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The Balloons That Ate Cleveland (A Cautionary Tales Short)
Season 3 Episode 1
When Disneyland released one million helium balloons to set a new world record, Cleveland, Ohio looked on in envy. Could it top the Magic Kingdom? Wh…
3 years, 11 months ago
Death on the Dance Floor
Season 3 Episode 1
With its splendid modern architecture, the Hyatt Regency was the place to be seen in Kansas City in 1981. Beneath space-age walkways, guests drank, l…
3 years, 11 months ago
Cautionary Tales Returns Every Other Friday from March 25th
The greatest mistakes, disasters and fiascos of the past aren't just gripping stories... they're also warnings from which we all can learn.
Cautionary…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Mummy’s Curse
Season 2 Episode 17
Disturbing the remains of the Egyptian pharaohs is known to incur a deadly curse, so why did a team of archeologists still risk inciting the wrath of…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Truth About Hansel and Gretel
Season 2 Episode 16
Was the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel - the story of a woodcutter’s children abandoned in the woods and left at the mercy of a witch - in fact, ear…
4 years, 4 months ago
Do NOT Pass GO!
Season 2 Episode 14
Lizzie J. Magie (played by Helena Bonham Carter) should be celebrated as the inventor of what would become Monopoly - but her role in creating the sm…
4 years, 9 months ago
Wrong Tools Cost Lives
Season 2 Episode 13
The British Government promised to create a "world-beating" system to track deadly Covid 19 infections - but it included an outdated version of the o…
4 years, 9 months ago
Fritterin’ Away Genius
Season 2 Episode 12
Claude Shannon was brilliant. He was the Einstein of computer science... only he loved "fritterin' away" his time building machines to play chess, so…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Fan Who Infected a Movie Star
Season 2 Episode 11
German measles is a minor illness for most people - but for unborn children it can be devastating. In 1943 - when the link was only just becoming cle…
4 years, 10 months ago
Whistleblower on the 28th Floor
Season 2 Episode 10
Financial expert Ray Dirks (played by Jeffrey Wright) exposed one of the biggest corporate crimes of all time - and yet he was the one who ended up i…
4 years, 10 months ago