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Behind the image of a stern monarch, Queen Victoria lived a deeply emotional life marked by personal tragedies, private struggles with grief and the quiet use of laudanum. This episode explores Victoria’s intense relationships, from her devotion to Prince Albert to her rumoured bond with John Brown - alongside the assassination attempts and hidden vulnerabilities that shaped the woman beneath the crown.
Cast List:
Tracy Borman: Chief Curator, Historic Royal Palaces
Dr. Rosemary Leonard: General Practitioner & Journalist
Tony McMahon: Author & Journalist
Hallie Rubenhold: Author, ‘The Scandalous Lady W’
Dominic Selwood: Author & Journalist
Rebecca Rideal: Author, ‘Plague, War & Hellfire’
Dai Davies: Retired Chief Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police
Dr. Matt Green: Historian
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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Enter Montana’s infamous penitentiary and hear the explosive story of a tense siege, the firing of bazookas and a maverick warden.
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Bringing you a bonus episode from a brand new podcast from the Like A Shot network. Join historian Sascha Auerbach, and comedian Tom Ward, as they reveal the incredible stories behind eerie ghost towns, ruined mansions, forgotten factories, crumbling castles, wartime relics, haunted prisons, and much more.
'Where Did Everyone Go? Histories of the Abandoned' is an entertaining journey into the world’s most remarkable abandoned places.
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Hosts: Sascha Auerbach, Tom Ward
Producer: Lewis Rumbol
Assistant Producer: Alice Chuter
Editor: Chris Scott
“Where Did Everyone Go? Histories of the Abandoned” is a recorded ‘as live’ podcast presented by comedian Tom Ward and historian Sascha Auerbach. Together they discuss abandoned things and places. Please be aware this is an unscripted discussion and whilst we try to ensure historic and factual accuracy, this isn’t always possible and as such ‘facts’ discussed may be the views and opinions of the presenters and should not be relied upon for historical accuracy.
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In this episode, we explore the legendary Staff of Moses, an unassuming shepherd’s rod turned divine instrument of miracles. From transforming into a serpent, to parting the Red Sea, we're joined by historian Tony McMahon to help us trace its symbolic power and enduring mystery throughout history.
Cast List:
Tony McMahon: Former BBC news producer, author, print journalist and historian
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast we take a look at the dark ambitions of Hans Kammler, whose fingerprints remain on some of the Nazi regime’s most lethal projects, from the development of the V-2 rocket to the construction and operation of concentration camps.
Cast List:
Nigel Jones: Author & Historian
Dr Michael Allen: Author, ‘The Business of Genocide’
Dr. Paul Jaskot: Author, ‘The Architecture of Oppression’
Dr. Karina Urbach: Author, ‘Go-Betweens for Hitler’
Guy Walters: Author & Historian
Dr. Katherine Sharp Landdeck: Texas Woman’s University
Dr. Piotr Setkiewicz: Auschwitz Memorial Research Center
Dr. Karsten Uhl: Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp Memorial
Dr. Rainer Karlsch: Institute for Contemporary History Munich-Berlin
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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In this episode of Forbidden History, we delve into the CIA’s controversial and secretive experiments that were conducted in the name of national security. From Project MK-Ultra’s mind control trials to the mysterious Operation Sea Spray, the strange outbreak in Pont-Saint-Esprit in 1951, and the conspiracy-laced Montauk Project, experts explore the threads that may connect these suspicious events…
Cast List:
Peggy Brunache: Historian, archaeologist and lecturer at University of Glasgow
Lindsay Moran: Author and former CIA operative
Dominic Selwood: Historian, barrister and author
Luke Daly Groves: Historian, author and lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire
Lynn Picknett: Historian, researcher and author
Colin Ross: Psychiatrist and former president of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
Tony McMahon: Former BBC news producer, author, print journalist and historian
Danielle Lindsay & Brian Minnick: Montauk, Long Island
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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In 1941, Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s deputy, embarked on a mysterious solo flight to Scotland in an unauthorised bid for peace. What drove him? Was he a rogue idealist, or was this part of a deeper plot? In this episode we unpack the strange mission, the unanswered questions surrounding his decades in Spandau Prison, and his subsequent controversial death.
Cast List:
James Douglas-Hamilton: The Duke of Hamilton’s Son
Nigel Jones: Author & Historian
Roger Moorhouse: Author & Historian
Prof. Manfred Goertemaker: Historian, University of Potsdam
Frank McDonough: Author & Historian of the Third Reich
Dr Linda Papadopoulos: Psychologist
Andreas Mix: Memorium Nuremberg Trials
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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TW: The following episode contains discussion of child abuse, please listen with care.
In 1483, two young heirs vanished from the Tower of London, sparking centuries of speculation. In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we examine the theories surrounding their disappearance, including the controversial connection to Richard III, whose recently exhumed body has reignited questions about his role in their deaths…
Cast List:
Ciaran O’Keefe: Criminal Psychologist
Prof. Michael Green: Forensic Pathologist
Andrew Rose: Barrister & QC
Richard Felix: Author & Historian
Tracy Borman: ChiefCurator at Royal Historical Palaces
Nigel Jones: Author & Historian
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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In this episode we delve into the bizarre circumstances surrounding the death of Edward II of England, a king whose tragic end has long been shrouded in mystery. After being deposed and imprisoned by his wife, Queen Isabella, and a faction of powerful barons, Edward's demise has sparked centuries of debate. Was his death a result of natural causes, a tragic accident, or a carefully orchestrated murder?
Cast List:
Ciaran O’Keefe: Criminal Psychologist
Prof. Michael Green: Forensic Pathologist
Andrew Rose: Barrister & QC
Richard Felix: Author & Historian
Charles Berkeley: Berkeley Castle
Paul Doherty: Author & Historian
Lynda McLaren: Tour Guide, Berkeley Castle
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we look into how Adolf Hitler leveraged recreation and leisure activities to control Germany's workforce and instill the ideals of the Nazi regime in the citizens of the Third Reich.
Cast List:
Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press.
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Terry Charman: Historian & Author
Michael Lynch: Author of ‘Understanding Nazi Germany’
Adrian Weale: Author & Former British Army Intelligence Officer
Prof. Steven Klipstein: Author & Historian
Nigel H. Jones: Author & Historian
Colin Philpott: Author of "Relics of the Reich"
Jim Meigs: Author & Historian
Jan Seidler: Prora Documentation Centre
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we delve into the mysterious murder of Arthur of Brittany, the young heir whose death in 1203 raised questions of betrayal and political intrigue. Was it a power play by King John of England, or something more sinister?
Cast List:
Stephen Church: Historian & Expert on King John
Ciaran O’Keefe: Criminal Psychologist
Prof. Michael Green: Forensic Pathologist
Andrew Rose: Barrister & QC
Richard Felix: Author & Historian
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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