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Back to SearchJack The Ripper: The Killer Strikes Again (Part 3)
Episode 626
How did Jack the Ripper manage to strike twice in the same night without getting caught? Did he have an accomplice? And, what chilling clues did the …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Jack The Ripper: Horror in Whitechapel (Part 2)
Episode 625
Who was Jack the Ripper’s second victim, and why was their murder considered the true starting point of his terrifying killing spree? How did the pol…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
The Beatles: The British Invasion, with Conan O’Brien (Part 2)
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What happens when fame, drugs, and genius collide? How did the Be…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Jack The Ripper: History’s Darkest Mystery (Part 1)
Episode 624
Was Jack the Ripper the first serial killer of all time? Who was his first victim, and why was the murder so shocking? And, what did the Ripper pheno…
4 months ago
The Nazis at War: Churchill’s Finest Hour (Part 4)
Episode 623
With Adolf Hitler at the apex of his power during the Second World War, how did he move on Britain? How did Winston Churchill respond? And, would Bri…
4 months ago
The Beatles: The Band that Changed the World, with Conan O’Brien (Part 1)
How did four Liverpool teenagers become the most influential band on earth? What made their music and charisma irresistible to a generation? And, how…
4 months ago
The Nazis at War: The Fall of France (Part 3)
Episode 622
How did the Battle of Dunkirk unfold in 1940? Why was it one of the key turning points of the Second World War for Hitler and his Nazi regime? And, h…
4 months, 1 week ago
621. The Nazis at War: Blitzkrieg (Part 2)
Episode 621
When Hitler’s eye fell on Norway and Denmark, how did he and the Nazis enact their terrible plan of conquest? How did the Allies respond to this west…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Nazis at War: Hitler Strikes West (Part 1)
Episode 620
What was Adolf Hitler’s next move, after occupying Czechoslovakia in March 1939, and brutally invading Poland that September? Why did the Allies fail…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen (Part 4)
Episode 619
How was Elizabeth I finally crowned Queen of England, after long years of perilous waiting? Why was her early reign so fraught with danger? Who was W…
4 months, 2 weeks ago