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

This episode contains descriptions of execution and torture.To be Hanged, Drawn & Quartered. Put on the Rack. Impaled on a... more

Mary Ann Cotton is known as the first British female serial killer. A trail of bodies, many her own children,... more

Mary Read and Anne Bonny are legendary female pirates from the golden age of piracy. Raised as boys, they sailed... more

In 1961 Betty and Barney Hill became the first people ever to be abducted by aliens. Their story of being... more

Citizens of Paris in the 19th century could stroll down to the Morgue to try to identify the unknown dead... more

Did you know Benjamin Franklin began his career reporting mermaid sightings? Or that there's a mermaid on every cup of... more

The earliest evidence of human belief in ghosts comes from 5,000 years ago in Mesopotamia. Who were these first ghosts?... more

At the tender age of 23, Thomas Harris, author of The Silence of the Lambs, was sent to interview a... more

In a world before police, what happened when someone was murdered? How were murderers caught? How did the wheels of... more

Two green children walked into the village of Woolpit in Suffolk, England, sometime in the 12th century. They said they... more

Take dinosaur bones, snake poison, volcanic lava, fear of the unknown. Mix it all together and you have a dragon!Today... more

In 1920 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published a story more explosive than any adventure of Sherlock Holmes. He claimed that... more

Who was the American Ripper? How many people died at his hands? What on earth is a 'murder castle'? Anthony... more