Forbidden History

The 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 independence from the Holy Roman Empire.

Eric Meyers: Narrator
Christine Cooper: Physical Anthropologist
Gerry Embleton: Author and Illustrator
Susan Marti: Doctor, Bernisches Historisches Museum
David Nicolle: Author and Military Historian
Tim Sutherland: Archaeologist
Hans Voegtli: Doctor and Curator, Heimatmuseum Schwarzbubenland Dornach

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In 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 discoveries transformed both agriculture and warfare, leaving behind one of history's most complex moral debates.

Cast List:

Eric Meyers: Narrator

Dominic Selwood: Author & Historian
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In 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 Meyer: Historian

Guy Walters: Author and Journalist

Geoffroy Wawro: Military Historian, University of North Texas

Katherine Sharp Landdeck: Author and Historian, Texas Woman’s University

Nigel Jones: Author and Historian

Peter Caddick Adams: Author and Historian

James Corum: Military Historian

Robert M. Citino: Senior Historian, National WW2 Museum

Christel Focken: Author and WW2 Researcher

Wolf-Dieter Holz: Author and Historian
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In this episode, we are joined by former CIA officer Lindsay Moran to explore the extraordinary story of Adolf Tolkachev, the Soviet engineer who secretly passed some of the USSR’s most closely guarded military secrets to the CIA.

Cast List:

Eric Meyers: Narrator

Lindsay Moran: Former CIA Officer
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In this episode of Forbidden History we uncover the hidden wealth of the Viking world. From the remarkable hordes of Gotland to the intricate jewellery of Scandinavia, we explore what these remarkable finds reveal about Viking life and their legacy.

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Cast List:

Eric Meyers: Narrator


Tim Sutherland: Host and Archaeologist


Max Adams: Archaeologist and Author


Hanne Lovise Aannestad: Archaeologist and Collection Manager, University of Oslo



Neil Price: Archaeologist, Uppsala University



Per Widerström: Archaeologist, Gotlands Museum
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