history, when Francis Smith armed himself with a pistol and w...
17 Apr 20258min
11 | Hermits for Hire
Think modern fads are strange? Try the Georgian craze for having a hermit living in your back garden. Let’s explore this forgotten trend which saw a spate of advertisements for people to spend seven y...
9 Apr 202513min
