After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

The podcast that unpicks history’s spookiest, strangest, and most sinister stories.

Sounds,142 episodes

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The Murder that Shook Mary Queen of Scots
Did this murder mark the beginning of the end for Mary Queen of Scots?
04 Jun 2026,48 mins,
Henry VIII's Descent into Darkness
Was he a monster, or fulfilling what was expected of a king?
28 May 2026,50 mins,
The Real Outlander
What really happened?
21 May 2026,62 mins
Were the Princes in the Tower murdered?
We tackle one of history's greatest mysteries.
14 May 2026,64 mins,
The Black Death As It Happened
Eyewitness accounts of the Black Death.
07 May 2026,37 mins,
The Medieval Murder of Thomas Becket
When Henry II had Archbishop Thomas Becket murdered.
30 Apr 2026,56 mins,
Origins of Victorian Murder Detectives
Who were the real Victorian Murder Detectives?
23 Apr 2026,44 mins,
The Dark Truth about the Haitian Revolution
Find out how this bloody Revolution began.
16 Apr 2026,57 mins,
The Dark Truth about Wuthering Heights
How did the daughter of a clergyman create such a violent and passionate story?
09 Apr 2026,33 mins
Al Capone and the Valentine's Day Massacre
Find out how the massacre played out.
02 Apr 2026,37 mins,
Essex's Darkest Witch Hunt
The history of the St Osyth witch hunts.
26 Mar 2026,45 mins,
Who Was the Witchfinder General?
The dark tale of Mathew Hopkins, also known as the 'Witchfinder General'.
18 Mar 2026,50 mins
The Victorian's Dark Obsession with Ancient Egypt
Spoiler alert: it gets weird and creepy.
05 Mar 2026,40 mins,
The Deadly Arctic Witch Trials
Why were these witch trials some of the most brutal in Europe?
26 Feb 2026,41 mins
Great Fire of London As It Happened
Reliving the disaster through first hand accounts.
19 Feb 2026,50 mins,
Day in the Life of a Salem Puritan
What was it like to be at the Salem witch trials?
12 Feb 2026,49 mins
Inside the Victorian Asylum
What was the reality of this fearsome institution?
05 Feb 2026,41 mins
What is the Yeti?
What's the true history of the search for the Yeti?
29 Jan 2026,34 mins
The True Story of Hannibal Lecter
What is the true story behind the fictional psycho?
26 Jan 2026,39 mins
Truth About Highwayman Dick Turpin
What is the real history of highwayman Dick Turpin?
22 Jan 2026,44 mins
Harry Houdini was the Original Ghostbuster
Harry Houdini's fascination with the afterlife and mythbusting.
19 Jan 2026,44 mins
Ghosts of Ancient Mesopotamia
What is the earliest evidence of ghosts?
15 Jan 2026,39 mins
Truth About Sweeney Todd
What is the truth behind Sweeney Todd's story?
12 Jan 2026,38 mins,
The Most Notorious Viking Raid
The Viking attack on Lindisfarne sent cultural shockwaves through history
08 Jan 2026,43 mins,
Oscar Wilde's Very Victorian Scandal
The life of the high priest of decadence.
05 Jan 2026,66 mins
Execution of Charles I
Ronald Hutton tells the story of Charles I's final days.
01 Jan 2026,39 mins
The Dark Side of the Vikings
Find out what the Vikings were really like.
29 Dec 2025,57 mins,
The Only Prime Minister Ever Assassinated
He's a pub quiz answer - but what did his assassination mean?
25 Dec 2025,46 mins
Who Was Medieval Europe's Most Evil Monarch?
Who was the very worst of all the Medieval monarchs?
22 Dec 2025,49 mins,
Could you survive the Medieval Apocalypse?
Get ready for the end of time.
18 Dec 2025,45 mins,