Forbidden History

The legend of King Arthur is one of a courageous fighter and leader in battle, but for centuries the fabled king has been a mystery to historians. So was his story of Camelot, Excalibur and Guinevere just an elaborate fairy tale - or was he real?

Cast List:

Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporter

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

Graham Phillips

Clive Prince: Co-Author, The Templar Revelation

Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’

Tor Webster: Local Guide & Historian, Glastonbury

Ross Andrews: Author & Historian

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

Heather Osborn: Author & Historian

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

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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The Ku Klux Klan is the most notorious white supremacist group in America. Once having over a million members, today it is just a shadow of its former self. Forbidden History investigates today's Klan members, looks at the impact the group has had on America over the last 150 years, and examines whether America is heading for a new race war.

Cast List:

Lawrence Battiste: Mobile Chief of Police

Richard Cohen: Southern Poverty Law Center

Michael Frierson: Son on FBI agent, Dargan Frierson

Daryl D Davis: Author, Klan-destine Relationships

Gary Freeze: Professor of History, Catwaba College

Mark Potok: Southern Poverty Law Center

Susan Sutton: Indiana Historical Society

Alice Von Kannen: Author & Researcher

James, Ken, Mackenzie, Monica, Richard: KKK Members

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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We follow Jamie Theakston on his quest to find the location of The Ark of the Covenant… could it really be held in a chapel in the Highlands of Northern Ethiopia?

Cast List:

Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporter

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

Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’

Ross Andrews: Author & Historian

Adrian Gilbert: Co-Author ‘The Orion Mystery’

Heather Osborn: Author & Historian

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

Daniel Gibret: University of Addis Adaba

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

Michael Kebede

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we follow Jamie Theakston as he investigates the claim that Nazis created a flying saucer at a secluded research facility, and that the US and Russia may have obtained this secret technology after WWII...

Cast List:

Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporter

Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’

Alan Butler: Author ‘Before the Pyramids’

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

Clive Prince: Co-Author, The Templar Revelation

Igor Witowski: Author, ‘The Truth About the Wunderwaffe’

Simon Cox: Author, Decoding the Lost Symbol

Maurizio Verga: Founder, Italian Centre for UFO Studies

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we further examine the life and work of Nikola Tesla; a man who many claim was a scientific genius. But, was Tesla's research into alternative energy sources the victim of a conspiracy between the scientific establishment and governments?

Cast List:

Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporter

Alan Butler: Author ‘Before the Pyramids’

Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’

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

Keith Tutt: Author & Historian

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

Kim Mance: Journalist

Peter Terren: Tesla Coiler

Dave Bullimore: Tesla Coiler

Derek Woodruff: Tesla Coiler

Mark Turner: Tesla Coiler

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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The search for the Holy Grail is one of the most famous and enduring stories in history. In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, journalist Jamie Theakston visits locations in England, Wales and Spain to examine claims that artefacts in each location could be the real Holy Grail.

Cast List:

Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporter

Graham Phillips: Author & Historian

Alan Butler: Author ‘Before the Pyramids’

Simon Cox: Author, Decoding the Lost Symbol

Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’

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

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

Clive Prince: Co-Author, The Templar Revelation

Robert Howells: Author, ‘The Last Pope’ 

Gerald Morgan: Author, Nanteos: House of History

Brett Harrison: Shugborough Historian

Nigel Jones: General Manager, Nanteos House

Fiona Mirylees: Current Owner of the Nanteos Cup

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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From Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1897 to the modern phenomena of Twilight, The Vampire Diaries, and True Blood, the legend of the vampire lives on. But how real are these mythical creatures? In this episode of the Forbidden History podcast, we delve into whether any aspects of the vampire myth are based in reality...

Cast List:

Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporter

Deborah Hyde: Editor, The Skeptic Magazine

Ross Andrews: Author & Historian

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

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

Heather Osborn: Author & Historian

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

Bozhidar Dimitrov: Director, Sozopol Museum

David Farrant: Vampire Hunter

Aro Draven: Contemporary Vampire

Lia Benninghof: Contemporary Vampire

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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To some, Satanism is a religion as valid as Christianity - to others it’s a dangerous cult. With thousands of devotees and popularity rising, it's time to unearth its origins, tales and beliefs. Is there a darker side to the ancient ritual Black Mass?

Cast List:

Jamie Theakston: Investigative reporter

Gavin Baddeley: Church Of Satan, UK

Jack Orr: Local guide at Hellfire Caves, West Wycombe

Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe: Author ‘Mysteries & Secrets of Time’

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

Ross Andrews: Author & Historian

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

Heather Osborn: Author & Historian

Edward Dashwood: Baronet, West Wycombe Estate

Aron Paramor: Occult Researcher

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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Forbidden History presents History's Greatest Hoaxes: The Hitler Diaries (Extended)

In this episode, we take a deeper dive into the case of the Hitler Diaries which purported to be sixty-two volumes of Adolf Hitler's personal journals. Convinced of their reality, Rupert Murdoch paid over a half a million dollars to publish them. The hoax turned out to be one of the greatest case of fraud ever done to a newspaper.

Cast List:

Gerd Heidemann: Former Reporter, Die Stern

Guy Walters - Author & Historian

Dr. Linda Papadopoulos: Author & Psychologist

Alex Boese: Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes

Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian

Magnus Linklater: Former News Editor, The Sunday Times

Gerhard Klussmeier: Author, The True Face of Konrad Kujau

Peter Hoffman: Museum of Contemporary History, Bonn

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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Forbidden History presents History's Greatest Hoaxes

In 1912 the discovery of an unusual skull and jawbone in Sussex, England, led many to believe that a 'missing link' had finally been found. The revelation of a hoax, however, had wide reaching impact on anthropology and science.

Cast List:

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.

Dr. Linda Papadopoulos: Author & Psychologist

Miles Russell: Archaeologist & Charles Dawson Biographer

Alex Boese: Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes

Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian

Joe Nickell: Paranormal Investigator

Keith Moore: Head Librarian, Royal Society

Cathy Walling: Curator, Hastings Museum & Art Gallery

Jo Hatton: Keeper of Natural History, Horniman Museum

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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