Catastrophic Lisbon earthquake of 1755
The year 1755 saw the city of Lisbon destroyed by a massive earthquake followed by a tsunami and widespread fires as Tony McMahon discovers
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A real-life werewolf in England
Between 1933 and 1950, an alleged werewolf in England dubbed the Moon Killer murdered three people until being caught by the police
Finding primitive humans – Strange Evidence
Strange Evidence is back on the Science Channel for another season and contributor Tony McMahon looks at three foot high humans and Escobar’s ghost!
Grave robbers through the centuries
Grave robbers have been desecrating tombs throughout history but as Tony McMahon discovers it’s often for very different reasons
Dog dung used to make books look good!
The worst job in Victorian London was that of Pure Finder – somebody who went round collecting dog dung for a living
Join me to discuss the Knights Templar at the Bradford Literature Festival
Professor Helen Nicholson and Tony McMahon will be talking about the Knights Templar at the Bradford Literature Festival in 2018