The life and death of a Highwayman!
The life of an 18th century highwayman could be thrilling but also very short – especially if you showed compassion to your victims.
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Syphilis – a grim and painful history!
Syphilis has a long and painful history – with one in ten Londoners once infected with this killer disease as Tony McMahon investigates.
US Civil War: how Europe aided the Confederacy
How Europe helped the Confederacy during the American Civil War while professing its abhorrence of slavery is an interesting tale of hypocrisy and mendacity in equal measure.
Aleister Crowley – wickedest man in the world?
Aleister Crowley was the High Priest of Satanism but was he really the wickedest man in the world and did he occasionally do something good?
Jack the Ripper and Walter Sickert!
How did the artist Walter Sickert come to be a suspect in the Jack the Ripper killings? TV historian Tony McMahon investigates.
The Merstham Tunnel Murder Mystery
In 1905, Mary Money was found dead in the Merstham Tunnel believed murdered but events suggested otherwise as Tony McMahon discovers
Weirdest American unsolved murder cases!
Boston has seen many unsolved murders and TV historian Tony McMahon investigates three from the 19th century where the killer was never identified.
Unsolved Victorian Murders: Benjamin Nathan
The unsolved murder of Benjamin Nathan in 1870 revealed the corrupt politics of 19th century New York and underlying class tensions
True Crime – Unsolved 19th Century Murders!
True crime stories from the 19th century with several gruesome unsolved murders investigated by Tony McMahon
The Lavender Scare – America’s LGBT purge
The 1950s anti-Communist McCarthyite Red Scare was accompanied by a lesser known Lavender Scare against LGBT employees in government with terrible consequences