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    Meteorite worship – holy sky objects!

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    The 1990s mania for outing gay men!

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    J. Edgar Hoover – the LGBT FBI boss?

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  • Syphilis – a grim and painful history!

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Meteorite worship – holy sky objects!

Tony McMahon55 mins ago52 mins ago08 mins

Meteorite worship has been observed in many ancient civilisations as TV historian Tony McMahon investigates these holy rocks

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The 1990s mania for outing gay men!

Tony McMahon2 days ago2 days ago07 mins

From 1990, there was a mania in the LGBT community for outing high profile gay men in politics, business, and entertainment. Why?

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  • American history

America’s Violent Crusade against Alcohol

Tony McMahon1 week ago1 week ago08 mins

At the turn of the 20th century, America experienced a violent crusade against alcohol led by female crusader Carrie Nation

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Hoover LGBT
  • American history

J. Edgar Hoover – the LGBT FBI boss?

Tony McMahon2 weeks ago2 weeks ago07 mins

J. Edgar Hoover was head of the FBI from the 1920s to the 1970s – the hammer of gangsters, communists, and LGBT people. Strange, given he was in a lifelong gay relationship.

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  • True Crime

The life and death of a Highwayman!

Tony McMahon3 weeks ago3 weeks ago010 mins

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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  • history TV

Syphilis – a grim and painful history!

Tony McMahon3 weeks ago3 weeks ago016 mins

Syphilis has a long and painful history – with one in ten Londoners once infected with this killer disease as Tony McMahon investigates.

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  • American history
  • history TV

US Civil War: how Europe aided the Confederacy

Tony McMahon3 weeks ago3 weeks ago013 mins

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.

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  • history TV
  • True Crime

The Merstham Tunnel Murder Mystery

Tony McMahon3 weeks ago3 weeks ago216 mins

In 1905, Mary Money was found dead in the Merstham Tunnel believed murdered but events suggested otherwise as Tony McMahon discovers

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  • history TV
  • True Crime

Weirdest American unsolved murder cases!

Tony McMahon4 weeks ago4 weeks ago09 mins

Boston has seen many unsolved murders and TV historian Tony McMahon investigates three from the 19th century where the killer was never identified.

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  • history TV
  • True Crime

Unsolved Victorian Murders: Benjamin Nathan

Tony McMahon4 weeks ago3 weeks ago023 mins

The unsolved murder of Benjamin Nathan in 1870 revealed the corrupt politics of 19th century New York and underlying class tensions

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