Zyklon B was developed as a fumigating agent but used to commit mass murder in Nazi concentration camps. Chemicals company I.G. Farben denied any knowledge of its application. Was this true? Tony McMahon investigates.
The history of werewolves goes back thousands of years to ancient Greece, Hindu mythology and countless stories of werewolf attacks
History has seen one power crazed ruler after another from Caligula to Henry VIII and Tony McMahon finds out what made them tick
Babylon Berlin has opened our eyes to the reality of the Weimar Republic in Germany but also has some dark lessons for our own time
Adolf Hitler was always rumoured to have one testicle – or ball – and it was the subject of a saucy British army song. It now seems that rumour was true.
Forbidden History presented by Jamie Theakston is now broadcasting on Yesterday TV with Tony McMahon as one of the regular experts
Ten weird facts about Adolf Hitler including his bedtime habits and what he ate
The Nazis have been depicted by the movie industry in musicals, drama, comedy and propaganda as Tony McMahon discovers looking back at some examples
The Man in the High Castle returns in 2018 – but who were the real American Nazis from the 1930s to the 1960s?
I was in the Gore Hotel’s lovely Tapestry Room this week filming for the fifth series of Forbidden History presented, as ever, by Jamie Theakston. It’ll be aired in the Spring of 2018. I’ll be appearing in all six episodes and some great topics will be featured: Who was the real historical Jesus? The mystery of the…
