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!
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The Worst Historical Films: Top Movie Turkeys
Tony McMahon looks at the history movie turkeys that made a complete mess of depicting the past either through miscasting or a host of other sins
Fear in History – what scared us in the past?
Fear has played a big role in history with panics over alleged witches, reds under the beds and skinheads taking over the streets as Tony McMahon discovers
Coronavirus – lessons of past plagues
Tony McMahon looks at the history of viruses in human history and how they have shaped our evolution and society
Berlin museums shut because of Coronavirus, however…
Tony McMahon visited the Pergamon Museum in Berlin just before it shut because of the Coronavirus and captured amazing footage of this Roman gateway
Rob Riggle Global Investigator!
Rob Riggle Global Investigator is a new Discovery TV series including a search for the Holy Grail with Templar expert Tony McMahon
2019 – a busy year for me on history TV programmes!
Tony McMahon calls himself the bearded historian and appears on history TV programmes making the subject fun and accessible to global audiences
Lies told about Women in History!
Powerful women in history have been subject to lies and myths like Lucrezia Borgia accused of being a serial poisoner with no evidence
Maddest rulers in history
Tony McMahon investigates some of the maddest rulers in history from Charles VI who thought he was made of glass to George III who lost America.
Celebrating LGBT Muslim history
Muslim LGBT visibility has been increasing in recent years. Groups have been forming around the world to give voice to those within Islam keen to celebrate both the present day reality of their lives but also highlighting a rich history of gay, lesbian, and transgender contributions to art, culture, and politics in the Muslim world….