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Welcome to the third episode of our spin-off series A Dark Cup of Histortea. This week we talk about everyone's favourite demon doggo - Black Shuck. Known by many other names and in many other guises around the world, we take you on a whistle-stop tour of some of his more famous myths. 

So grab a drink and a blanket, turn the lights on and let's get Dark. 

Disclaimer - we apologise for any dodgy pronunciations, please feel free to let us know if we've got it wrong, it's the only way we can improve!

Special mention this week to the Spooky Movie Project - into your horror films and want to hear more about them, or not sure how to tell your Freddie from your Jason? Have a listen to the Spooky Movie Project, available in most places where you can get your podcasts.

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This is a very special and poignant episode. In this week's episode we discuss the life and work of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In light of his recent passing, we realised just how little we knew about it, so we set about rectifying this and we would like to pass this knowledge on. 

We know he wasn't to everyone's taste, but if you are intrigued please join us on this journey of exploration. We venture with respect, honesty and no small amount of thanks into the life of a frankly extraordinary gentleman.

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Disclaimer - this week's episode contains some graphic descriptions of death. 

Join us this week as we talk about the notorious eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD/CE that destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. We take a look at the different types of volcanic eruption and walk you through step by step what happened in that fateful 24 hours. 

For our ridiculous death we stay in Pompeii and see possibly the unluckiest person in history... Maybe.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01706fw/clips - here is the programme referenced in this episode for anyone interested in the experiment mentioned.  

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Welcome back to a second episode of A Dark Cup of Histortea! Our first spooky episode, In High Spirits, is now our most listened to episode of all time, so we know that you guys like the dark stuff as much as we do. 

In honour of it being Valentine's Day when we're releasing this, we're taking a look at the type of ghost known as the Lady In Red. Usually a woman jilted or murdered by her lover, some can also be the ghosts of prostitutes. We take a look at the legend itself, and give you some famous examples from around the world. 

Got a story of your own about a Lady In Red? Why not let us know on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram? Or if you've got a request for a future episode, either historical or spooky!

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Hello Again! Thank you all so much for continuing to listen to our show. It has been a trying 12 months for everyone and we hope you're staying as safe and as connected as possible. 

This week we talk about the life and legacy of one of the most formidable women in Russian history, Catherine the Great. Was she all that she was cracked up to be, or were real cracks forming? 

As always, we have a ridiculous death, and our one this week shows why it's never a good idea to torment something that can eat you...

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Join us, this spooky season for something a little different... a little darker. 

This is the first episode of A Dark Cup of Histortea, where we delve into the dark and often disturbing parts of history. Today, 13 days before Halloween, we delve into the case files of famous paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren. 

Instead of a ridiculous death, we've gone for a ridiculous ghost this time. 

Parental Advisory - Some adult themes and language, you might want to listen along before you let your kids listen

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Disclaimer: the sound quality isn't the best in this, unfortunately we had some issues with the mic that should be sorted by next time. 

This week we discuss the events around the sinking of the RMS Titanic, recorded on the 108th anniversary of that fateful night. 

We talk about the construction, life on board, the night itself and the aftermath. 

In our ridiculous survival we consider why one sinking ship is a disaster, two is a misfortune, but five and you might just be a jinx... 

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Disclaimer: There is some bad language. Listener discretion advised. 

This week we're celebrating going global (thank you so very much!!!). We're also here in quarantine together, so we thought that we would give you the chance to get to know us. 

We've asked each other a series of questions and given a little background about who we are and how we met. It was a momentous occasion. 

We hope you enjoy this and we'll be back soon with the content that you know and seem to love. 

Again, a massive thank you, we love you and we hope to keep you entertained and educated for a long time to come! 

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This week we take a very timely look at historic plagues and their causes, as well as their effects. We also touch a little on the current issue of Coronavirus

Disclaimer : we are not downplaying the current situation, simply putting it in perspective. Please follow the advice of experts and health professionals

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