Podcast Episodes

Day In The Life Of A Body Snatcher

Episode 208

Join Anthony and Maddy as they spend a day - or should that be night? - in the life of a 19th century body snatcher.

Find out which months they favoured for body snatching, why they never stole the de…

Published on 9 hours ago

Georgian England's Notorious Dumpling Poisoner

Episode 207

Did she do it? Did serving girl Eliza Fenning poison the dumplings she served the Turner family? This is a true crime case from 1813 that brings together class tensions, sexism, the law. have a go he…

Published on 3 days, 9 hours ago

Dark Truth About Ancient Egypt's Mummification

Episode 206

The Ancient Egyptians had a very different idea about death than most people do today.

And the idea of mummification is (excuse the pun) wrapped up in so many modern ideas, that we can lose its real p…

Published on 1 week ago

Who was the 'Man-Monster' Of New York?

Episode 205

On June 16, 1836, in New York City, Mary Jones stood in a courtroom that was a cauldron of hatred. Mary was African American and one of the first known transgender women in US history. Anthony Delane…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

BONUS: Hear a chapter of Anthony's new book, Queer Georgians

Episode 204

Hear a chapter of Anthony's new book, Queer Georgians: A hidden history of lovers, lawbreakers and homemakers. It's out now!

For more information, click here.

Anthony tells listeners why he wanted to w…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

Dark Side of Ancient Rome's Colosseum

Episode 203

In today's episode, we're taking you inside the towering walls of Ancient Rome's Colosseum to find out the dark reality of what happened there.

From the sex appeal of gladiators, to the choreographed …

Published on 2 weeks ago

Gay Sex Scandal that Outraged the Georgians

Episode 202

What price might a man pay for sex in the 18th century? Well, if it was with another man, he might pay with his life.

In this episode, Anthony introduces us to 43-year-old milkman Gabriel Lawrence. To…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Jack the Ripper: Invention of a Monster

Episode 201

Jack the Ripper as we think of him, is an invention of the Victorian media. They took the complete absence of hard facts about the killer, and populated it with the period's anxieties, fantasies and …

Published on 3 weeks ago

The Dark Side of Medieval England

Episode 200

This episode contains descriptions of execution and torture.

To be Hanged, Drawn & Quartered. Put on the Rack. Impaled on a spike. This list paints a very dark picture. What was the reality of executi…

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

The Darkest Scandal in Victorian Britain

Episode 199

Today we step into the shadowy world of W.T. Stead—a Victorian journalist whose life was as controversial as it was groundbreaking. 

Hear how he uncovered a sex scandal which shocked the nation, dabbl…

Published on 4 weeks ago