Forbidden History

Historian 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 Meyers: Narrator

Nigel Jones: Historian

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In 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 and unexplained sightings. Investigators weigh up the possible causes – are there scientific explanations such as bad weather? Or is there something more mysterious hidden in the depths…

We’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 footage that bring the people, places and mysteries to life.

Now available on our main feed, it’s a richer, more immersive way to enjoy the stories you know and discover those you may have missed.

Cast List:

Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works

Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine

Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press.

Tony McMahon: Former BBC news producer, author, print journalist and historian 

Richard Felix: A historian and lecturer specialising in local and paranormal history

Joe Nickell: Paranormal Investigator

Cary Gordon Trantham: Private Pilot

Dr. Hugh Willoughby: Department of Earth & Sciences at Florida International University

David Childress: Author

Dave Malcolm: Former AUTEC Weapons Technician

Yaniel Garriga: Pilot

Dr. Philippe Rouja: Marine Anthropologist, Custodian of Shipwrecks

Dr. Simon Boxall: School of Ocean & Earth Science, University of Southampton

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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Could 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 human mind could uncover intelligence beyond the reach of conventional espionage.

Cast List:

Eric Meyers: Narrator

Lindsay Clancy: Former CIA Officer

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We’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 footage that bring the people, places and mysteries to life.

Now available on our main feed, it’s a richer, more immersive way to enjoy the stories you know and discover those you may have missed.

The Vatican is home to fifty miles of classified files that could reveal top-secret information. In this episode, experts investigate the Vatican’s possible ties to the Nazis, their Mafia banking connection, rumoured murders and even extraterrestrials. Just what else is hiding in the Vatican's secret archives?

Cast List:

Richard Felix: A historian and lecturer specialising in local and paranormal history

Lynn Picknett: Historian and researcher specialising in exposing historical conspiracies. She is also the co-author of several notable works

Dr. Karen Bellinger: Anthropologist, archaeologist, and historian 

Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press.

Andrew Gough: Writer, presenter and editor of The Heretic Magazine 

John Dickie: Author, historian, and Professor of Italian Studies at University College London

Tony McMahon: Former BBC news producer, author, print journalist and historian 

Dominic Selwood: Historian, barrister, bestselling author, novelist and frequent contributor to national newspapers including The Independent, The Spectator and The Daily Telegraph

Philip Willan: Author & Journalist specialising in Italian parapolitics

Josh Peck: Author & Biblical researcher

Father Jean-Baptiste Kikwaya: Astronomer at the Vatican Observatory

Professor Chris Impey: Astronomer, author and University Distinguished Professor

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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Charles 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 explores his extraordinary life, political beliefs, and enduring connection to “America First."

Cast List:

Eric Meyers: Narrator

Nigel Jones: Historian

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The 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 Forbidden History to investigate one of the Bible’s most dramatic stories, the ruined city beneath modern Jericho, and its strange customs and of course the enduring mystery of what really brought its walls down.

Cast List

Eric Meyers: Narrator

Tony McMahon: Author & Historian

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In 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 to examine the evidence, unravel the myths and ask what really happened to history’s most famous ghost ship.

Cast List:

Eric Meyers: Narrator

Dominic Selwood: Historian and Author

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During 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 Murders, and reveal how wartime chaos and Nazi censorship helped the so-called S-Bahn Murderer hide in plain sight.

Cast List:

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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The 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 extraordinary burial reveal about Viking life, death and ritual?

Cast List:

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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We 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 Officer

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