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The search for the Holy Grail is one of the most famous and enduring stories in history. In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, journalist Jamie Theakston visits locations in England, Wales and Spain to examine claims that artefacts in each location could be the real Holy Grail.
Cast List:
Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporter
Graham Phillips: Author & Historian
Alan Butler: Author ‘Before the Pyramids’
Simon Cox: Author, Decoding the Lost Symbol
Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Clive Prince: Co-Author, The Templar Revelation
Robert Howells: Author, ‘The Last Pope’
Gerald Morgan: Author, Nanteos: House of History
Brett Harrison: Shugborough Historian
Nigel Jones: General Manager, Nanteos House
Fiona Mirylees: Current Owner of the Nanteos Cup
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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From Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1897 to the modern phenomena of Twilight, The Vampire Diaries, and True Blood, the legend of the vampire lives on. But how real are these mythical creatures? In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we delve into whether any aspects of the vampire myth are based in reality...
Cast List:
Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporter
Deborah Hyde: Editor, The Skeptic Magazine
Ross Andrews: Author & Historian
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Richard Felix: A historian and lecturer specialising in local and paranormal history
Heather Osborn: Author & Historian
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Bozhidar Dimitrov: Director, Sozopol Museum
David Farrant: Vampire Hunter
Aro Draven: Contemporary Vampire
Lia Benninghof: Contemporary Vampire
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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To some, Satanism is a religion as valid as Christianity - to others it’s a dangerous cult. With thousands of devotees and popularity rising, it's time to unearth its origins, tales and beliefs. Is there a darker side to the ancient ritual Black Mass?
Cast List:
Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporter
Gavin Baddeley: Church Of Satan, UK
Jack Orr: Local guide at Hellfire Caves, West Wycombe
Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Ross Andrews: Author & Historian
Richard Felix: A historian and lecturer specialising in local and paranormal history
Heather Osborn: Author & Historian
Edward Dashwood: Baronet, West Wycombe Estate
Aron Paramor: Occult Researcher
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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Forbidden History presents History's Greatest Hoaxes: The Hitler Diaries (Extended)
In this episode, we take a deeper dive into the case of the Hitler Diaries which purported to be sixty-two volumes of Adolf Hitler's personal journals. Convinced of their reality, Rupert Murdoch paid over a half a million dollars to publish them. The hoax turned out to be one of the greatest case of fraud ever done to a newspaper.
Cast List:
Gerd Heidemann: Former Reporter, Die Stern
Guy Walters - Author & Historian
Dr. Linda Papadopoulos: Author & Psychologist
Alex Boese: Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes
Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian
Magnus Linklater: Former News Editor, The Sunday Times
Gerhard Klussmeier: Author, The True Face of Konrad Kujau
Peter Hoffman: Museum of Contemporary History, Bonn
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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Forbidden History presents History's Greatest Hoaxes
In 1912 the discovery of an unusual skull and jawbone in Sussex, England, led many to believe that a 'missing link' had finally been found. The revelation of a hoax, however, had wide reaching impact on anthropology and science.
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.
Dr. Linda Papadopoulos: Author & Psychologist
Miles Russell: Archaeologist & Charles Dawson Biographer
Alex Boese: Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes
Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian
Joe Nickell: Paranormal Investigator
Keith Moore: Head Librarian, Royal Society
Cathy Walling: Curator, Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
Jo Hatton: Keeper of Natural History, Horniman Museum
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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Forbidden History presents History's Greatest Hoaxes
Papillon is one of the most popular books and films of the 1970s. It tells the dramatic story of the prison life of Henri Charrière, a convicted murderer with a large butterfly tattoo on his chest. But how much of his story was actually true? Was he ever imprisoned on Devil's Island? Or was it all fiction...?
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.
Alex Boese: Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes
Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian
Vladimir Lozinski: News Producer
Ronnie: Local Guide
Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian
Jim Haynes: Publisher
Erwin James: Ex-Convict & Journalist
Michel Muszlak: Philosopher
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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Forbidden History presents History's Greatest Hoaxes
In the 1990s, a British music and record promoter presented a black and white film and claimed it was footage of a Roswell-era alien autopsy. While many believed it to be real at the time, it is now recognised as a hoax, with the producers of the film going public with exactly what methods they used to make the programme so believable...
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.
Dr. Linda Papadopoulos: Author & Psychologist
Joe Nickell: Paranormal Investigator
Nick Pope: UK Ministry of Defense
Alex Boese: Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes
Ray Santilli: Filmmaker
Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian
John Humphreys: Special Effects Artist
Spyros Melaris: Cameraman
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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Forbidden History presents: History's Greatest Hoaxes
Orson Welles's Mercury Theater radio adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel 'The War of the Worlds' was a simulated news broadcast which convinced many Americans that an invasion by Martians was underway... Newspapers claimed that it led to a massive panic around the country, but was the original audience actually that large?
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.
Nick Pope: UK Ministry of Defense
Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian
Joe Nickell: Paranormal Investigator
Dr. Linda Papadopoulos: Author & Psychologist
Alex Boese: Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes
Clyde Lewis: RadioHost
Chris Gaylo: Local Resident
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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Forbidden History presents History's Greatest Hoaxes
According to folklore a large sea monster lurks in the depths of Loch Ness in Scotland. Over the years, grainy photographs and inconclusive video footage has emerged to keep the legend alive. Is it a clever hoax or the real thing?
Cast List:
Dr. Linda Papadopoulos: Author & Psychologist
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.
Alex Boese: Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes
Darren Naish: Palaeozoologist, University of Southampton
Dick Raynor: Loch Ness Investigator
Joe Nickell: Paranormal Investigator
Steve Feltham: Record Holding Nessie Hunter
Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian
Roland Watson: Nessie Blogger
Adrian Shine: Leader of the Loch Ness Project
Craig Wallace: Maritime Engineer
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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A very small percentage of the ancient city of Petra in Jordan has been excavated by archaeologists - what treasures could still lie undisturbed beneath the city in hidden tombs? Investigative journalist Jamie Theakston travels to Jordan to see what he can find…
Cast List:
Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’
Alan Butler: Author ‘Before the Pyramids’
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Dr. Suleiman Farajat: Former Director of Petra Site
Clive Prince: Co-Author, The Templar Revelation
Simon Cox: Author ‘Decoding the Lost Symbol’
Jamie Theakston: Investigative Journalist
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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