Forbidden History

• Queen Victoria: The Woman Beyond the Crown

  Behind the image of a stern monarch, Queen Victoria lived a deeply emotional life marked by personal tragedies, private struggles with grief and the quiet use of laudanum. This episode explores Victoria’s intense relationships, from her devotion to Prince Albert to her rumoured bond with John Brown - alongside the assassination attempts and hidden vulnerabilities that shaped the woman beneath the crown. Cast List: Tracy Borman: Chief Curator, Historic Royal Palaces  Dr. Rosemary Leonard: General Practitioner & Journalist  Tony McMahon: Author & Journalist  Hallie Rubenhold: Author, ‘The Scandalous Lady W’ Dominic Selwood: Author & Journalist  Rebecca Rideal: Author, ‘Plague, War & Hellfire’ Dai Davies: Retired Chief Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police Dr. Matt Green: Historian  Eric Meyers: Narrator  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• The Deadly Montana Prison Siege | Where Did Everyone Go?

  Enter Montana’s infamous penitentiary and hear the explosive story of a tense siege, the firing of bazookas and a maverick warden.  -- Bringing you a bonus episode from a brand new podcast from the Like A Shot network. Join historian Sascha Auerbach, and comedian Tom Ward, as they reveal the incredible stories behind eerie ghost towns, ruined mansions, forgotten factories, crumbling castles, wartime relics, haunted prisons, and much more. 'Where Did Everyone Go? Histories of the Abandoned' is an entertaining journey into the world’s most remarkable abandoned places. If you enjoyed this episode, search for ‘Where Did Everyone Go?’ on your favourite podcast platform and be sure to follow for more episodes. Or click here to follow.  — Hosts: Sascha Auerbach, Tom Ward Producer: Lewis Rumbol Assistant Producer: Alice Chuter Editor: Chris Scott “Where Did Everyone Go? Histories of the Abandoned” is a recorded ‘as live’ podcast presented by comedian Tom Ward and historian Sascha Auerbach. Together they discuss abandoned things and places. Please be aware this is an unscripted discussion and whilst we try to ensure historic and factual accuracy, this isn’t always possible and as such ‘facts’ discussed may be the views and opinions of the presenters and should not be relied upon for historical accuracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• The Staff of Moses: Power, Symbolism, and Legacy

  In this episode, we explore the legendary Staff of Moses, an unassuming shepherd’s rod turned divine instrument of miracles. From transforming into a serpent, to parting the Red Sea, we're joined by historian Tony McMahon to help us trace its symbolic power and enduring mystery throughout history. Cast List: Tony McMahon: Former BBC news producer, author, print journalist and historian  Eric Meyers: Narrator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Building the Nazi War Machine

  In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast we take a look at the dark ambitions of Hans Kammler, whose fingerprints remain on some of the Nazi regime’s most lethal projects, from the development of the V-2 rocket to the construction and operation of concentration camps. Cast List: Nigel Jones: Author & Historian Dr Michael Allen: Author, ‘The Business of Genocide’ Dr. Paul Jaskot: Author, ‘The Architecture of Oppression’ Dr. Karina Urbach: Author, ‘Go-Betweens for Hitler’ Guy Walters: Author & Historian  Dr. Katherine Sharp Landdeck: Texas Woman’s University Dr. Piotr Setkiewicz: Auschwitz Memorial Research Center Dr. Karsten Uhl: Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp Memorial Dr. Rainer Karlsch: Institute for Contemporary History Munich-Berlin Eric Meyers: Narrator  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Beyond MK-Ultra

  In this episode of Forbidden History, we delve into the CIA’s controversial and secretive experiments that were conducted in the name of national security. From Project MK-Ultra’s mind control trials to the mysterious Operation Sea Spray, the strange outbreak in Pont-Saint-Esprit in 1951, and the conspiracy-laced Montauk Project, experts explore the threads that may connect these suspicious events… Cast List: Peggy Brunache: Historian, archaeologist and lecturer at University of Glasgow Lindsay Moran: Author and former CIA operative  Dominic Selwood: Historian, barrister and author Luke Daly Groves: Historian, author and lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire Lynn Picknett: Historian, researcher and author Colin Ross: Psychiatrist and former president of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation Tony McMahon: Former BBC news producer, author, print journalist and historian Danielle Lindsay & Brian Minnick: Montauk, Long Island  Eric Meyers: Narrator  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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