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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Forbidden History presents History's Greatest Hoaxes

Papillon is one of the most popular books and films of the 1970s. It tells the dramatic story of the prison life of Henri Charrière, a convicted murderer with a large butterfly tattoo on his chest. But how much of his story was actually true? Was he ever imprisoned on Devil's Island? Or was it all fiction...?

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.

Alex Boese: Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes

Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian

Vladimir Lozinski: News Producer

Ronnie: Local Guide

Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian

Jim Haynes: Publisher

Erwin James: Ex-Convict & Journalist

Michel Muszlak: Philosopher

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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Forbidden History presents History's Greatest Hoaxes

In the 1990s, a British music and record promoter presented a black and white film and claimed it was footage of a Roswell-era alien autopsy. While many believed it to be real at the time, it is now recognised as a hoax, with the producers of the film going public with exactly what methods they used to make the programme so believable...

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

Joe Nickell: Paranormal Investigator

Nick Pope: UK Ministry of Defense

Alex Boese: Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes

Ray Santilli: Filmmaker

Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian

John Humphreys: Special Effects Artist

Spyros Melaris: Cameraman

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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Forbidden History presents: History's Greatest Hoaxes

Orson Welles's Mercury Theater radio adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel 'The War of the Worlds' was a simulated news broadcast which convinced many Americans that an invasion by Martians was underway... Newspapers claimed that it led to a massive panic around the country, but was the original audience actually that large?

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.

Nick Pope: UK Ministry of Defense

Marcus Brigstocke: Author & Comedian

Joe Nickell: Paranormal Investigator

Dr. Linda Papadopoulos: Author & Psychologist

Alex Boese: Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes

Clyde Lewis: Radio Host

Chris Gaylo: Local Resident

Eric Meyers: Narrator

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