Stay ConnectedForbidden 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 controversial legacies. Each episode will delve into the history archives to reveal new perspectives on familiar stories.
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In this episode of Forbidden History, a mysterious hoard of medieval swords emerges from the past. Tied to the Battle of Castillon, their discovery challenges everything we think we know about the final moments of the Hundred Years War.
Cast List:
Eric Meyers: Narrator
Tim Sutherland: Archaeologist
David Nicolle: Military Historian
David Oliver: Arms and Armour Expert
Clive Thomas: Arms and Armour Researcher
Bob Savage: Royal Armouries Expert
Henry Hallop: Arms Specialist
David Williams: Auctioneer, Bonhams
Antoine: Musée de l’Armée Curator
Dr Guilheim Perin: Historian
Ewart Oakeshott: Historical Arms and Armour Scholar (Archive)
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What if Christianity was shaped as much by Egypt as it was by Rome or Jerusalem? In this episode, Tony McMahon explores how one of the world’s oldest civilisations could have influenced the rise of a new faith.
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In this episode of Forbidden History, we are joined by battlefield archaeologist Tim Sutherland, who investigates one of the most extraordinary Viking discoveries ever made. A specialist in conflict archaeology and the forensic analysis of mass graves, Tim has spent decades uncovering the physical evidence of warfare left behind in the soil. Now he travels to the remote shores of Estonia, where two ancient ship burials are rewriting everything we thought we knew about Viking culture.
Cast List:
Eric Meyers: Narrator
Tim Sutherland: Host
Raili Allmäe: Osteo-Archaeologist, University of Tallinn
John Haywood: Historian and Writer
Marge Konsa: Archaeologist, University of Tartu
Jüri Peets: Archaeologist, University of Tallinn
Neil Price: Historian
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In 1945, an armoured Nazi train allegedly vanished into a sealed tunnel in the mountains of Poland, loaded with billions in stolen treasure. Decades later, treasure hunters arrived with new technology. The world held its breath. What they found next was either the greatest discovery in history or the ultimate disappointment.
Cast List:
Guy Walters: Historian & Author
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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When the Russian Revolution erupted in 1917, Tsar Nicholas II and his family looked to one man who might save them: King George V of Britain, his own cousin. Britain initially offered the Romanovs refuge, but the offer was suddenly withdrawn. Why did the king change his mind, and could that decision have sealed the Romanovs’ fate?
Cast List:
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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For this St Patrick’s Day special episode of Forbidden History, archaeologist Tim Sutherland travels to Ireland to explore the reality behind one of the country’s most famous medieval battles. With insights from historians, archaeologists and weapons experts, the episode reveals how new research and archaeology are shedding fresh light on the conflict.
Cast List:
John Cronin: Writer and Historian
Seán Duffy: Historian, Trinity College Dublin (Prof. Seán Duffy)
Rodney French: Coppersmith
Andrew Halpin: Historian and Weapons Expert (Dr. Andrew Halpin)
Frank Kearney: Galway County Council
Paul Macdonald: Swordmaker, Macdonald Armouries
David Nicolle: Military Historian (Dr. David Nicolle)
Boyd Rankin: Armourer
Damien Shiels: Archaeologist, Rubicon Heritage
Tim Sutherland: Archaeologist, University of York
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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In this episode of Forbidden History, we are joined by historian Tracy Borman. Tracy heads to Chicago to discover how Al Capone rose to infamy, from club bouncer to the most notorious gangster in history, uncovering the two sides to his personality.
Cast List:
Tracy Borman - Historian
Tony McMahon - Historian and Author
Dominic Selwood - Historian and Author
Eric Meyers – Narrator
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In this final episode of our three-part series, we explore the modern battle over the Parthenon sculptures as a clash between the idea of shared global heritage and the pull of national identity, as Britain and Greece stake competing claims to history itself.
Cast List:
Dominic Selwood: Journalist
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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In Part II of our Parthenon trilogy, we follow Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin as he secures the sculptures and begins their fraught journey from Athens to Britain. Imprisonment, financial ruin, and fierce public criticism surround him as the marbles arrive in London. Almost immediately, they ignite heated debate in Parliament and among Britain’s cultural elite.
Part III is released this Thursday.
Cast List:
Dominic Selwood: Journalist
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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Long before it became a global controversy, the Parthenon was the ultimate statement of Athenian power.
In Part I of our three-part special, historian Dominic Selwood takes us back to 5th-century BC Athens. Join us in exploring its construction under Pericles, its role as a temple and imperial treasury, and the powerful sculptural programme designed by Phidias. From the metopes and frieze to the towering statue of Athena to the changes that different cultures made to them.
This is Part I of a three-part series. Part II, examining Lord Elgin and the removal of the sculptures, releases tomorrow. Part III follows the day after, exploring the legal and cultural debates that continues today.
Cast List:
Dominic Selwood: Journalist
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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