Episodes
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The legend of King Arthur is one of a courageous fighter and leader in battle, but for centuries the fabled king has been a mystery to historians. So was his story of Camelot, Excalibur and Guinevere just an elaborate fairy tale - or was he real?
Cast List:
Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporter
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Graham Phillips
Clive Prince: Co-Author, The Templar Revelation
Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’
Tor Webster: Local Guide & Historian, Glastonbury
Ross Andrews: Author & Historian
Richard Felix: A historian and lecturer specialising in local and paranormal history
Heather Osborn: Author & Historian
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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The Ku Klux Klan is the most notorious white supremacist group in America. Once having over a million members, today it is just a shadow of its former self. Forbidden History investigates today's Klan members, looks at the impact the group has had on America over the last 150 years, and examines whether America is heading for a new race war.
Cast List:
Lawrence Battiste: Mobile Chief of Police
Richard Cohen: Southern Poverty Law Center
Michael Frierson: Son on FBI agent, Dargan Frierson
Daryl D Davis: Author, Klan-destine Relationships
Gary Freeze: Professor of History, Catwaba College
Mark Potok: Southern Poverty Law Center
Susan Sutton: Indiana Historical Society
Alice Von Kannen: Author & Researcher
James, Ken, Mackenzie, Monica, Richard: KKK Members
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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We follow Jamie Theakston on his quest to find the location of The Ark of the Covenant… could it really be held in a chapel in the Highlands of Northern Ethiopia?
Cast List:
Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporter
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’
Ross Andrews: Author & Historian
Adrian Gilbert: Co-Author ‘The Orion Mystery’
Heather Osborn: Author & Historian
Richard Felix: A historian and lecturer specialising in local and paranormal history
Daniel Gibret: University of Addis Adaba
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Michael Kebede
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we follow Jamie Theakston as he investigates the claim that Nazis created a flying saucer at a secluded research facility, and that the US and Russia may have obtained this secret technology after WWII...
Cast List:
Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporter
Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’
Alan Butler: Author ‘Before the Pyramids’
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Clive Prince: Co-Author, The Templar Revelation
Igor Witowski: Author, ‘The Truth About the Wunderwaffe’
Simon Cox: Author, Decoding the Lost Symbol
Maurizio Verga: Founder, Italian Centre for UFO Studies
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we further examine the life and work of Nikola Tesla; a man who many claim was a scientific genius. But, was Tesla's research into alternative energy sources the victim of a conspiracy between the scientific establishment and governments?Cast List:Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporterAlan Butler: Author ‘Before the Pyramids’Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine Keith Tutt: Author & HistorianLynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable worksKim Mance: JournalistPeter Terren: Tesla CoilerDave Bullimore: Tesla CoilerDerek Woodruff: Tesla CoilerMark Turner: Tesla CoilerEric Meyers: NarratorLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The search for the Holy Grail is one of the most famous and enduring stories in history. In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, journalist Jamie Theakston visits locations in England, Wales and Spain to examine claims that artefacts in each location could be the real Holy Grail.
Cast List:
Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporter
Graham Phillips: Author & Historian
Alan Butler: Author ‘Before the Pyramids’
Simon Cox: Author, Decoding the Lost Symbol
Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Clive Prince: Co-Author, The Templar Revelation
Robert Howells: Author, ‘The Last Pope’
Gerald Morgan: Author, Nanteos: House of History
Brett Harrison: Shugborough Historian
Nigel Jones: General Manager, Nanteos House
Fiona Mirylees: Current Owner of the Nanteos Cup
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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From Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1897 to the modern phenomena of Twilight, The Vampire Diaries, and True Blood, the legend of the vampire lives on. But how real are these mythical creatures? In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we delve into whether any aspects of the vampire myth are based in reality...
Cast List:
Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporter
Deborah Hyde: Editor, The Skeptic Magazine
Ross Andrews: Author & Historian
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Richard Felix: A historian and lecturer specialising in local and paranormal history
Heather Osborn: Author & Historian
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Bozhidar Dimitrov: Director, Sozopol Museum
David Farrant: Vampire Hunter
Aro Draven: Contemporary Vampire
Lia Benninghof: Contemporary Vampire
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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To some, Satanism is a religion as valid as Christianity - to others it’s a dangerous cult. With thousands of devotees and popularity rising, it's time to unearth its origins, tales and beliefs. Is there a darker side to the ancient ritual Black Mass?
Cast List:
Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporter
Gavin Baddeley: Church Of Satan, UK
Jack Orr: Local guide at Hellfire Caves, West Wycombe
Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Ross Andrews: Author & Historian
Richard Felix: A historian and lecturer specialising in local and paranormal history
Heather Osborn: Author & Historian
Edward Dashwood: Baronet, West Wycombe Estate
Aron Paramor: Occult Researcher
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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Forbidden History presents History's Greatest Hoaxes: The Hitler Diaries (Extended)
In this episode, we take a deeper dive into the case of the Hitler Diaries which purported to be sixty-two volumes of Adolf Hitler's personal journals. Convinced of their reality, Rupert Murdoch paid over a half a million dollars to publish them. The hoax turned out to be one of the greatest case of fraud ever done to a newspaper.
Cast List:
Gerd Heidemann: Former Reporter, Die Stern
Guy Walters - Author & Historian
Dr. Linda Papadopoulos: Author & Psychologist
Alex Boese: Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes
Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian
Magnus Linklater: Former News Editor, The Sunday Times
Gerhard Klussmeier: Author, The True Face of Konrad Kujau
Peter Hoffman: Museum of Contemporary History, Bonn
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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Forbidden History presents History's Greatest Hoaxes
In 1912 the discovery of an unusual skull and jawbone in Sussex, England, led many to believe that a 'missing link' had finally been found. The revelation of a hoax, however, had wide reaching impact on anthropology and science.
Cast List:
Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press.
Dr. Linda Papadopoulos: Author & Psychologist
Miles Russell: Archaeologist & Charles Dawson Biographer
Alex Boese: Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes
Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian
Joe Nickell: Paranormal Investigator
Keith Moore: Head Librarian, Royal Society
Cathy Walling: Curator, Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
Jo Hatton: Keeper of Natural History, Horniman Museum
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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Forbidden History presents History's Greatest Hoaxes
Papillon is one of the most popular books and films of the 1970s. It tells the dramatic story of the prison life of Henri Charrière, a convicted murderer with a large butterfly tattoo on his chest. But how much of his story was actually true? Was he ever imprisoned on Devil's Island? Or was it all fiction...?
Cast List:
Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press.
Alex Boese: Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes
Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian
Vladimir Lozinski: News Producer
Ronnie: Local Guide
Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian
Jim Haynes: Publisher
Erwin James: Ex-Convict & Journalist
Michel Muszlak: Philosopher
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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Forbidden History presents History's Greatest Hoaxes
In the 1990s, a British music and record promoter presented a black and white film and claimed it was footage of a Roswell-era alien autopsy. While many believed it to be real at the time, it is now recognised as a hoax, with the producers of the film going public with exactly what methods they used to make the programme so believable...
Cast List:
Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press.
Dr. Linda Papadopoulos: Author & Psychologist
Joe Nickell: Paranormal Investigator
Nick Pope: UK Ministry of Defense
Alex Boese: Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes
Ray Santilli: Filmmaker
Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian
John Humphreys: Special Effects Artist
Spyros Melaris: Cameraman
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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Forbidden History presents: History's Greatest Hoaxes
Orson Welles's Mercury Theater radio adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel 'The War of the Worlds' was a simulated news broadcast which convinced many Americans that an invasion by Martians was underway... Newspapers claimed that it led to a massive panic around the country, but was the original audience actually that large?
Cast List:
Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press.
Nick Pope: UK Ministry of Defense
Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian
Joe Nickell: Paranormal Investigator
Dr. Linda Papadopoulos: Author & Psychologist
Alex Boese: Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes
Clyde Lewis: Radio Host
Chris Gaylo: Local Resident
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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Forbidden History presents History's Greatest Hoaxes
According to folklore a large sea monster lurks in the depths of Loch Ness in Scotland. Over the years, grainy photographs and inconclusive video footage has emerged to keep the legend alive. Is it a clever hoax or the real thing?
Cast List:
Dr. Linda Papadopoulos: Author & Psychologist
Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press.
Alex Boese: Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes
Darren Naish: Palaeozoologist, University of Southampton
Dick Raynor: Loch Ness Investigator
Joe Nickell: Paranormal Investigator
Steve Feltham: Record Holding Nessie Hunter
Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian
Roland Watson: Nessie Blogger
Adrian Shine: Leader of the Loch Ness Project
Craig Wallace: Maritime Engineer
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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A very small percentage of the ancient city of Petra in Jordan has been excavated by archaeologists - what treasures could still lie undisturbed beneath the city in hidden tombs? Investigative journalist Jamie Theakston travels to Jordan to see what he can find…
Cast List:
Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’
Alan Butler: Author ‘Before the Pyramids’
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Dr. Suleiman Farajat: Former Director of Petra Site
Clive Prince: Co-Author, The Templar Revelation
Simon Cox: Author ‘Decoding the Lost Symbol’
Jamie Theakston: Investigative Journalist
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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The history books tell us that Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bunker in Berlin towards the end of WWII. In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we investigate theories that the man shot in the head was a double and that the real Hitler escaped from Germany…
Cast List:
Richard Felix: A historian and lecturer specialising in local and paranormal history
Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press.
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Gerrard Williams: Author, Grey Wolf - The Escape of Adolf Hitler
Jamie Theakston: Investigative Journalist
Ross Andrews: Author & Historian
Heather Osborn: Author & Historian
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we explore the history of the Knights Templar, and attempt to uncover their secrets, speaking to some of those who challenge the accepted traditional view of the order…
Cast List:
Robert Howells: Author, ‘The Last Pope’
Dominic Selwood: Historian, barrister, bestselling author, novelist and frequent contributor to national newspapers including The Independent, The Spectator and The Daily Telegraph
Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press.
Richard Felix: A historian and lecturer specialising in local and paranormal history
Linda Papadopoulos: Author & Psychologist
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Tony McMahon: Former BBC news producer, author, print journalist and historian
Jamie Theakston: Investigative Journalist
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Ross Andrews: Author & Historian
Marie Goncalvez: Local Historian & Guide
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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In recent decades the Vatican has been rocked by various scandals; the Vatican bank, child abuse, the Magdalene laundries, as well as serious allegations against Pope Benedict XVI and his number two, Cardinal Bertone. Simultaneously, rumours continue to stir around what they're hiding in the Vatican Apostolic Archive...Cast List:Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press.Richard Felix: A historian and lecturer specialising in local and paranormal history Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine Linda Papadopoulos: Author & Psychologist Philip Willan: Author & Journalist specialising in Italian parapoliticsLynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable worksRob Allyn: Vatican Historian Robert Howells: Author, ‘The Last Pope’ Padre Fortea: Exorcist John Dickie: Professor & Author Jamie Theakston: Investigative Journalist Eric Meyers: Narrator NB: This episode was originally researched and broadcast in 2017 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we examine the murder of Benito Mussolini and possible motivations behind it other than the official story. Theories include his ultimate uselessness to Hitler and the supposed existence of incriminating letters from Churchill…
Cast List:
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press.
Linda Papadopoulos: Author & Psychologist
Richard Felix: A historian and lecturer specialising in local and paranormal history
Massimo Pollidoro: Investigative Journalist
Jamie Theakston: Investigative Journalist
Alice Salvagnin: Local Guide in Milan
Clive Irving: Former Investigative Journalist
Annalisa Alghisi: Local Guide
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, Jamie Theakston joins Andrew Gough as they explore an underground complex near Naples, Italy, looking for the truth behind Oracles - people who were famed in the ancient world for being able to communicate with the gods, foretell the future and give advice to those seeking divine aid.
Cast List:
Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporter
Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine
Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works
Graziano Ferrari: Local Caver & Archaeologist
Alan Butler: Author ‘Before the Pyramids’
Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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