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After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal Episodes

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    Peasants' Revolt: Murder in the Tower of London

    The climax of the Peasants' Revolt.

  2. Peasants' Revolt: Medieval Rebellion (Part 1)

    How the Peasants' Revolt began.

  3. Oscar Wilde's Very Victorian Scandal

    The life of the high priest of decadence.

  4. Origins of Victorian Murder Detectives

    Who were the real Victorian Murder Detectives?

  5. Origins of the Loch Ness Monster

    What lurks beneath the dark waters of Loch Ness?

  6. Origins of the Devil

    The history and origins of the devil, from the Bible to the 16th century witch trials.

  7. New York's Wildest Murder Case

    How did a duck help solve this 19th century murder case?

  8. New York Morgue's Dark Secrets

    Hear the secrets from the New York Morgue.

  9. Mystery of the Ghost Ship: Mary Celeste

    What was the Ghost Ship "Mary Celeste"?

  10. Murder At Stonehenge

    A true crime case from the heart of the prehistoric monument.

  11. Macabre Death of Edgar Allan Poe

    How did Edgar Allan Poe end up in a gutter in Baltimore?

  12. Lost Colony of Roanoke: the Untold Story

    The lost colonists left behind one clue: 'Croatoan'.

  13. Lost Colony of Roanoke: Mystery of Virginia Dare

    Mystery of America's First English Child, Virginia Dare

  14. Last Witch of Scotland

    In 1727, Janet Horne became the last person in Britain to be executed for witchcraft.

  15. Jack the Ripper: Invention of a Monster

    How the Victorian press invented our image of Jack the Ripper.

  16. Is the Devil Dead?

    Anthony and Maddy continue their discussion about the Devil.

  17. Ireland's Darkest Folklore

    Anthony and Maddy delve into the dark history of Ireland's folklore.

  18. Inside the Victorian Asylum

    What was the reality of this fearsome institution?

  19. Inside the Paris Catacombs

    What's the dark history of the Paris Catacombs?

  20. Inside the Foundling: London's First Orphanage

    Find out what life was like inside London's first orphanage

  21. Inside a Medieval Leper Colony

    What was the truth of the Medieval Leper Colony?

  22. How Bloody Was 'Bloody Mary'?

    How Bloody Was 'Bloody Mary'?

  23. HMS Terror: Cursed Arctic Expedition

    Was ever a ship more aptly named?

  24. Henry VIII's Murderous Reign

    Find out about the bone-chilling moments of the Tudor king.

  25. Henry VIII's Descent into Darkness

    Was he a monster, or fulfilling what was expected of a king?

  26. Harry Houdini was the Original Ghostbuster

    Harry Houdini's fascination with the afterlife and mythbusting.

  27. Hammersmith Ghost: How to Murder a Poltergeist

    In 1804, the London suburb of Hammersmith was being terrorised by a ghost.

  28. Guy Fawkes & the 1605 Gunpowder Plot

    Who was Guy Fawkes? And what was the Gunpowder Plot?

  29. Great Irish Famine: Coffin Ships & the Dark Truth (Part 2)

    1847 was the darkest year in the spiralling horror of the Great Irish Famine.

  30. Great Fire of London: Who started it?

    How the Great Fire of London began and grew out of control.

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