Forbidden History
by Like A Shot Entertainment
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Halloween Special: Salem Witch Trials | The Visual Edition
Halloween Special: Salem Witch Trials | The Visual Edition
About this podcast
Forbidden History is a documentary podcast series which explores the past’s darkest corners, sheds light on the lives of intriguing individuals, and uncovers the truth buried deep in history’s most controversial legacies. Each episode will delve into the history archives to reveal new perspectives on familiar stories.
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Episodes
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- Halloween Special: Salem Witch Trials | The Visual Edition · 42 minIn this Halloween special episode, we take a look at the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, where the small U.S. town of Salem was gripped by mass hysteria involving witchcraft. 20…
- Halloween Special: The Unsolved Mystery of the Woman in the Wych Elm · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 191This Halloween, Forbidden History investigates the Woman in the Wych Elm. Who was she, and who hid her body inside a tree? Explore one of Britain’s most haunting unsolved…
- The Devil's Bible | The Visual Edition · 42 minIn this episode, we follow the 800-year history of a medieval Bible manuscript, famous for its giant illustration of the Devil contained within its pages. We recount its journey…
- Why Cleopatra Risked Everything · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 190Cleopatra’s beauty became legend, but her fight for power shaped history. Joined by historian Arran Irvin, we explore her rise to Egypt’s throne, her alliances with Julius Caesar…
- The Pyramid Code | The Visual Edition · 45 minAncient pyramids are among the greatest wonders of the world and exist across many civilizations. In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we explore the origins of…
- Blood on Holy Island: The Viking Raid on Lindisfarne · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 169Little did the monks at the monastery on Lindisfarne Island suspect on a cold Northumbrian morning in 793 that they were to become the first victims of a new breed of raiders…
- Curse of the Crystal Skulls | The Visual Edition · 43 minIn this episode, we delve into the enigmatic crystal skulls, believed by some to be ancient relics of the Aztec and Maya civilizations, endowed with supernatural powers. Experts…
- The Nuremberg Trials: The Real Story · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 188Historian Nigel Jones takes us inside the Nuremberg Trials, where leading Nazis faced justice. What did it take to hold the men behind the Holocaust to account? Cast List: Eric…
- Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle | The Visual Edition · 42 minIn this episode, we delve into the mysterious waters of the Bermuda Triangle. This stretch of water off the coast of Florida has long been notorious for strange disappearances…
- Project Stargate: Did the CIA Discover Real Psychic Powers? · 23 min · Season 3 Episode 183Could psychic powers be the ultimate spying weapon? Former CIA officer Lindsay Moran joins us to explore Project Stargate, the secret programme that investigated whether the…
- Secrets of the Vatican: Inside the Archives | The Visual Edition · 42 minWe’re bringing back some of our classic stories, this time with visuals! Introducing Forbidden History: The Visual Edition, revisiting stories from our archive with imagery and…
- Charles Lindbergh: Celebrity, Scandal and the Birth of “America First” · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 186Charles Lindbergh became a global icon after his record-breaking flight across the Atlantic—but behind the heroic image lay a far more controversial figure. Historian Nigel Jones…
- The Fall of Jericho: The Evidence · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 185The walls of Jericho are said to have fallen after seven days of marching and trumpet blasts – but what does the archaeology actually reveal? Historian Tony McMahon joins…
- Mary Celeste: The Ghost Ship Whose Crew Vanished · 26 min · Season 3 Episode 184In 1872, the Mary Celeste was discovered drifting across the Atlantic, cargo intact, but every person aboard mysteriously missing. Historian and author Dominic Selwood joins us…
- The S-Bahn Murders: A Serial Killer in Nazi Berlin · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 183During the blackouts of the Second World War, serial killer Paul Ogorzow stalked the darkened trains of Nazi Berlin. In this episode of Forbidden History, we uncover the S-Bahn…
- The Oseberg Mystery: Secrets of the Viking Skeletons · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 182The discovery of two female skeletons aboard the magnificent Oseberg ship has puzzled historians for more than a century. Who were these mysterious women, and what does their…
- Chile’s 9/11: Pinochet, the CIA and the Coup · 26 min · Season 5 Episode 180We explore the CIA’s covert involvement in Chile, the fall of Salvador Allende and the rise of Augusto Pinochet. Cast List: Eric Meyers: Narrator Lindsay Morran: Former CIA…
- The Skulls of Dornach: Evidence of a Forgotten Massacre · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 179The team at Forbidden History examines skulls from the site of the 1499 Battle of Dornach. The battle between Maximilian I and the Old Swiss Confederacy saw Switzerland win its…
- The Father of Chemical Warfare: Hero or Monster? · 24 min · Season 3 Episode 176In this week's episode of Forbidden History, Dominic Selwood explores the extraordinary life and contested legacy of Fritz Haber, the Nobel Prize-winning chemist whose…
- The Nazi Blueprint: Building Hitler’s Thousand-Year Reich · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 177In this episode, we explore the ruins of Nazi Germany’s failed building projects and the remnants of its various schemes and ambitions. Cast List: Eric Meyers: Host Dr Marcus…
