The woman who gave birth to rabbits
Mary Toft was a woman who claimed to have given birth to rabbits so how did she fool so many people in 18th century England?
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The Pope alleged to be a woman!
One of the greatest scandals to ever befall the Roman Catholic church was the story that a woman was elected to the papacy as Pope Joan – as Tony McMahon investigates.
Should the dead be on display in museums?
Should the dead be on display in museums? This ethical question in vexing museums all over the world as they face growing protests as Tony McMahon reports
Lobotomised and sold into slavery
A court case from 1700 reveals a horrific story of young men lobotomised and sold into slavery in Maryland
Tudor treasure stolen in England
Gold rosary beads owned by Mary Queen of Scots stolen from Arundel Castle in a senseless theft of Tudor treasure as Tony McMahon reports
The Unexpected Link: Ancient Greeks and Buddhism
How a kingdom of Ancient Greeks became Buddhist in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan as Tony McMahon discovers
Inside a British lunatic asylum
Tony McMahon shares his memories of a British lunatic asylum called Claybury hospital where both his parents worked in the 1960s
Most power crazed rulers in history!
History has seen one power crazed ruler after another from Caligula to Henry VIII and Tony McMahon finds out what made them tick
AIDS and the Soviet disinformation campaign
In the 1980s, the Soviet Union mounted a disinformation campaign around the causes of the AIDS virus as Tony McMahon discovers
Infant saints with magical powers
Infant saints have been venerated by the Catholic church since its earliest days with one three year old baby that it was claimed could recite scripture