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After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the ParanormalEpisodes Available now
Truth About Highwayman Dick Turpin
What is the real history of highwayman Dick Turpin?
Harry Houdini was the Original Ghostbuster
Harry Houdini's fascination with the afterlife and mythbusting.
Ghosts of Ancient Mesopotamia
What is the earliest evidence of ghosts?
Truth About Sweeney Todd
What is the truth behind Sweeney Todd's story?
The Most Notorious Viking Raid
The Viking attack on Lindisfarne sent cultural shockwaves through history
Oscar Wilde's Very Victorian Scandal
The life of the high priest of decadence.
Execution of Charles I
Ronald Hutton tells the story of Charles I's final days.
The Dark Side of the Vikings
Find out what the Vikings were really like.
The Only Prime Minister Ever Assassinated
He's a pub quiz answer - but what did his assassination mean?
Who Was Medieval Europe's Most Evil Monarch?
Who was the very worst of all the Medieval monarchs?
