The myth of Napoleon and the nose on the Sphinx
The new Ridley Scott movie on Napoleon will revive the idea that his troops shot the nose off the Sphinx as Tony McMahon investigates

The new Ridley Scott movie on Napoleon will revive the idea that his troops shot the nose off the Sphinx as Tony McMahon investigates
The 19th century was full of Victorian sex scandals with many showing an obsession with whipping as TV historian Tony McMahon discovers
There have been many sex scandals in English history with the 19th century being a rich source as Tony McMahon discovers
On July 12 every year, Irish Protestants celebrate the Battle of the Boyne even though the Pope backed King Billy – Tony McMahon explains
Jesus Christ was a magic mushroom worshipped by a drug-fuelled cult according to Dead Sea Scrolls scholar John Allegro
Alien bases on Antarctica and secret meetings with our governments – these theories have gained ground with little to no evidence. Why? Tony McMahon investigates.
JFK was assassinated 60 years ago and ever since there has been criticism of the magic bullet theory proving Lee Harvey Oswald was the killer
Why did family doctors and hospital consultants oppose the setting up of the NHS in 1948? Tony McMahon investigates.
Preppers are a growing movement who believe the world is about to end but they are not a united group as Tony McMahon discovers
Confirmed bachelors were named and shamed in Victorian newspapers and urged to marry before they got too old, Tony McMahon discovers