(2/2) We find out what life inside the Foundling Hospital was like as we complete the heartbreaking and heartwarming history... more

Today Anthony and Maddy look into the heartbreaking history of the Foundling Hospital, now London’s saddest museum. Starting in the 18th... more

Can we see beyond the veil, glimpse the future before it arrives? John Barker, a psychiatrist with a fascination for... more

(Part 2/2) Anthony returns to his hometown of Kilkenny to conclude the tale of the first person to be executed... more

Ghost hunting couple Ed and Lorraine Warren transformed twentieth century America into an enchanted land dotted with haunted houses, cursed... more

(Part 1/2) 700 years ago, in 1324, the first person to be executed for witchcraft in Ireland died in Kilkenny.... more

112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville (Long Island) is arguably the most haunted house in America. Inside its walls demonic forces... more

(Part 2/2) They could've run, but they stayed. In 1665 plague arrived in the idyllic English village of Eyam. What... more

The Deep South is a haunted landscape where dark tourism thrives, supplying spine-tingling thrills to eager visitors. But is there... more

(Part 1/2) They could've run, but they stayed. In 1665 plague arrived in the idyllic English village of Eyam. What... more

Queen Victoria was synonymous with grief and the Victorian cult of death. Yet her own funeral wasn't that at all.... more

The violent death of Captain James Cook, British explorer, on a Hawaiian beach in 1779 has become the stuff of... more

The ghost of Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, screaming down a corridor. A nursemaid's spinning wheel clicking in... more

Part 2/2. Iceberg, panic and lives changed forever. Loss, survival, and myth-making. Today is part two of the most famous... more

Maddy and Anthony have a new TV documentary out all about King James VI of Scotland's witch hunts, available on... more

Part 1/2. Come on board the White Star Line's latest marvel, the splendour of the sea, the Titanic. Today we... more

Pumpkins, trick or treating and ghost stories are what we associate with Halloween, but what about turnips, fairies and a... more

This Tudor's story is intense and tragic. She's known as Lady Jane Grey but we ought to change that to... more

Today we’re exploring the grim and heroic final days of the Anne Boleyn, the thousand day queen.We are joined by... more

Edith Thompson was the model 1920's flapper girl. Her husband Percy was more suburban. When young Freddy Bywater entered the... more

John Reginald Christie was the most notorious murderer of his era. On the outside he was every inch the Old... more

Part 4/4. By looking at the men accused of being Jack the Ripper, we uncover dark truths about Victorian society... more

Discover the true story of Burke and Hare’s murderous rampage through the streets of Edinburgh, all to serve the needs... more

Part 3/4. By looking at the men accused of being Jack the Ripper, we uncover dark truths about Victorian society... more

The wounds that Christ received on the cross - the stigmata - have had a strange afterlife, reappearing on the... more

Part 2/4. By looking at the men accused of being Jack the Ripper, we uncover dark truths about Victorian society... more

Ned Kelly is a murdering, bank-robbing, Australian folk hero. What is the true history of this mythic figure? And how... more

Part 1/4. By investigating the men accused of being Jack the Ripper, we uncover dark truths about Victorian society -... more

The colonists of Roanoke Island in the 1580's were the very first English people to try to establish a permanent... more

The myth of the Minotaur has endured thousands of years for good reason... it's hard to forget! Today, Maddy Pelling... more

It was beyond Biblical in its horror. Around half of all Europeans are estimated to have died in the Black... more

Edgar Allan Poe was a poster boy for the macabre whose work thrilled readers throughout America and beyond. How did... more

A skull a day! People ate people in the name of medicine across Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.... more

Picture a serial killer in your mind’s eye. What do you see... Is it your gran?Today is the story of... more

The second part of our story on the Salem Witch Trials. Anthony Delaney takes Maddy Pelling inside the courtroom as... more

First of two episodes on the Salem Witch Trials. We begin the story as accusations are made throughout the town... more

Harry Houdini was the greatest magician that ever lived. He was also the greatest ghostbuster ever, exposing countless spiritual mediums... more

The life of Joseph Merrick, the man they dared to call "The Elephant Man", will fill you with pain and... more

When a series of mysterious disappearances and gruesome murders happened on the American Frontier in the 19th century, fingers started... more

It's one of the most infamous trials in American history, Lizzie Borden's story is breathtaking even today. In 1893 she... more

The unclaimed dead of New York City's streets and rivers were once brought to the notorious New York Morgue. It's... more

How did Marie Antoinette, last Queen of France, spend her final days before the guillotine took her head? Did she... more

"The internet is full of dark and wicked things" said a police chief after a shocking crime by two children... more

In 1860 Britain was rocked by the brutal murder of 3-year-old Francis Kent inside his family home. Scotland Yard sent... more

There really was a secret society called the Illuminati that aimed to create a New World Order. This is true... more

In 1810 a valet called Joseph Sellis was found dead in St James's Palace. All eyes turned to his master... more

Untimely deaths followed the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter. Coincidence or ancient curse? When the tomb of King... more

It's America's greatest ghost story: the 1817-1821 haunting of a rural family by a mysterious entity—sometimes violent, sometimes mischievous, even... more

"You've got to pick a pocket or two" says Fagan to Oliver Twist about the foggy streets of Victorian London... more

Would you have gone? Would you have drunk with the condemned? Paid your way into their prison the night before?... more

Do you dare try? The Ouija board was invented in 1890. It was an idea lifted from Spiritualist devices for... more

What if a leisurely visit to the Palace of Versailles transported you back to the court of Marie Antoinette —... more

This is the dark history of the last people to be executed for witchcraft in England. In 1682, Temperance Lloyd,... more

The so-called 'Genius' Killer was a murderer who seemed to be both philosopher and psychopath, whose brain was one of... more

Convicts, illegal dissections, disease, all taking place on ships described as "Wicked Noah's Arks" where conditions were even worse than... more

The Enfield Poltergeist is Britain's most infamous haunting - set in the late 1970s on the outskirts of London, it... more

On Christmas night 1843 a mother and child were found murdered inside their burned out home. Suspicion fell on one... more

Mutineers, manhunts, uninhabited tropical islands and...SHIPWRECKS! The second part of the story of the Mutiny of the Bounty is even... more

Why are the Knights Templar surrounded by myths and legends? Is there any truth to the tales of the Holy... more

At exactly the same time as Jack the Ripper, another serial killer terrorised London. Just like Jack the Ripper, all... more

Garden gnomes have a secret life all of their own. If you don't believe us, then go ask Paris Hilton.Today... more

1847 was the darkest year in the spiralling horror of the Great Irish Famine. It is known in Ireland as... more

***Warning: today's episode contains graphic description of violence***In 1661 Oliver Cromwell was hung and beheaded...the only problem was he'd been... more

One million people died. Two million emigrated. The Great Irish Famine was the world turned upside down. The darkest chapter... more

***Spoiler Alert: this episode contains spoilers for the Harry Potter books and films***Giant snakes, winged horses and hooded demons. The... more

Violence, sex, betrayal, death and ... SHIPS! This is the story of how a voyage that began with scientific aims... more

In 1649, Charles I had his head chopped off for treason. It's a unique, divisive moment in English history. Was... more

Horror struck the East End of London twice in December 1811. Two brutal sets of murders within a few days... more

According to legend, Sawney Bean and Agnes "Black" Douglas raised a clan of cannibals in a remote Scottish cave. They... more

Did you know legendary mountaineer Edmund Hillary found evidence of the Yeti? Or that David Attenborough is on board with... more

Charles Hamilton allegedly had fourteen wives according to the newspapers, but the headline was that Charles used to be called... more

Our second episode examining the very real history of Bigfoot. This time we're looking at ancient Native American rock art... more

When people think of Medieval diseases, hysterical dancing is not usually what first comes to mind. Yet in 14th and... more

Does Bigfoot really walk among us? Today we start a three-part mini-series exploring the very real histories of Bigfoot and... more

What is it about this case that holds the imagination after all these years? When did that fascination with it... more

Malmesbury Abbey in Wiltshire was an institution of national significance from the late seventh century until the dissolution of the... more

‘If only walls could talk’ is a phrase which feels particularly relevant to mysterious murder cases throughout history. And in... more

This is the incredible history of Dracula, from medieval ruler Vlad the Impaler, to Bram Stoker and the Victorian theatre... more

Inside the heavy walls of Lancaster Castle, the darkest & deadliest of English witch trials played out in 1612 -... more

He wasn't Irish. He didn't wear green. There were no snakes. So who was the real St Patrick? How did... more