After lying in state in an open casket, Evita’s corpse is taken down to a secret laboratory in the basement. And as the Argentinian Victor Frankenstein, Dr Ara, busily embalms her body, her ghost continues to haunt the nation. Sightings of her face are reported in obscure places all over the country.
With Evita gone, Colonel Perón embarks upon an affair wit ... Show More
Apr 29
665. Britain in the 70s: The Bailout from Hell (Part 4)
How did the new British Prime Minister, Jim Callaghan, intend to keep Britain from bankruptcy in 1976? What extreme new step might have seen riots in the streets? And, would labour survive the greatest financial scandal in British history? Join Tom and Dominic as they reach the e ... Show More
1h 15m
Apr 26
664. Britain in the 70s: Scandal in Downing Street (Part 3)
With Britain heading towards financial meltdown and paranoia in the air, could its exhausted Prime Minister, Harold Wilson survive? Why were bombs going off in London every few days in the winter of 1975? And, with inflation reaching unprecedented heights, would the government fi ... Show More
1h 14m
Apr 22
663. Britain in the 70s: The Brexit That Never Was (Part 2)
In the Spring of 1975, why was the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, so embattled? Why was the left so divided during this period? And, was Britain’s relationship with Europe already fracturing…? Join Tom and Dominic, as they discuss the trials of Harold Wilson, as the melee of 1970 ... Show More
1h 17m
Sep 2025
79. The Hunt for Pablo Escobar: Killing the Cocaine King (Ep 6)
In the final months of 1993, the hunt for Pablo Escobar reached a fever pitch. On the run and isolated, Escobar is under immense pressure from both the Colombian search bloc and the shadowy death squad, Los Pepes. But it is his family, now targeted and in danger, that becomes his ... Show More
56m 53s
Aug 2025
The Secret Life of May O’Callaghan: The Kremlin’s Irish Insider
In 1973, just two people attended the lonely funeral of May O’Callaghan, an Irish emigrant in North London. Few could have imagined that this quiet woman from Wexford had once stood at the very heart of Soviet power. In the 1920s, May O’Callaghan worked in the Kremlin as the Sovi ... Show More
44m 57s
Aug 2025
Mysteries of New York City | Historical Mystery Stories
In these new mystery stories set in New York City, we will travel through time at different periods of the history of the city, from its foundation as New Amsterdam to our days. Stories include:- Captain Kidd's Treasure, which could be hidden somewhere on Manhattan, Long Island o ... Show More
1h 14m
Aug 2025
Molière: Satire, Scandal & the Stage
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Professor Jan Clarke to explore the life, legend, and legacy of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin — better known as Molière. From his audacious rejection of bourgeois expectations to his controversial plays that rattled the Catholic Church and deligh ... Show More
49m 38s
Feb 2025
[2/2] Tuerie de Flavin : trois meurtres mystiques pour un triangle amoureux
<p>(Suite et fin) Le 14 février 2000, c’est la Saint-Valentin. Dans le village de Flavin, à une dizaine de kilomètres de Rodez, dans l’Aveyron, Patrice Moulinier rentre chez lui entre midi et deux. Mais il fait une macabre découverte.</p><br><p>L’homme de 42 ans retrouve sa femme ... Show More
16m 41s
Feb 2025
[1/2] Tuerie de Flavin : trois meurtres mystiques pour un triangle amoureux
<p>(Premier épisode) Le 14 février 2000, c’est la Saint-Valentin. Dans le village de Flavin, à une dizaine de kilomètres de Rodez, dans l’Aveyron, Patrice Moulinier rentre chez lui entre midi et deux. Mais il fait une macabre découverte.</p><br><p>L’homme de 42 ans retrouve sa fe ... Show More
17m 57s
Oct 2025
The Scandalous Royal Mistress Who Ruled France
Is this strangest threesome in royal history?!We're endlessly fascinated with the lives of royal mistresses, and this has to be one of the most notorious.It takes place in 16th century France between Henry II, his wife Catherine de Medici and his much older mistress, Diane de Poi ... Show More
37m 45s